A fatal mix-up: how certain gut bacteria drive multiple sclerosis
If gut bacteria are too similar to the protective layer of nerves, they can misdirect the immune system and cause it to attack its own nervous system. This…
Immune system keeps mucosal fungi in check
The microbiome not only consists of bacteria, but also of fungi. Most of them support human and animal health.
What happens when our immune system mistakenly attacks the nervous system?
A scientific review on autoimmune neurological diseases reveals what occurs in our body when the immune system, by mistake, produces antibodies that target a protein essential for the…
Emotions Play a Role in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Many patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) suffer from abdominal pain even between acute inflammatory flare-ups.
Potential biomarker for targeted psoriasis therapy discovered
The chronic inflammatory skin disease psoriasis has been associated with overactivity of the immune system.