autoimmune diseases

December 5, 2014December 5, 2014

TxCell Enrolls First Patient for Phase IIb Crohn’s Disease Study

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TxCell SA, a biotechnology company specializing in developing novel immunotherapies for severe chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, has just announced the enrollment and dosing of the first patient in the ... Read more

November 12, 2014November 12, 2014

Discovery of Complex Genetic Starting Points of Autoimmune Diseases Like IBD Could Lead To Improved Therapies

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In a new study entitled “Genetic and epigenetic fine mapping of causal autoimmune disease variants” and published in the Nature journal, the authors discovered how variations within the DNA, when inherited, ... Read more

November 11, 2014June 16, 2015

Obesity Triggers Autoimmune Diseases Like Crohn’s Disease, Study Says

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A recent study published in Autoimmunity Reviews by Prof. Yehuda Shoenfeld highlights the major role that obesity plays, due to adipokines, in triggering and also prolonging autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune diseases such as Crohn’s disease and multiple sclerosis result ... Read more