The markers analysed were: erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR); HLA-DRB alleles typed by restriction fragment length polymorphism; and C reactive protein, cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), ...

Tocilizumab has emerged as a key treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, showing efficacy, safety, and potential cardiovascular ...

Neuroimmune modulation represents a promising treatment strategy that uses vagus nerve stimulation to reduce inflammation in ...

A study published in Aging Cell has identified immune resilience as a key driver of salutogenesis—the active process of ...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a hepatic metabolic syndrome resulting from lipid metabolic imbalance.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in Denmark with a history of solid tumor cancers, now in remission, faced no greater likelihood of cancer relapse when they were treated with biologic agents, ...

What if, rather than focusing solely on the drivers of disease (pathogenesis), we also explored the factors sustaining our ...

[46] Logic suggests that the increasing rates of gluten sensitivity stem from an environmental factor. Is there something amiss in the food supply? Is it stronger gluten strength created by adding ...

Laboratory tests included determination of ESR, IgM rheumatoid factor, haemoglobin, white blood cell count, platelet count, percentage of CD8 lymphocytes, serum aspartate aminotransferase, alanine ...

A major risk factor for developing the disease is being post-menopausal, when estrogen levels in the body drop. There is no cure for Sjögren’s. As with other autoimmune diseases, the severity of ...