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Newswise: UCI researcher leads study linking ALS to immune and central nervous systems
Released: 5-Jul-2022 2:05 PM EDT
UCI researcher leads study linking ALS to immune and central nervous systems
University of California, Irvine

Along with the central nervous system, the immune system may play a fundamental role in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), suggesting that bone marrow transplants may be an effective novel treatment for the neurodegenerative disease, according to findings from a research team that included Albert LaSpada, MD, PhD, distinguished professor of pathology, neurology and biological chemistry at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine.

Newswise: Study Offers Insight Into Management of Patients Who Have Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features
Released: 5-Jul-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Study Offers Insight Into Management of Patients Who Have Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF) is a disease with many possible causes and no standard of care, making it particularly difficult to treat. While immunosuppressant drugs are primarily prescribed, they don’t work for all patients.

Newswise: Boot Camp for the Immune System
Released: 27-Jun-2022 5:45 PM EDT
Boot Camp for the Immune System
Harvard Medical School

Researchers identify new mechanism that teaches immune cells-in-training to spare the body’s own tissues while attacking pathogens.

Released: 16-Jun-2022 8:30 AM EDT
Autoimmune Association Supports Recommendations of Report to Advance Research for Autoimmune Disease
Autoimmune Association

The Autoimmune Association supports a recommendation that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) should create an Office of Autoimmune Disease/Autoimmunity Research within the Office of the Director, a key finding from a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Released: 14-Jun-2022 3:15 PM EDT
"Yes, optimists live longer" and more research news on Aging for media
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Aging channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

       
Newswise: UTSW Study: RNA Exosome Key for B Cell Development
Released: 13-Jun-2022 12:35 PM EDT
UTSW Study: RNA Exosome Key for B Cell Development
UT Southwestern Medical Center

New research from UT Southwestern suggests that RNA exosomes – the cellular machines that degrade old molecules of RNA – play a key role in the development of B cells, which are critical to the immune system’s ability to protect against infection. The findings, published in Science Immunology, explain why patients with rare mutations in a gene that codes for this machinery are often immunodeficient and could offer new approaches to treat autoimmune diseases.

Released: 8-Jun-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Walking towards healthier knees
Baylor College of Medicine

A new study published today in Arthritis & Rheumatology led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reveals that walking for exercise can reduce new frequent knee pain among people age 50 and older diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis. Additionally, findings from the study indicate that walking for exercise may be an effective treatment to slow the damage that occurs within the joint.

2-Jun-2022 12:00 PM EDT
New HSS Study Defines Disease Characteristics for Patients with Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease
Hospital for Special Surgery

A new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has further clarified the clinical manifestations of undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD). The findings were published as an abstract in the meeting journal of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) 2022 Congress.

2-Jun-2022 10:00 AM EDT
Study Underscores Importance of Multidisciplinary Medical Team for Pregnant Women with Lupus
Hospital for Special Surgery

A study that includes researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) underscores the importance of a multidisciplinary medical team to counsel and provide care for women with systemic lupus erythematosus, the most common form of lupus, who become pregnant. Using a nationwide database, the investigators reviewed the records of more than 50,000 patients with lupus who gave birth over a 10-year period. Findings revealed a higher rate of fetal morbidity and severe maternal morbidity compared to women who did not have lupus.

Released: 2-Jun-2022 8:30 AM EDT
Autoimmune Association Announces 2022 Community Summit
Autoimmune Association

The Autoimmune Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to autoimmune awareness, advocacy, education, and research, will convene its second annual Autoimmune Community Summit on Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22, 2022.

Newswise: The Autoimmune Association Announces Partnership with Olympian Khamica Bingham
Released: 1-Jun-2022 10:05 AM EDT
The Autoimmune Association Announces Partnership with Olympian Khamica Bingham
Autoimmune Association

The Autoimmune Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to autoimmune awareness, advocacy, education, and research, is partnering with Olympian Khamica Bingham to increase understanding and awareness of autoimmune disease.

Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Investigators ID Gene Critical to Human Immune Response
Released: 27-May-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Investigators ID Gene Critical to Human Immune Response
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified a gene that plays an essential role in the innate human immune system. The gene, NLRP11, helps activate the inflammatory response that tells the body’s white blood cells to go on the attack against a foreign presence.

Newswise: May Research Highlights: A Roundup of the Latest Medical Discoveries and Faculty News at Cedars-Sinai
Released: 26-May-2022 1:20 PM EDT
May Research Highlights: A Roundup of the Latest Medical Discoveries and Faculty News at Cedars-Sinai
Cedars-Sinai

A Roundup of the Latest Medical Discoveries and Faculty News at Cedars-Sinai

Newswise: Risk Factors Identified for Autoimmune Hepatitis After Liver Transplant
Released: 20-May-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Risk Factors Identified for Autoimmune Hepatitis After Liver Transplant
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A multicenter study performed by a large international consortium that includes UT Southwestern has outlined a set of risk factors and outcomes for patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) that recurs after liver transplantation. The findings, published in the Journal of Hepatology, represent a first step toward better managing and potentially preventing this uncommon condition.

Released: 19-May-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Mount Sinai Microbiome Lab Joins NIH’s Accelerating Medicines Partnership
Mount Sinai Health System

The National Institutes of the Health (NIH) has awarded researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai a four-year grant to study the role of the human microbiome in rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus, and other autoimmune diseases. The grant is part of the NIH’s Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Autoimmune and Immune-Mediated Diseases (AMP® AIM) program, which is designed to speed the discovery of new treatments and diagnostics. It will support the Microbiome Technology and Analytic Center Hub (Micro-TEACH), a multidisciplinary team of researchers at Icahn Mount Sinai and NYU Langone Health.

Released: 17-May-2022 6:05 PM EDT
Researchers Identify Potential Target for Treating Autoimmune Diseases
American Physiological Society (APS)

New research using a mouse model for multiple sclerosis has uncovered a potential new area to explore for possible treatments for autoimmune disorders.

20-Apr-2022 2:00 PM EDT
DNA Analysis Provides Insight into Associations Between Worse COVID and Other Conditions
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Through analyzing human DNA samples in a large biobank, Penn Medicine researchers found associations between genetic variants with severe COVID and conditions involving blood clots and respiratory issues

Released: 19-Apr-2022 3:30 PM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Group Welcomes Rheumatologist Randolph Sanchez, M.D.
Hackensack Meridian Health (Mountainside Medical Center)

Mountainside Medical Group has announced that Randolph Sanchez, M.D., has joined the practice, adding rheumatology to the medical group’s specialty offerings. Dr. Sanchez treats a variety of autoimmune diseases in adult patients that can affect the bones, joints, and muscles, causing pain, swelling and deformity.

Newswise: Cryo-EM imaging of STING protein reveals new binding pocket
Released: 6-Apr-2022 1:25 PM EDT
Cryo-EM imaging of STING protein reveals new binding pocket
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Imaging at near-atomic resolution of a key immune protein commonly known as STING has revealed a previously unrecognized binding site that appears to be pivotal for launching immune attacks, UT Southwestern scientists report in a new study. The findings, published in Nature, could lead to new ways of manipulating STING to prompt stronger immune responses or stem its action in autoimmune diseases.



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