A rare case has been reported of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) presenting initially as cold agglutinin disease (CAD). The report, published in the Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a serious public health threat. Understanding the biology of these bacteria--such as how they synthesise their protective capsules--is essential for developing new ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Broadleaf and ribwort plantain extracts have shown potential in inhibiting the growth of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease. These ...

Sanofi has won FDA approval for its sutimlimab for cold agglutinin disease (CAD) at the second time of asking, becoming the first approved therapy for the rare blood disorder in the US.

Scientists used advanced data analysis and machine learning to identify the viral proteins that may trigger autoimmune disorders such as type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.

Your immune system usually produces proteins known as antibodies in order to fight against foreign invaders like viruses and bacteria. If you have an autoimmune disease like Graves’ disease ...

Oliver Timmis explores the problems associated with securing funding for rare disease research and questions why more funding isn't available in this space. It's difficult to research rare diseases.

Negative feedback control brings about changes that help return the body to normal conditions. If the body temperature drops, negative feedback control raises the temperature back to normal. If ...

a viral infection. After experiencing pain in his calf which spread elsewhere, coughing up blood, and having difficulty breathing, Dudnik got additional medical advice, leading to his diagnosis. Now ...

One of the exciting challenges in medicine today is the ability to stratify risk in such detail and accuracy that the typical course of any disease can be mapped out according to the best available ...

Doctors identified acquired hemophilia A as secondary to malignancy (13.4%), autoimmune disease (7.7%), COVID-19 (7.6%), and human immunodeficiency virus (2%). In 69.8% of cases, acquired hemophilia A ...