Autoimmune Disease

Autoimmune Disease by Oxford University

Oxford University

Autoimmune diseases, where the body's defence systems turn on itself, are chronic and can be devastating to people's lives. Our podcasts on autoimmune conditions detail research in NDM on some of these conditions, including MS, spondyloarthritis and inflammatory bowel disease, as well as the biological mechanisms underpinning autoimmunity itself.

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Professor Richard Cornall tells us about his research on autoimmunity. Autoimmunity occurs when the immune system, which is normally designed to attack pathogens, ends up attacking the body. This can lead to a number of diseases such as diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. Professor Richard Cornall aims to understand the causes of autoimmune disease, and also how people differ in their inherited susceptibility, and why these differences are sustained in human populations by natural selection. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

Previous episodes

  • 10 - Autoimmunity 
    Wed, 12 Sep 2012
  • 9 - Gut reactions 
    Mon, 29 Apr 2013
  • 8 - Immune System in the Gastrointestinal tract 
    Wed, 12 Sep 2012
  • 7 - Multiple Sclerosis 
    Tue, 30 Oct 2012
  • 6 - Spondyloarthritis 
    Tue, 12 Apr 2011
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