Girl, 9, Becomes Different Person Overnight, Mom Fights For Rare Diagnosis
Lacy was an outgoing, fun nine-year-old. Then, one night, everything changed. She became a shell of herself. Her…
New tear gland organoids shed light on the biology of dry eye disease
An estimated 5-15% of people have problems with dry eyes, with symptoms including eye redness, stinging, or burning sensation, and eye fatigue. Dry…
Reprogramming camp for immune cells shows early promise for autoimmune diseases
Scientists are trying a revolutionary new approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus and other devastating autoimmune…
Blood group A linked to a higher risk of primary biliary cholangitis
A major retrospective study shows that people with blood group A face a higher likelihood of autoimmune liver…
Scripps Research professor wins $3.2 million grant to unravel the mysteries of type 1 diabetes
Luc Teyton, professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at Scripps Research, has received a five-year, $3.2…
New drug candidates show promise for restoring myelin in MS
Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting more than 2.9 million people worldwide. It occurs when…
Lupus nephritis in Africa: a systematic review of case reports and case series | BMC Nephrology
This systematic review identified and analyzed sixteen cases of lupus nephritis (LN) reported from four African countries: Tunisia,…