STAT+: FDA approves Roche’s injectable version of blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug
Swiss pharma giant Roche won approval from the Food and Drug Administration on Friday for…
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STAT+: RayzeBio, Dice alums raise $370 million for new autoimmune startup
After leading his previous company through a back-to-back IPO and M&A deal, the former chief…
Study of gender-affirming care reveals immune system sex differences
Researchers have long known that, in general, women are more susceptible to autoimmune disorders than…
Researchers identify ‘molecular switch’ in lupus that could stymie harmful immune response
Lupus, in superhero terms, tells a devastating story. A loyal hero turns villain and works…
STAT+: AltruBio raises $225 million to develop ulcerative colitis drug and other immune checkpoint enhancers
Checkpoint inhibitors, drugs that unleash the immune system, have turned into blockbuster therapies that have…
Cell therapy fails to slow early type 1 diabetes, but safety is established
Tolerance is the holy grail in calming autoimmune disease, a truce in the immune system’s…
Opinion: Making the promise of monoclonal antibody therapies available to all
As the U.S. grapples with the lasting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is important…
After years of just ‘running, running,’ a crisis led to a lupus diagnosis. Now she connects others
Teenagers don’t get arthritis. That’s what Tiffany Peterson kept hearing as that dreadful feeling in…
Gut bacteria could play role in kidney autoimmune disease, study shows
Right now, inside your digestive tract, there are trillions of bacteria, fungi, and viruses that…
Covid-19 increases risk of developing autoimmune disease, but vaccination helps, large study shows
Having Covid-19 increases a person’s risk of developing an autoimmune disease in the year after…
Small study adds to growing hope CAR-T cell therapy could revolutionize autoimmune disease treatment
People with autoimmune disorders don’t usually get to talk about a cure. There’s symptom management,…
Clues from mice could help explain why women face a higher risk of autoimmune disorders
Researchers have long known that women are more likely to develop autoimmune disorders than men,…
STAT+: Cour Pharmaceuticals, a biotech taking aim at autoimmune diseases, raises $105 million
John Puisis was dubious when he first heard about the autoimmune science being developed by…
A medical student was isolated by an autoimmune disorder. Poetry was a way out
When Leena Danawala’s poetry was published in JAMA last month, the medical journal became just…
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STAT+: Ventyx stock craters after lackluster mid-stage trial results for psoriasis drug
SAN DIEGO — Ventyx Biosciences reported on Monday that it was ending development of an…
FDA asks for more data before considering needle-free anaphylaxis treatment
ARS Pharma had high hopes that the FDA on Tuesday would approve its flagship product,…
Having celiac disease and a thyroid condition sent her on a quest to become an empathetic doctor
A third-year med school student, Brianna Celix doesn’t get a lot of free time. Even…
Celiac study examines precisely how gluten triggers injury to intestine
For a person with celiac disease, eating a bagel goes something like this: chewing and…
An artist uses the canvas to make sense of her partner’s illness, and her own
For Lauryn Welch, a 32-year-old artist with roots in New Hampshire, painting and chronic illness…
Merck to acquire Prometheus Biosciences, maker of autoimmune drugs, for $10.8 billion
Merck said Sunday that it will acquire Prometheus Biosciences for $10.8 billion, adding a pipeline…
‘That is my dream’: Scientist who uncovered likely leading cause of MS wants to tackle ALS next
Alberto Ascherio began his career as a young doctor treating tropical diseases in South American…
Study offers a genetic explanation for why some drugs trigger a deadly brain disease
Medicines that reshape or tamp down immune responses may be life-changing for patients with cancer…
Black Death may have influenced evolution of genes involved in immune responses, study finds
The phrase “Black Death mass burial site” tends to evoke images of haphazard piles of…
Borrowing CAR-T tool from cancer therapy, lupus patients go into remission
Rheumatology — the study of immune-system-driven diseases of the bones, joints, muscles, and in-betweens —…