Lupus and Other Autoimmune Diseases Strike Far More Women Than Men. Now There ’ s a Clue Why
WASHINGTON — Women are far more likely than men to get autoimmune diseases, when an out-of-whack immune system attacks their own bodies — and new research may finally explain why.
It’s all about how the body handles females’ extra X chromosome, Stanford University researchers reported Thursday — a finding that could lead to better ways to detect a long list of diseases that are hard to diagnose and treat.
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“This transforms the way we think about this whole process of autoimmunity, especially the male-female bias,” said University o...
Source: TIME: Health - February 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lauran Neergaard / AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Women Are More Prone to Autoimmune Disorders Than Men, and Scientists May Know Why
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 -- Women are much more prone than men to develop autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and lupus.
Now, researchers have come up with a potential explanation for that -- one that ' s rooted in genes... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Lupus and other autoimmune diseases strike far more women than men. Now there's a clue why
Women are far more likely than men to get autoimmune diseases, illnesses like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis that occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks their own bodies (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
GERD Can Induce Occurrence of Rheumatoid Arthritis, but Not Vice Versa
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2024 -- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) causally and positively influences rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but RA has no significant influence on GERD, according to a study published online Dec. 13 in Frontiers in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 31, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Viral protein fragments may unlock mystery behind serious COVID-19 outcomes
Key takeawaysThere remains no clear explanation for why COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, can result in severe outcomes or death while other coronaviruses just cause common colds, or why COVID-19 symptoms persist after the coronavirus that causes it has been eliminated.A UCLA-led research team has shown that fragments of the coronavirus may drive inflammation by mimicking the action of specific immune molecules in the body.The findings could contribute to not only the understanding and treatment of COVID-19 but also efforts to detect coronaviruses with the potential to cause pandemics before they become widespread.There are ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - January 31, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Using deep learning with CT helps predict hip fractures
A deep-learning model that includes digital x-rays reconstructed from 3D hip CT images shows promise for predicting subsequent fractures in patients with a relatively recent hip break, researchers have found.
The findings could improve how clinicians care for their patients, wrote a team led by doctoral candidate Yisak Kim of Seoul National University Graduate School in South Korea. The group's findings were published January 30 in Radiology.
"Developing a prediction model for short-term subsequent fracture risk is important because it would identify patients at the highest risk and aid in determining appropriate treatme...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 31, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Clinical News Subspecialties CT Digital X-Ray Musculoskeletal Radiology Source Type: news
Breaking the Diagnostic Bottleneck in RA Breaking the Diagnostic Bottleneck in RA
Accurate laboratory diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis can be challenging, but a new study from Spain may point to a way through the logjam.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - January 30, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news
Higher Male Fertility Rate Seen With Inflammatory Arthritis Higher Male Fertility Rate Seen With Inflammatory Arthritis
In a population-based study, male patients with inflammatory joint disease had more children and were less likely to be childless than healthy comparator individuals.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
ZWI Therapeutics, Inc. Announces a Series A Financing, Two Accomplished Biopharmaceutical CEOs Join the Board of Directors, and Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
WATERTOWN, Mass., Jan. 24, 2024 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- ZWI Therapeutics, Inc. (ZWI), a biotechnology company focused on the development of protein therapeutics using proprietary new polymers, announces a Series A financing, the appoi... Biopharmaceuticals, Personnel, Venture Capital ZWI Therapeutics, polycarboxybetaine, gout, arthritis (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - January 24, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Why DMARDs Take Time to Work for RA
How long does it take DMARDs to work for RA? Learn why it can take some time for rheumatoid arthritis medication to be most effective. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Investigating maternal inflammatory arthritis and pregnancy outcomes
Yale ’s Eugenia Chock studies maternal and offspring health outcomes to help improve the lives of rheumatology patients with pregnancies. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Could Arthritis Enhance Male Fertility?
(MedPage Today) -- Infertility does not seem to be a problem for men with inflammatory joint diseases, a large Scandinavian study indicated.
In fact, men with arthritis showed lower rates of childlessness relative to a control group, and had fathered... (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - January 23, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Arthritis breakthrough as stem cell treatment gives cure hope
Rheumatoid arthritis sufferers have finally been given hope of a cure after scientists revealed they are developing a novel stem cell treatment. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study Slams Community Rheum Docs for Sloppy RA Management
(MedPage Today) -- Guideline recommendations for use of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were only infrequently followed in independent, community-based rheumatology practices, researchers found.... (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - January 18, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
What to Know About Complementary Treatments for Lupus
Being diagnosed with a chronic illness can be a distressing and disorienting experience. Surveys of people who have chronic diseases have found that many experience a sense of powerlessness, and that they tend to view their condition as more than a threat to their health; it’s also seen as a threat to their psychological well-being, as well as their social and personal identities.
All of these experiences may be heightened among people with lupus, a complex autoimmune condition that tends to arise unexpectedly and in relatively young patients. The unpredictable and highly variable course of the disease can contrib...
Source: TIME: Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
