ITP affects both children and adults alike. In the US alone, it is estimated that one in every 10,000 children is at risk of developing the autoimmune disease .
Scientists have pinpointed genetic changes that can leave children born with little to no immune defense against infection.
Some think of the generation of Baby Boomers (78 million people were born into this category) as being healthy and independent. But is this accurate? Are Boomers more healthy or less so than their ...
What is Known About the Estrogen Deficiency of Menopause & Specific Autoimmune Diseases It is known that many natural, pathological and therapeutic conditions can change serum estrogen levels ...
Your thyroid is a small gland in front of your neck that makes hormones that help control just about every organ. When your thyroid hormone levels are too high or too low, your body can't work right.
The nightmares are intense and often horrifying, sometimes lasting well into the day. “There’s a serial killer after me and the last few years I have the same one,” according to a Canadian ...
Lupus is an unpredictable and misunderstood autoimmune disease. It is difficult to diagnose, hard to live with, and a challenge to treat. Lupus has a range of symptoms, and strikes without warning.
An increase in nightmares and hallucinations – or 'daymares' – could herald the onset of autoimmune diseases such as lupus, say an international team led by researchers at the University of ...
An increase in nightmares could be an early sign of some autoimmune diseases, new research suggests. Researchers at the University of Cambridge and King's College London surveyed 676 people with ...
Immunosenescence is a complex phenomenon, involving cellular, humoral and innate immunity in a downward spiral of dysregulation of the tightly interdependent responses characteristic of young ...