Autoimmune diseases

Common steroid treatments for the autoimmune disease lupus can cause as many problems as they solve, but researchers are close to finding a viable alternative.

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Therapy combining a type of engineered blood cells and bacteria that modify the gut microbiome offers promise for managing autoimmune diseases.

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Celiac disease is common but often undetected. Researchers are looking at ways to make the disease both easier to diagnose and easier to treat.

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Being able to more easily detect when a MS patient is experiencing a relapse of their disease will help the doctors caring for and treating them.

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There’s still much to learn about the link between sex differences and autoimmune diseases, which affect more females than males and currently have no cure.

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As we learn more about the links between our gut microbiomes and autoimmune disease, it’s hoped new insights will also offer new ways to treat these disorders.

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It’s estimated one in five of us will develop an autoimmune disease at some stage of our lives. We need better ways to treat them.

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