July 21, 2009: Study aims to induce recovery from ankylosing spondylitis – Chinese patients will soon have the opportunity to take part in a study of a novel therapy aimed at reversing the autoimmune disease, ankylosing spondylitis. Approximately 200 patients will be chosen to participate in a clinical trial that aims to merge the latest molecular discoveries published by the California non-profit Autoimmunity Research FoundationNon-profit foundation dedicated to exploring a pathogenesis and therapy for chronic disease. (ARF) with the medical expertise of physicians and researchers at West China Hospital…. Read more →
April 27, 2009: “Autoantibodies” may be created in response to bacterial DNA – Autoimmune diseases have long been regarded as illnesses in which the immune system creates autoantibodies to attack the body itself…. Read more →
April 9, 2009: Vitamin D may exacerbate autoimmune disease – Deficiency in vitamin D has been widely regarded as contributing to autoimmune disease, but a review appearing in Autoimmunity Reviews explains that low levels of vitamin D in patients with autoimmune disease may be a result, rather than a cause of disease, and that supplementing with vitamin D may actually exacerbate autoimmune disease…. Read more →