Hacker News with Generative AI: Autoimmune Diseases

'Inverse vaccines': promise of a 'holy grail' treatment for autoimmune diseases (theguardian.com)
Autoimmune diseases affect as many as 800 million people around the world – around one in 10 of us. From multiple sclerosis and lupus to type one diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, these conditions all share a common trait: the body’s own immune system turns against itself.

Autoimmune Diseases, Medical Research, Healthcare, Immunology

5 points by pseudolus 11 days ago | 0 comments

Explaining the link between 'good' gut bacteria and rheumatoid arthritis (medicalxpress.com)
After spending years tracing the origin and migration pattern of an unusual type of immune cell in mice, researchers have shown in a new study how activity of "good" microbes in the gut is linked to rheumatoid arthritis and, potentially, other autoimmune diseases.

Gut Health, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Immunology, Autoimmune Diseases, Research

4 points by pseudolus 21 days ago | 0 comments

Designer cells 'reboot' immune system in 3 different autoimmune diseases (livescience.com)

Biotechnology, Medicine, Immunology, Autoimmune Diseases

5 points by geox 185 days ago | 0 comments

A 'Crazy' Idea for Treating Autoimmune Diseases Might Work (theatlantic.com)
Lupus has long been considered incurable—but a series of breakthroughs are fueling hope.

Autoimmune Diseases, Medical Research, Health, Lupus

12 points by aarghh 200 days ago | 1 comments

World-first therapy using donor cells sends autoimmune diseases into remission (nature.com)
One woman and two men with severe autoimmune conditions have gone into remission after being treated with bioengineered and CRISPR-modified immune cells1.

Medical Research, Immunology, CRISPR, Autoimmune Diseases

147 points by Brajeshwar 230 days ago | 51 comments

Scientists discover a cause of lupus, possible way to reverse it (feinberg.northwestern.edu)

Science, Medicine, Lupus, Autoimmune Diseases

834 points by adamredwoods 317 days ago | 185 comments

Genes protective during Black Death may now be increasing autoimmune disorders (2022) (health.harvard.edu)

Genetics, History, Health, Autoimmune Diseases

55 points by indigodaddy 347 days ago | 3 comments