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A new study says that children of mothers who have an autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), type 1 diabetes and celiac disease have a three times higher risk or Autism than the general population. The study included data on 3,325 Danish children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who were born in Denmark from 1993 [...] A new study published by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reveals that one of the most common conditions caused by Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is best treated surgically, sooner rather than later. Patients with RA frequently experience a debilitating condition known as metacarpophalangeal joint disease, which is usually treated by replacing the knuckle joints with [...] Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an auto-immune, inflammatory disease. People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have higher levels of inflammatory proteins, called cytokines, and other cytokine related factors in their blood. According to a recent study, those markers are present as many as three years before any RA symptoms emerge. Previous studies have shown that other markers exist [...]
Macrophage In a properly functioning immune system, the immune cells are supposed to die after attacking an invading bacteria or virus. This process of cell death is called apoptosis. “In apoptosis, a cell quietly dies off and gets removed from the system. That’s the way our body has of renewing itself all the time. In your [...]
Traffic A new study suggests that people who are exposed to high levels of pollution from traffic have an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers performed an analysis of records from 90,000 women in the Nurses Health Study and utilized unique software to measure the distance between each of the woman’s homes and the nearest [...] |
  
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