A team of Weizmann Institute scientists has turned the tables on an autoimmune disease. In such diseases, including Crohn's and rheumatoid arthritis, the immune system mistakenly attacks the ...

Interleukin-2 has been identified for its capacity to stimulate T cells in vitro1 and has been used to boost effector immune responses in patients with cancers and infectious diseases.2,3 It is ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a prototypical autoimmune disease that can potentially involve every organ. Its clinical spectrum is therefore extremely heterogeneous and varies from relatively ...

Transportation and childcare difficulties top reasons for missed appointments The first step towards successful medical care is to see a physician, but for some patients this isn't as simple ...

Study shows psychological health important to controlling Wegener's granulomatosis In patients with a devastating form of vasculitis who are in remission, stress can be associated with a ...

As guidelines recommend, doctors appear to be stopping anti-TNF medications before surgery, but may be doing so far sooner than is necessary, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for ...

Researchers find pathway to potentially block disease-inducing inflammation Friday, October 7, 2011, Cleveland: Researchers have discovered a cellular pathway that promotes inflammation in ...