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DARK SECRETS: 2 - The Real Truth

Nobody’s Perfect But These 48 Human Body Flaws Are Just Stupid

Why do our knees start giving out before we even hit 40?

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Is it dangerous to kiss someone who’s eaten gluten if you have coeliac disease?

Coeliac disease is not a food allergy or intolerance. It’s an autoimmune disease that makes the body attack the small intestine if gluten (a protein found in wheat, rye and barley) reaches the gut. Even a small amount – a tiny bread crumb – can cause damage and inflammation.

The Conversation

Rage and autoimmune disease: is there a link between suppressed anger and the women’s health crisis?

In the midst of a women’s health crisis, could bottled rage be the source of what ails us?

The Independent UK

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“I’m getting better day by day. The progress I’m making is excellent”: Brian Setzer says he’s recovering well after an autoimmune disease left him unable to play guitar

The Stray Cats’ rockabilly legend dreams of returning to the stage as soon as possible

Guitar World

How food poisoning can trigger autoimmune diseases

Exposure to bacteria through unwashed or raw food can result in life-changing and debilitating consequences

The Independent UK

Autoimmune diseases & kidney health: How do autoimmune diseases affect the kidneys?

Autoimmune disease is a condition in which the body’s immune system mistakes its own healthy tissues as foreign and attacks them instead of defending. It could be within the body of the individual or host, termed self-antigen, or from outside, called foreign antigen like the virus, bacteria, toxin, etc. The…

The Times of India

‘All in your head’: when doctors misdiagnose autoimmune disease as psychosomatic

Feeling disbelieved when knowing that there is something very wrong with your body can have devastating and long-term consequences. One of the most obvious consequences is that you won’t get the correct treatment and support.

The Conversation

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“There is no pain, but it feels like I am wearing a pair of gloves when I try to play”: Stray Cats rockabilly legend Brian Setzer has autoimmune disease and cannot play guitar

Setzer says he couldn’t even tie his shoelaces at first but is seeing signs of progress

MusicRadar

“I cannot play guitar. It feels like I am wearing a pair of gloves when I try”: Brian Setzer can’t play guitar due to autoimmune disease

The Stray Cats guitar icon says he first experienced hand cramps while on tour last year, but remains defiant despite the diagnosis

Guitar World

Bioengineers make groundbreaking discovery to detect autoimmune diseases

Rice University bioengineers have developed a new construction kit for building custom sense-and-respond circuits in human cells. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Mike Leigh battling autoimmune disease

Moviemaker Mike Leigh needs a walking stick to get about after being diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called myositis which causes muscle inflammation and weakness.

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Study reveals Bioengineers found breakthrough in building smart cells

Bioengineers have developed a new construction kit for building custom sense-and-respond circuits in human cells. The research could revolutionize therapies for complex conditions like autoimmune disease and cancer. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Understanding Multiple Sclerosis: The role of diet and lifestyle in managing MS risk

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system. The common symptoms of multiple sclerosis include numbness or weakness in limbs, tingling, electric-shock-like sensations with neck movements, lack of coordination, partial or complete vision loss with eye pain, prolonged double vision, blurry vision, and vertigo.

The Times of India

Transplanting insulin-making cells to treat Type 1 diabetes is challenging − but stem cells offer a potential improvement

Diabetes develops when the body fails to manage its blood glucose levels. One form of diabetes causes the body to not produce insulin at all. Called Type 1 diabetes, or T1D, this autoimmune disease happens when the body’s defense system mistakes its own insulin-producing cells as foreign and kills them.…

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'Like a reset button on a computer': Designer cells 'reboot' immune system in 3 different autoimmune diseases

A small trial used designer CAR T cells to reboot the immune systems of patients with three autoimmune diseases, but it's still too early to say whether the treatment works in the long term.

Evening Standard

Nadiya Hussain: What are autoimmune diseases and which other celebrities have them?

As Nadiya Hussain reveals that she’s been battling two autoimmune disease, we look into what they really are, and which other celebrities suffer from them

The Times of India

World Arthritis Day: Do you think arthritis only affects the elderly? Read this

It is largely believed that arthritis is a disease of the aged. However, this is a misconception! Most arthritis are autoimmune diseases which means that our body recognizes ourself as “foreign” and hence attacks “self”. Autoimmune diseases are more common in women than men and can affect all age groups…

The Independent UK

Daisy Ridley reveals she’s been diagnosed with Graves’ disease

The Star Wars actor said she was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease in September 2023

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Surge in 'Lupus' cases due to heatwave, say doctors

Due to intense heatwave in north India, lupus cases are increasing, doctors have said. Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which there is a higher risk of multiple organ damage.

The Conversation

Epstein-Barr virus: how does a common infection trick the immune system into attacking the brain in people with MS?

Almost 3 million people worldwide have multiple sclerosis (MS) – an autoimmune disease caused by the immune system mistakenly attacking the brain and central nervous system.

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Jerry Kelly is playing through chemo drugs, still in hunt at American Family Insurance Championship

The autoimmune disease causes the immune system to attack healthy cells by mistake.

Inverse

Nightmares Could Be An Early Warning Sign For This Common Disease

Nightmares are unpleasant, but perfectly normal – for most. However, my colleagues and I have recently discovered that they can also presage autoimmune diseases, such as lupus.

The Conversation

Nightmares could be an early warning sign of an autoimmune disease flare-up – new study

Nightmares are unpleasant, but perfectly normal – for most. However, my colleagues and I have recently discovered that they can also presage autoimmune diseases, such as lupus.

Medical Daily

Spike In Nightmares, Hallucinations Could Be Warning Signs Of Lupus: Study

A spike in nightmares and hallucinations could indicate the onset of autoimmune diseases such as lupus and signal an approaching disease flare, the study revealed.

The Hindu

Seminar calls for need to improve public awareness on Lupus disease

A seminar on Lupus disease organised here by the Institute of Rheumatology and Immunology (IRIS) on Sunday has called for the urgent need to improve public awareness on this systemic autoimmune disease, which can often have a devastating impact on health.

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