July 10, 2024 — Scientists have discovered a molecular defect that promotes the pathologic immune response in systemic lupus erythematosus (known as lupus) and show that reversing this defect ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can involve many parts of the eye, including the eyelid, ocular adnexa, sclera, cornea, uvea, retina and optic nerve. Ocular manifestations of SLE are common and may ...

Pooled data analysis from 22 studies. † Lupus in minorities: nature versus nurture [Unpublished Observ., May 2008]. Lupus occurs only in young women Lupus may occur at any age and in both ...

2. The Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf (Canis lupus irremotus) Gray Wolf in Yellowstone. Source: Pixabay The northern Rocky Mountain wolf (Canis lupus irremotus), one of the largest gray wolf subspecies, ...

As awareness that SLE can occur for the first time in older individuals permeates to the general medical community, bringing down the old dogma that lupus is a disease of younger individuals ...

Would you give up your sense of smell to keep your hair? What about your phone? A 2022 US study compared smell to other senses (sight and hearing) and personally prized commodities (including money, a ...

Why should we appreciate our nervous system? Read these 11 fun facts and you’ll know why: 1. The body has billions of nerve cells Every person’s body contains billions of nerve cells (neurons).

Objective To estimate the prevalence of organ damage (damage) and flare and to examine longitudinal associations between flares and subsequent damage accrual, in patients with systemic lupus ...

What do pandas like to eat? Find out and more in these facts... Pandas are some of the most beloved animals in the world, known for their adorable appearance and gentle behaviour. But there’s more to ...

Lupus panniculitis is a rare type of lupus. It causes painful lumps under the skin that may lead to scarring. Treatments can help reduce the risk of complications. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune ...

The Central Asian wolves form a cohort within the wolf-dog clade known as the wooly wolf (Canis lupus chanco). These wolves are poorly studied and their current extent and distribution remain unknown.