As an additional step towards promoting awareness and discussion of
autoimmune conditions, we are pleased to announce a new web page called:

Autoimmunity Research Resources

For those of you with access to the web, the url is:

http://www.cps.msu.edu/~keyesdav/ms

The page was designed by David Keyes at msu, and is intended to be a
companion to the autoimmune_research distribution list.  The site will
archive postings to the discussion list and already provides a wealth of
links to web resources about autoimmunity and autoimmune conditions.  At
present we have included links to resources on generalimmunology, online
journals, research centers, and pharmaceutical companies, and as well as
specific resources on diabetes, multiple sclerosis, lupus, psoriasis,
rheumatoid arthritis, Reiter’s syndrome and ankylosing spondylitis, and
scleroderma.  The complete listing of the web page is given in this
message below.

If you know of good additional links, please send a message to David or to me.

Please keep in mind that this page is new and underconstruction.

Listing of Web Page Autoimmunity Research Resources

Index of Resources

    1. General Information
               Mission Statement
               Submitting Material
               Call for Participation
    2. Searchable Moderated Mailing List Archive
               Keyword Search the Entire Archive  
               Send a Submission to the Archive Maintainer for Review.
              See the moderator policy for details on selectivity…
               Browse the Archive
                     Abstracts of published articles  
                     Research in progress  
                     Summaries of new developments  
                     News accounts of new treatments  
    3. Selected Links to Other Sites
               General Resources on Immunology
               Journals on Immunology and Related Topics
               Immunology Laboratories and Research Centers
               Pharmaceutical Companies
               Diabetes Resources
               Multiple Sclerosis Resources
               Psoriasis Resources
               Reiter’s Syndrome and Ankylosing Spondilitis Resources
               Rheumatoid Arthritis Resources
               Scleroderma Resources

General Information

Mission Statement

The purpose of this site is to share information about research on
autoimmune disorders among
professionals and patients. The autoimmune diseases in question include,
but are not limited to:

        Diabetes Mellitus
        Multiple Sclerosis
        Rheumatoid Arthritis
        Psoriasis
        Lupus
        Reiters Syndrome and Ankylosing Spondylitis
        Scleroderma

These conditions all appear to involve imbalances in the immune system
leading to autoimmunity, a
self-directed attack by the immune system.

This resource is intended to facilitate discussion of ongoing research
into the basic mechanisms of
autoimmunity and treatments for specific autoimmune conditions. It is not
intended to be a
repository for discussions of specific treatment regimes, reactions to
medications, or support.

We welcome research-related submissions, in various formats, and will post
them where
appropriate. The type of material we are soliciting includes:

        Abstracts of recently published articles
        Information on research-in-progress
        Accessible summaries of new developments in our understanding of
the immune system
        News accounts about new treatments
        References to other quality online information archives

Submitting Material

There are several methods for submitting information.

       Moderated E-Mail Distribution List
       If you have something you want to post to the list, then simply
send it to
       autoimmune_resea…@ksg1.harvard.edu.

       The list is moderated to ensure that the focus remains on research.
This means that the
       moderators reserve the right not to post all submissions.

       World Wide Web Page
       A form is available for submitting suggested new Universal Resource
Locators to this
       page.

Participation

To make this work, we need to get a critical mass of people interested in
participating, both in the
patient and in the research communities. If you think of ways to do this,
please send e-mail to
micha…@ksg1.harvard.edu.

Selected Links to Other Sites

General Resources on Immunology

       Medical Sciences Bulletin. Good articles on specific drugs and on
diseases and general
       health. See in particular "Focus On… The New Immunology" for an
excellent overview of
       developments in immunology…
       ChronicIllNet section on Autoimmune Disease

     Index

Journals on Immunology and Related Topics

        Cutting Edge: Journal of Immunology
        Journal of Autoimmunity
        Science Magazine On-line
        Cell On-line: The tables of contents and abstracts for Cell,
Immunity, and Neuron
        Nature On-line

     Index

General Immunology Newsgroups

       sci.med.immunology
       bionet.immunology

     Index

Immunology Laboratories and Research Centers

       Garry Autoimmune Disease Lab
       Gillam Laboratory
       Immunology Research Group at the University of Calgary
       Masschusetts General Hospital Multiple Sclerosis Unit
       McMichael Laboratory
       Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Oklahoma
       National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
       Robarts Research Institute at the University of Western Ontario
       Turku Immunology Center

     Index

Pharmaceutical Companies

       ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation
       Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

     Index

Diabetes Resources

       Medical Sciences Bulletin article "Focus On… Diabetes Mellitus"
       National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDKD)
       NIDDKD Directory of Diabetes Organizations
       Diabetes FAQs
       Links to Diabetes Resources
       Datastore Diabetes Links
       Diabetes Newsgroup (misc.health.diabetes)

     Index

Multiple Sclerosis Resources

       Medical Sciences Bulletin article "Autoimmunity and Neurologic
Disorders"
       Genetics and MS
       National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke — Multiple
Sclerosis Research
       Highlights
       Archives of Neurology
       Research and Clinical Trials section of Jean Sumption’s MS site
       Research Section of MS Crossroads — Aapo Halko’s MS Site
       Neurosciences on the Net — Index of Electronic Journals
       Advanced Imaging Research Group, London, Ontario, Canada
       Newsgroup (alt.support.mult-sclerosis)
       AOL National Multiple Sclerosis Society pages, see especially
"Update" and "Research
       and Clinical Trials" sections. See also their message forum "Ask
MD’s about MS"

     Index

Psoriasis Resources

       Psoriasis Research
       Technical Overview Article
       National Psoriasis Foundation

     Index

Lupus Resources

       Lupus Homepage at Hamline Unversity

     Index

Reiter’s Syndrome and Ankylosing Spondilitis Resources

       FAQ for Reiter’s Syndrome and Ankylosing Spondylitis
       Spondylitis Association of America
       Musculoskeletal Section – Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology

     Index

Rheumatoid Arthritis Resources

       Medical Sciences Bulletin article "Focus On… Rheumatoid Arthritis"
       Medical Sciences Bulletin article "Oral Collagen for Rheumatoid
Arthritis"
       Frequently Asked Questions About Arthritis (also about Lupus and
Scleroderma and other
       arthritic conditions, many pointers to lists and groups)
       XIIIth European Congress of Rheumatology
       Arthritis Today
       Musculoskeletal Section – Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
       Newsgroups
              alt.support.arthritis
              misc.health.arthritis

     Index

Scleroderma Resources

       Scleroderma FAQ
       Scleroderma related sites