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Absence of proteins causes diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis

September 11, 2012
Scientists have discovered that absence of two proteins - Puma and Bin - prompts immune cells to turn against human organs they are meant to protect. This leads to autoimmune diseases like type-1 diabetes and rheumatoid …

Living with Multiple Sclerosis

October 3, 2012
May 30 is World MS Day. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic central nervous system (CNS) disease which affects the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. Even in the absence of symptoms, the disease is continuously active …

World MS Day 2012: AIIMS to set up database

May 30, 2012
May 30 is World MS Day. The All India Medical Institute of Sciences (AIIMS) will help set up a national registry for multiple sclerosis (MS), a rare autoimmune disease, doctors from the premier health institute said …

World MS Day 2012: Multiple Sclerosis development can be halted by blocking a protein

May 30, 2012
30 May is World MS Day. Blocking a protein that contributes to acute nerve damage could halt the development of debilitating Multiple Sclerosis (MS), says a new study. Some of MS symptoms are blurred vision, eye ache, blindness, …