Daily Archives: November 10, 2012

New Treatment and Insights into Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Elafin Protein protects against inflammatory diseases http://english.inserm.fr/press-area/new-bacteria-to-fight-against-intestinal-inflammation Nathalie Vergnolle, director of research at Inserm, and her team at the Centre for Physiopathology at Toulouse Purpan (CPTP Inserm / Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier /CNRS), with Philippe Langella director of … Continue reading

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Bacterial Infection , Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Immune System

New light on the genetic basis of inflammatory diseases: Study doubles genetic regions associated with these conditions (Press Release / PDF File) http://www.icm-mhi.org/files//pdf/Communique-EN-2012/MHI_UdeM_PressRelease_IBDNew_Highlights.pdf Montreal, November 1st, 2012 – In one of the largest studies of its kind ever conducted, an … Continue reading

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Infection and Autoimmune Disease

How infection can trigger autoimmune disease  http://www.garvan.org.au/news-events/news/how-infection-can-trigger-autoimmune-disease.html Australian scientists have confirmed a ‘weak link’ in the immune system – identifying the exact conditions under which an infection can trigger an autoantibody response, a process not clearly understood until now. We … Continue reading

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