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TGF-β signaling to T cells inhibits autoimmunity during lymphopenia-driven proliferationThe pleiotropic cytokine TGF-β is involved in the generation of Treg cells and maintaining tolerance. Zhang and Bevan show that TGF-β acts specifically to block the proliferation of low-affinity T cells independently of effects on the development o...

"Stem Cells Market Will Reach $7.3 Billion in 2014," Visiongain Report PredictsLondon, United Kingdom, May 26, 2012 --(PR.com)-- That market will be stimulated by new treatments and increasing use of related products in drug development. Those findings appear in Stem Cell Technologies: World Market Outlook 2012-2022, published in May 2012. Visiongain is a business information provider based in London, UK. Visiongain forecasts that the stem cells market will expand rapidly...

Hospital for Special Surgery, Official Hospital of The PGA of America, Launches Website Dedicated to Tracking Steps While Playing GolfNEW YORK, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the Official Hospital of The PGA of America, announced today the launch of an interactive Website dedicated to The PGA of America's "Let's Move on Course!" health and fitness initiative. Entering its second year as the exclusive supporting sponsor of the program, HSS has customized hss.edu/golf to encourage golfers and golf...

PCT test helps pinpoint cause of fever in patients with autoimmune diseaseNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In patients with autoimmune disease who develop fever, the serum procalcitonin (PCT) level has greater diagnostic value than the serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level in differentiating bacterial infection from dise...

Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults Often MisdiagnosedAACE 2012: Autoantibody testing in certain patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes can yield high numbers with latent autoimmune diabetes. Medscape Medical News

Rheumatoid Arthritis Battle - New Target IdentifiedOver one million adults in the U.S. suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, a systemic inflammatory autoimmune disease that can be incapacitating. Researchers have now discovered the mechanism by which a cell signaling pathway contributes to the developmen...

11 Scientists Funded to Move Arthritis Research ForwardEleven cutting-edge scientists researching arthritis have been awarded grants totaling $810,000 by the Arthritis National Research Foundation. Moving arthritis research forward with new, innovative ideas. Long Beach, CA (PRWEB) May 25, 2012 Eleven scientists researching arthritis were recently awarded grants totaling $810,000 by the Arthritis National Research Foundation. With 50 million America...

FDA-led researchers discover mechanism for drug-related autoimmune reactionsA team of researchers led by the FDA has discovered a new mechanism for identifying and understanding drug-related autoimmune reactions. The team found that in certain at-risk patients, the anti-HIV drug Ziagen (abacavir) causes the immune system to...

Nanosmart(R) Pharmaceuticals Welcomes New Vice President Of R&DORANGE COUNTY, Calif., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. James Smith, President of NanoSmart Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a California corporation developing a novel drug-delivery platform for cancer pharmaceuticals, announced today that the company has added Dr. Paul Glidden as Vice President of Research and Development. "Dr. Glidden has worked for over 20 years developing new chemical and mole...

Thyroid Author Hosts Free LiveFAQ During World Thyroid Day Presented by MyMedLabMyMedLab.com, a provider of personal health screenings for a number of common conditions, will host a live question and answer session with best selling author and thyroid advocate, Mary Shomon at ThyroidHub.com on May 25, 2012 12:00 EST to honor World Thyroid Day. Joplin, MO (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 Digital health pioneer, MyMedLab, celebrates World Thyroid Day by offering worldwide consumers a simp...

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Research Links Abacavir Hypersensitivity Reactions In HIV To Attacks By Body's Own Immune SystemPotentially severe hypersensitivity reactions to the anti-HIV drug abacavir occur through an autoimmune mechanism, resulting from the creation of drug-induced immunogens that are attacked by the body's immune system, according to a study published on...

Autoimmune Drug Reactions To Get Further FDA Research After Ziagen Side Effect FindingsCarriers of the HLAB*57:01 allele who take Ziagen can come down with severe autoimmune reactions due to a mechanism traced by agency researchers.

NYSE/NASDAQ SNAPSHOT: Movado, Hormel, Facebook, Dell, Google and moreFine watch maker Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) revealed Wednesday its fiscal first quarter 2013 preliminary results, and increased its guidance for the full fiscal year. Shares of Movado rallied more than nine percent Wednesday afternoon, to $28.28. Movado...

GSK amends offer conditions in response to Human Genome Sciences poison pill GlaxoSmithKline (LON:GSK) has amended the terms of its offer for Human Genome Sciences (NASDAQ:HGSI) after the latter launched a poison pill defence last week. Pharmaceutical giant GSK originally offered US$13 per share for HGS, which i...

Autoimmunity: SLE autoantibodies have lethal neurotoxic effects in female foetuses

XDx and LabCorp Enter Into Collaboration and License Agreement to Develop Lupus Flare Predictor TestXDx, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp) (NYSE: LH) whereby each party will collaborate in marker discovery, and LabCorp will develop and commercialize a diagnostic test to predict flares of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The agreement combines...

FDA-led scientists discover autoimmune mechanism for adverse reactionsTo anti-HIV drug Ziagen (abacavir)

Severe hypersensitivity reactions to anti-HIV drug occur through autoimmune mechanismPotentially severe hypersensitivity reactions to the anti-HIV drug abacavir occur through an autoimmune mechanism, resulting from the creation of drug-induced immunogens that are attacked by the body's immune system, according to a study published on...

Vigorous Physical Activity Reduces Risk Of PsoriasisPsoriasis is one of those poorly understood, autoimmune diseases that can cause a person misery. Red and white hues of scaly, patchy skin appear on the top layer of the skin, known as the epidermis. Research published Monday in Archives of Dermatolog...

Researchers identify new mechanism for drug-related autoimmune reactionsA team of researchers led by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has discovered a new mechanism for identifying and understanding drug-related autoimmune reactions.

"Walk for Cure" Empowers Autoimmune Disease CommunityGreater San Diego Chapter of Scleroderma Foundation Helps Launch Unique Video Campaign SAN DIEGO, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- San Diegans now have a national voice in raising awareness of scleroderma, a rare autoimmune disease. Through the "Walk for Cure" video awareness campaign, scleroderma supporters can share their personal reasons for taking part in Stepp...

Possible role of autoantibodies in Alzheimer’sResearch demonstrates how dying or damaged brain cells give rise to autoantibodies in blood that can be reliable biomarkers for early AD diagnosis. Key mechanism mirrors process common to autoimmune disorders.

FDA-led research discovers autoimmune mechanism for drug-induced AEsA team of researchers led by the FDA has discovered a new mechanism for identifying and understanding drug-related autoimmune reactions.

Reactions to HIV drug have autoimmune cause, reports AIDS journalPotentially severe hypersensitivity reactions to the anti-HIV drug abacavir occur through an autoimmune mechanism, resulting from the creation of drug-induced immunogens that are attacked by the body's immune system, according to a study published on...

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