A common medication already used for autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis is effective for patients with giant ...

A University of Alberta research team has identified a DNA structure that activates the immune system in cancer cells that ...

Advanced practice providers can play a key role in providing patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia with autoimmune disease testing and referring them to rheumatology when appropriate.

Not only do mitochondria serve as the engine of the cell – they also act as watchtowers for the immune system.

Inflammatory processes: Chronic inflammation, as seen in conditions like chronic pancreatitis, can create a microenvironment in which inflammatory cells secrete growth factors and toxins. Over time, ...

The first is chronic pancreatitis of either the environmentally induced (alcohol, tobacco smoke) or the hereditary variety.4–6 The most important difference in terms of treatment, prognosis and, to a ...

About a month ago, I woke up without hearing in my left ear. I initially suspected a wax blockage or a blocked eustachian ...

Recently, to my surprise, I came down with bladder cancer. I am a healthy 66-year-old man who is 5 feet, 11 inches tall, 215 ...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is an immune-mediated neuropathy typically characterised by symmetrical involvement, and proximal as well as distal muscle weakness (typical ...

Background: In chronic pancreatitis, obstruction of the main pancreatic duct (MPD) may contribute to the pathogenesis of pain. Pilot studies suggest that extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) ...

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare but distinct subtype of chronic pancreatitis. AIP is best described as the pancreatic manifestation of a systemic fibroinflammatory conditions.