Autoimmune diseases are conditions in which the immune system becomes unbalanced and turns on the body instead of protecting it.
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OMRF scientist receives Alzheimer’s grant
Alzheimer’s affects 5.8 million Americans, and one in three senior citizens dies with the disease or other forms of dementia.
Findings could lead to better outcomes for minority Sjögren’s patients
Common symptoms of Sjögren’s syndrome include severe dry eyes and dry mouth, as well as fatigue, arthritis and memory problems.
Are we too clean for our own good?
Mounting research suggests our quest to be clean might make children sicker, not healthier.
OMRF receives grant to study underlying causes of lupus
OMRF scientist Patrick Gaffney has received a five-year, $3.1 million grant to investigate the underlying mechanisms that lead to lupus onset.
Scientists break new ground with old technique to find answers to arthritis
OMRF scientists Tim Griffin and Albert Batushansky are pushing the bounds of a decades-old scientific method to study the origins of osteoarthritis.