Type 1 diabetes starts out as a sneak attack by bad-actor antibodies. But scientists at Stanford and UCSF have developed an early-warning system.
Stanford scientists have dug up a defect at the heart of rheumatoid arthritis: a faulty "anchor" that should be tethering a key molecule to the spot inside immune cells where it has to be in order to do its job. It seems this defect can be reversed with a not yet commercially available small-molecule drug.
A small change in how patients learn to think about side effects of a food allergy treatment greatly reduces their anxiety, Stanford researchers found.
About 31 million U.S. adults have food allergies, nearly half of which develop after age 18, findings that surprised food allergy experts.
A Stanford medicine patient regains quality of life after receiving treatment for his rare inflammatory esophagus condition.
In a video, Stanford Children's Health's Healthier, Happier Lives Blog introduces a patient with celiac disease and discusses the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of the autoimmune disorder.
Rheumatoid arthritis and coronary artery disease share a common culprit: an important type of immune cell, called a macrophage, that has gone haywire. Stanford investigators have zeroed in on a molecular defect in macrophages' metabolic process that drives both disorders.
Researchers have identified an immune cell type with an apparently critical role in multiple sclerosis, and a way to block its entry into the brain.
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford’s most innovative biomedical researchers. The immune system's main players — the B cells …
Women with lupus, an autoimmune disorder that can attack a variety of tissues, were once counseled to avoid pregnancy. Now, physicians tailor their advice to …
About 400,000 people in the United States are affected by multiple sclerosis (often referred to by the acronym MS), an autoimmune disorder in which rogue …
We’ve partnered with Inspire, a company that builds and manages online support communities for patients and caregivers, to launch a patient-focused series here on Scope. Once …
Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disorder once known as juvenile diabetes because it tends to strike during adolescence or earlier, affects one in every 300 …
A new technology for studying the human body’s vast system for toggling genes on and off reveals that genes connected with the immune system switch …
A story in Sunday's Wall Street Journal highlights Stanford's leadership in treating a mystifying disease in which a child suddenly develops intense psychiatric problems, often …
Back in 2001, in the wacko cinematic tour de farce "Rat Race," British actor Rowan Atkinson - a.k.a. the iconic "Mr. Bean" - put a humorous face …
