We've written before about autoimmune disease and pregnancy, and the fact that having children seems to be safe - and even beneficial - for women with one such …
Category: Autoimmune disease
A call for a new way to classify gluten-related disorders
After a lifelong battle with eczema, I went gluten-free about a year ago on the suggestion of a nutritionist - and my skin condition immediately cleared …
Researchers struggle to explain rise of Type 1 diabetes
For some time now, public health officials have been sounding the alarm on Type 2 diabetes, which has been increasing in incidence along with obesity. But as …
Does influenza trigger narcolepsy?
Two years ago, Stanford sleep researcher Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD, made headlines when he showed that narcolepsy is an autoimmune disease, caused when patients’ immune systems …
Humans share history – and a fair amount of genetic material – with Neanderthals
If you have found yourself inexplicably offended by Geico's "caveman" commercials, new research may have an explanation: that most humans share up to 4 percent …
Food blogger Jessica Goldman discusses turning dietary restrictions into a culinary adventure
Dietary restrictions like allergies can be a real downer for food-lovers forced to give up their favorite dishes. On the other hand, these "restrictions" can …
Asthma, gamma-interferon, and the mouse that didn't wheeze
In a just-out study, Stanford's Steve Galli, MD, Mang Yu, MD, PhD, and their colleagues induced a condition very closely mimicking asthma's molecular and cellular symptoms, not just the …
Multiple sclerosis doesn't appear to pose pregnancy-related risks
Despite having my daughters at a relatively young age, the fact that I had an autoimmune disease meant my pregnancies were considered high-risk: For each one, …
Does pregnancy put women at risk of autoimmune disease?
There's fascinating new evidence on a possible link between pregnancy and autoimmune diseases, which predominantly affect women of reproductive age. As reported by MSNBC.com today: …
Multiple sclerosis patient shares her story
Approximately 2.5 million people worldwide live with multiple sclerosis, and Stanford Hospital has told the story of one. In the video above, Mary-Lynne Blazzard shares …
Type-2 diabetes an autoimmune disease?
Stanford researchers, led by pathologist Edgar Engleman, MD, reported today in Nature Medicine that type-2 diabetes is looking more and more like an autoimmune disease, …
The future of probiotics
There's an extra organ in your body you may not have known about, and it's made out of bugs - microbes, that is, and there …
Tool could help predict onset of disability for patients with progressive MS
The outcome for multiple sclerosis patients can be difficult to predict: For some the disease moves slowly; for others the disorder leads to a relatively …
Better sleep might benefit rheumatoid arthritis patients
There's more evidence today on the benefits of sleep. A study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that sleep problems among patients with …
U.S. adults face "significant" risk of developing autoimmune disease
I've long been fascinated by autoimmune diseases - in part because I have one, and in part because there's so much mystery surrounding them. I …
Will you inherit your mom's medical condition?
I have an autoimmune disease and often worry that my two daughters will wind up with it - or a variation of it - someday. …