Researcher have developed a "Shallow Brain" AI model that mimics the connections between the cortex and subcortical regions, ...

Objective SLE is a systemic autoimmune disease in which the complement system plays a key pathogenic role, yet the ...

First patient dosed in Opti-GAIN, a first-in-human Phase I/II clinical trial of CTx001 in Geographic Atrophy secondary to AMD Complement Therapeutics GmbH (CTx), a clinical-stage biotechnology company ...

C3G and IC-MPGN can be difficult to diagnose because they are so rare and their symptoms are vague and nonspecific. A kidney biopsy is considered the gold standard and usually needed to confirm the ...

Complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a rare kidney disease that is also considered an autoimmune disorder. There is no single cure for C3G, but several treatments may slow disease progression, protect ...

Complement-mediated hemolytic uremic syndrome (CM-HUS), commonly referred to as atypical HUS, is a rare thrombotic microangiopathy caused by uncontrolled activation of the alternative complement ...

Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified a genetic variant that increases people's risk of developing perianal Crohn's disease, the most debilitating manifestation of Crohn's disease. Science X ...

The complement system is an innate immune response that leads to increased inflammation. The drug pegcetacoplan—a complement inhibitor—was approved for medical use in the United States in 2021 to ...

Pegcetacoplan (Empaveli) reduced proteinuria and helped stabilize kidney function in patients with C3 glomerulopathy or immune-complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN). The C3 and C3b ...