Experimental Treatment Offers New Hope Against Lupus
A small, early "phase 1" trial finds an experimental antibody therapy may help ease skin symptoms from the autoimmune disease lupus. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 27, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Experimental Treatment Offers New Hope Against Lupus
THURSDAY, May 27, 2021 -- An experimental antibody therapy may help ease skin symptoms from the autoimmune disease lupus, a small preliminary trial suggests.
Researchers found that a higher-dose version of the drug spurred a " clinically meaningful " ... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 27, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Biotech firm Asylia Therapeutics raises $14.5M, names founding CEO
Houston-based biotechnology firm Asylia Therapeutics Inc. raised $14.5 million to advance its clinical trials for cancer drugs.
The Series A round was led by Houston-based Sporos Bioventures, Asylia announced May 25. The company will use proceeds to bring Asylia's assets to first-in-human clinical trials for oncology. Asylia could potentially generate proof-of-concept signals for its clinical assets in treating autoimmune diseases like lupus, the firm said.
"While cancer research has come a significant… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - May 25, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Chris Mathews Source Type: news
Rogue antibodies wreak havoc in severe COVID-19 cases
The development of antibodies to the COVID-19 virus has been the great long-term hope of ending the pandemic. However, immune system turncoats are also major culprits in severe cases of COVID-19, Yale scientists report in the journal Nature.
These autoantibodies target and react with a person's tissues or organs similar to ones that cause autoimmune diseases such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - May 19, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
How Is Lupus Nephritis Treated
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - May 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
