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Nanorobotic Study Lends Insight Into Autoimmune Pathology

Updated October 6, 2014

University at Buffalo researchers and colleagues studying a rare blistering disease have discovered new details of how autoantibodies destroy healthy cells in skin. Research by Animesh A. Sinha, MD, PhD, and Kristina Seiffert-Sinha, MD, could help scientists identify and develop treatments for a wide range of autoimmune diseases.

  • 9/15/14 Pathology of Autoimmune Disease Revealed at Nanoscale [MDLinx]
  • 9/11/14 UB Research Provides Insights Into Autoimmune Mechanisms [News Medical]
  • 9/10/14 Nanorobotic Investigation at UB Reveals Skin Disease’s Pathology [Nanowerk]
  • 9/10/14 Research May Help Identify Those at Risk for Pemphigus Vulgaris [EurekAlert!]
  • 9/10/14 New UB Research is Published in PLoS One [Bio-Medicine]
  • 9/10/14 Scientists Find New Details on how Autoantibodies Destroy Skin Cells [ScienceDaily]
  • 9/10/14 UB Dermatology Researchers Publish in PLoS One [Science Newsline]
  • 9/9/14 UB Researchers Study Blistering Skin Disease [HealthCanal]
  • 9/9/14 UB Research Reveals Pathology of Autoimmune Disease at Nanoscale [National Science Foundation]
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