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CAR T-Cell Therapy Feasible, Safe for Autoimmune Diseases
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 – CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy seems feasible, safe, and efficacious for patients with different autoimmune diseases, according to a study published...
Incidence of Autoimmune Disease Increased After Surgical Remission of Cushing
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 – Patients achieving surgical remission of Cushing disease (CD) have a higher incidence of autoimmune disease compared with those with nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas...
Link Between Inflammatory Disease, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Varies
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – The association between immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) and adverse pregnancy outcomes varies with the nature of IMID and the presence of comorbidities,...
Women Are More Prone to Autoimmune Disorders Than Men, and Scientists May Know Why
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Women are much more prone than men to develop autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and lupus. Now, researchers have come up with a potential...
Bidirectional Link ID'd for Autoimmune Disease, Perinatal Depression
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – There is a bidirectional association between autoimmune disease (AD) and perinatal depression (PND), according to a study published online Jan. 9 in Molecular Psychiatry....
Pregnancy-Linked Depression Could Have Links to Autoimmune Diseases
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 – Could the immune system play a role in why some women become depressed during and after a pregnancy? Swedish researchers have uncovered a "bidirectional relationship" ...
Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs May Cut Incidence of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27, 2023 – Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) might prevent incidence of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a...
Mind, Body Symptoms Can Precede MS Diagnosis for Years
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 – Patients in the earliest stages of multiple sclerosis might develop certain symptoms that offer an early clue to the degenerative nerve disease, researchers report....
Fourth COVID-19 Shot Beneficial in Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – For patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases using disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), receiving a fourth COVID-19 mRNA vaccine reduces the risk for...
COVID Might Raise Odds for Immune Disorders Like Crohn's, Alopecia
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 – In rare cases, some patients may develop an autoimmune disease following a bout of COVID, Korean researchers report. Conditions such as alopecia (hair loss), psoriasis,...
Autoimmune, Autoinflammatory Connective Tissue Disorders Increased After COVID-19
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 – COVID-19 is associated with an increased risk for autoimmune and autoinflammatory connective tissue disorders, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in JAMA Network...
Some Immunosuppressed Do Not Have Anti-Spike Antibodies After COVID-19 Vaccination
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 – About one in five immunosuppressed individuals have no detectable immunoglobulin (Ig)G anti-spike antibodies, even after three or more COVID-19 vaccines, according to a...
Thymectomy in Adults Linked to All-Cause Mortality, Cancer
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 – Thymectomy in adults is associated with an increased risk for death from any cause and cancer and may be tied to an increased risk for autoimmune disease, according to a study...
Over Half of People With Autoimmune Conditions Suffer Depression, Anxiety
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 – More than half of all patients with autoimmune diseases also suffer from depression and anxiety – but most are never asked about their mental health, a new study finds....
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