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SCIENTISTS have discovered how to "switch off" autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Type 1 diabetes in a breakthrough which could improve the lives of millions of people.
British researchers have revealed how to stop cells from attacking healthy body tissue.
A team at the University of Bristol have discovered how cells convert from being aggressive, allowing the body's immune system to destroy its own tissue by mistake, to actually protecting against disease.
It is hoped the discovery will lead to the widespread use of a very targeted immunotherapy treatment for many autoimmune disorders, including multiple sclerosis (MS), type 1 diabetes, Graves' disease and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
MS alone affects around 100,000 people in the UK and around 400,000 have Type 1 diabetes.
Professor David Wraith, of the university's School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, led the "exciting" research - which was funded by the Wellcome Trust.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/506643/MS-Breakthrough-Cure-Diabetes
British researchers have revealed how to stop cells from attacking healthy body tissue.
A team at the University of Bristol have discovered how cells convert from being aggressive, allowing the body's immune system to destroy its own tissue by mistake, to actually protecting against disease.
It is hoped the discovery will lead to the widespread use of a very targeted immunotherapy treatment for many autoimmune disorders, including multiple sclerosis (MS), type 1 diabetes, Graves' disease and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
MS alone affects around 100,000 people in the UK and around 400,000 have Type 1 diabetes.
Professor David Wraith, of the university's School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, led the "exciting" research - which was funded by the Wellcome Trust.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/506643/MS-Breakthrough-Cure-Diabetes