autoimmune

Individuals with an autoimmune disorder have a substantially higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, a large epidemiological study has revealed.  The research – led by KU Leuven in collaboration with colleagues in the UK, including the University of Glasgow, and published in The Lancet – shows for the first time that cardiovascular risks affect autoimmune […]

In a recent study, a research group led by Christian Gruber at MedUni Vienna’s Institute of Pharmacology isolated a peptide (small protein molecule) from beetroot. The peptide is able to inhibit a particular enzyme that is responsible for the breakdown of messenger molecules in the body. Due to its particularly stable molecular structure and pharmacological […]

Dr Michael Shepard and Sir Marc Feldmann, Enosi Life Sciences, examine the benefits of distinguishing between TNF receptors Siloed thought processes are potentially costing the pharmaceutical industry billions of dollars per year. One particularly interesting case is that of autoimmune diseases and cancer. These two areas of medicine have a very important link – inflammation […]