Women More Vulnerable To Autoimmune Diseases Likely Due To Having Two X Chromosomes, Study Reveals

Medicine & Technology Feb 02, 2024

A Stanford Medicine-led study sheds light on women's higher autoimmune disease risk, attributing it to a molecule from the X chromosome. Continue reading to learn more.

Autoimmune Disease Prevalent in Victims of Childhood Trauma, According to Study

Apr 06, 2022

Experts found that people who experienced childhood trauma are at risk of developing multiple sclerosis. Read more to know the association between negative childhood events and autoimmune diseases.

Western Style Foods Confuse Immune Systems Resulting to Spread of Autoimmune Disease

Jan 10, 2022

A new study reveals that foods from the west are responsible over the growing cases of autoimmune diseases globally.

Neuritin May be the Key to Treating Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases [Study]

Mar 12, 2021

Researchers from the Australian National University found a natural protein--Neuritin-- as an effective means of hampering the production of allergy-inducing rogue plasma cells in the body.

Here's Why Women Get Autoimmune Diseases Far More Often Than Men

Dec 20, 2020

Why do women’s immune systems gang up on them far more than men’s do? Part of the answer, lies in different factors.

COVID-19 May Cause Devastation Only to Some Due to Autoimmune Diseases, Experts Say

Dec 18, 2020

Autoimmunity may explain how COVID-19 inflicts such widespread and unpredictable damage to some people.

Salmonella and Parkinson’s Share a Common Harmful Protein

Jul 10, 2020

Salmonella is found to infect the gut with the same protein that causes neurological disorders like Parkinson's as well as harmful autoimmunity.

Experts Reversed T-cells From Attacking Autoimmune Disease Patients to Protecting Them, Here’s How

Jun 22, 2020

White blood cells of people with autoimmune diseases attack other cells and tissues, but a new experiment shows a way to stop it.

Scientists Re-wires Immune System to Hinder Attack on Healthy Cells in Autoimmune Diseases

Jun 13, 2020

Autoimmune diseases may now be easier to treat as UK scientists have discovered a way to trick the immune system and prevent it from attacking their healthy cells. The researchers are hoping that with their findings, conditions such as multiple sclerosis would become better understood and more treatable.

Reasons Women Get Autoimmune Diseases Far More Often Than Men Discovered

Apr 19, 2019

Part of the answer may lie in the skin of women!