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Category: Autoimmune disease
A closer look at the autoimmune disease vasculitis
When various forms of news media last week reported the cause of death of Harold Ramis, the writer/director/actor, as complications from the "rare autoimmune disorder vasculitis," …
My two-decade battle with psoriasis
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. …
Stanford study sheds light on narcolepsy, "will shape the next decade of research" into the disease
Updated 7-30-14: This paper is being retracted at the request of the Stanford authors. Mignot and his co-authors requested the retraction because they were unable …
Rheumatoid arthritis patients fare better than 20 years ago, study reports
Some encouraging news about rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a systemic autoimmune disease that causes painful, swollen joints: A new study out of The Netherlands has shown that people …
"Sodium Girl" on living with a salt-free diet
The writer Jessica Goldman Foung blogs about healthy recipes for a no-salt diet. She's the author of a cookbook, "Sodium Girl's Limitless Low-Sodium Cookbook," and …
Many lupus patients on Medicaid fail to take medication as prescribed, study shows
A study of medication compliance in people who have lupus has found that poorer patients on Medicaid were often not taking medications as prescribed. Lupus …
Found: Potential new way to predict some multiple-sclerosis patients’ disease course, drug response
"I have multiple sclerosis. Will I become crippled in the future? Or is it going to be the 'mild' form? Of the dozen medications out …
Important metabolic defect identified in immune cells of rheumatoid arthritis patients
Autoimmunity is a biological betrayal. Your immune system is there to defend you against outsiders (to wit: viral, bacterial, fungal or protozoan pathogens) and to …
Stanford pediatric gastroenterologist responds to your questions on celiac disease
In the second part of this month's installment of Ask Stanford Med, we continue the conversation about pediatric gastrointestinal diseases with KT Park, MD, an …
Stanford pediatric gastroenterologist answers your questions on inflammatory bowel diseases
While nearly every adult and child experiences stomach issues once in a while, millions suffer from serious autoimmune problems in the intestine, such as celiac …
Night of the living dead gene: Pseudogene wakes up, puts chill on inflammation
Because proteins do the vast bulk of visible work inside every living cell, scientific efforts to understand the workings of the genome (the sum of …
Best thing since sliced bread? A (potential) new diagnostic for celiac disease
Something approaching 1 percent of people of European ancestry have celiac disease: an autoimmune intolerance to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. …
Ask Stanford Med: Pediatric gastroenterologist taking questions on inflammatory bowel diseases
Millions of Americans suffer from inflammatory bowel disorders, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and autoimmune problems in the intestine, such as celiac disease. These …
Can a series of DNA vaccine shots halt type-1 diabetes progression?
A new kind of so-called 'reverse' vaccine built to dial down the autoimmune reaction that causes type-1 diabetes is showing promise, a study of 80 …
Chat with Stanford pediatric gastroenterologist on celiac disease research archived on Storify
Yesterday, Stanford pediatric gastroenterologist KT Park, MD, took questions about topics related to celiac disease and his latest research on screening for the condition as …