Sinusitis Tied to Later Autoimmune Disease
A history of sinus congestion and drip may be a precursor to serious autoimmune disorders, a population-based study suggested. Rates of rheumatologic conditions including antiphospholipid syndrome and Sjögren’s disease were significantly higher in people with any experience with sinusitis, with odds up to seven times greater than in individuals with no such history, according to […]
Surgical Remission of Cushing’s Disease Tied to New Autoimmune Conditions
Development of autoimmune disease was more common in patients with surgical remission of Cushing’s disease than in those with surgically treated nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs), according to a retrospective matched cohort study. At 3 years after surgery, 10.4% of patients with Cushing’s disease developed new-onset autoimmune disease compared with 1.6% of those with NFPAs (HR […]
Novel biomaterial prevents rejection of transplants for type 1 diabetes: Clinical trial is planned based on results from preclinical study.
In type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune response attacks the pancreas’s insulin-producing beta cells, leading to marked fluctuations in blood sugar levels. Lifelong daily insulin treatments are standard for patients, but replacing lost beta cells through transplants of islets, a group of cells in the pancreas, represents an attractive option. This strategy requires that patients take […]