One demographic group is particularly prone to lupus: young women in their 20s and 40s. There is a reason for this. “Lupus is more common in women in this age group and tends to worsen because female hormones
That led them to suspect that the protein clumps created by Xist’s X-chromosome deactivation could be triggering autoimmune diseases in women. To test this, researchers inserted the gene for Xist into male lab mice bred to be susceptible to a lupus-like autoimmune...
In addition, it is well known that the prevalence of autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus is much higher among women. Perhaps the therapeutic agents used to manage these disorders such as hydroxychloroquine, which in-vitro blocks the entry of SARS-CoV-2...
Perhaps the most logical prediction derived from the proposed link between CY and empathy is that people who are more empathic should be more susceptible to CY. This prediction has now been tested in several studies using questionnaire and cognitive measures of empathy. One obvious limitation to th...
Donkeys are the only ungulate definitely known to have been domesticated in Africa and were widely employed in the north of the continent and through the S
If you really want to follow the theory of “inside-out”, then the first place to look is your gut. The gut is the main area of your body responsible for absorbing nutrition from food. However, it’s also the spot that’s susceptible to certain foods and agents that can increase how...
Lupus, arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia are among other things that contribute to body aches. Lack Of Sleep And Stress Sleep allows your body to heal itself, so the less you get, the more susceptible you will be to all of the other causes of body aches. ...
(now termedlinked epitope suppression), we are rendering some vaccine recipients more susceptible to future illness from the organism vaccinated for. This increased infectious vulnerability is related to incomplete stimulation of response and is well-documented in the case of pertussis/whooping cough ...
Besides, patients with lupus nephritis who have certain antibodies are more likely to have adverse kidney events, such as antiphospholipid antibodies. “In patients with antiphospholipid antibodies, there may be an obstruction in the kidney vessels. If you don't address it further, the nephritis can...
cwick (Chadwick Matlin, deputy editor): Clare, Kaleigh and Maggie, thanks for joining me to talk about the president’s medicine cabinet. Yesterday, President Tr…