Effective mucosal immunity in the intestine involves a fine balance between tolerance of the microbiome, recognition and elimination of pathogens, and inflammatory tissue injury. The anti-inflammatory ...

Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, takes a look at visible signs of iron deficiency. Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible ...

Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have developed a non-invasive, low-cost tool for assessing the risk of vitamin D deficiency in young women called ViDDPreS (Vitamin D Deficiency Predicting ...

There are at least 70 documented autoimmune diseases [36] and the prevalence of autoimmune disease is rapidly rising worldwide, for reasons not completely understood. [37] Although the disorders ...

The use of vaccination to prevent infectious diseases has had profound and enduring effects on human welfare since it was pioneered by Edward Jenner in 1796. At the end of the nineteenth century ...

Several factors, including poor lifestyle choices, unhealthy eating habits, and air pollution, can impact fertility. However, a deficiency in certain vitamins can also severely affect reproductive ...

Myeloperoxidase-ANCA was positive (214 U/mL). Serum IgG/IgG4 levels were markedly raised (2158.9 mg/dL), as was serum IgG4 (374 mg/dL). Read more about AAV etiology Prior to referral, an abdominal ...

Method From total of 987 CSF OCBs negative samples, processed in immunology laboratory 2015–2016, 76 CSF OCBs negative samples have shown other CSF abnormalities – raised CSF IgG index, raised CSF IgG ...