Evolutionary Mutations to Fend Off Deadly Infections Makes Us More Prone to Inflammatory/Autoimmune Diseases

Humans Co-evolved With Immune-Related Diseases--And It's Still Happening.  Radboud Institute For Molecular Life Science/Science Daily. November 27, 2019.

The Value Of Preparing Your Immune System

Your Environment Is Cleaner.  Your Immune System Has Never Been So Unprepared by Matt Richtel.  The New York Times.  March 12, 2019. 

Possible Link Between Fiber And Autoimmune Disease

Impact Of Diet Intervention On Autoimmunity In Mice.  Yale University/Science Daily.  December 20, 2018. 

Link Between Autoimmune, Heart Disease Explained In Mice

Link Between Autoimmune, Heart Disease Explained In Mice.  Washington University School Of Medicine/Science Daily.  November 8, 2018. 

Experiment Correlates Celiac with Virus

When Gluten Is The Villain, Could A Common Virus Be The Trigger? by Allison Aubrey.  NPR. April 8, 2017. 

Three-Way Link Between Antibiotic Use, Gut Bacteria, And Later Disease

Infant Antibiotic Use Linked To Adult Diseases.  University of Minnesota, Academic Health Center/Science Daily.  May 13, 2015. 

Sea Anemone Venom As Drug For Autoimmune Diseases Illustrates New Approach

Novel Drug From Nature Shows Early Promise by Rachel Pannett.  The Wall Street Journal.  May 5, 2015. 

Gluten Sensitivities, More Common Than Realized, Fuels Effort To Find Drugs And Measure Effectiveness

As Celiac And Gluten Sensitivities Gain Prominence, Drug Companies Race To Find Treatments by Andrew Pollack.  The New York Times. 

Fat Found To Produce The First Line Of Immune Response

Could Fat Cells Help Protect Us Against Infection?  by Honor Whiteman.  Medical News Today.  January 4, 2014.

Newly Discovered Genetic Links For Schizophrenia Include Immune System and Smoking

Schizophrenia  Has Clear Genetic Ties, New Study Finds by Karen Weintraub.  USA Today.  July 22, 2014.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Associated With Urbanizations; Those Growing Up On Livestock Have Half The Risk

Growing Up On Livestock Farm Halves Risk Of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.  Science Daily.  July 11, 2014.

Clue To Irritable Bowel Syndrome Which Affects 15-20% Of the Western World Found In Gene For Sodium Channel

Genetic Clue To Irritable Bowel Syndrome Found.  Science Daily.  March 20, 2014.

Bioelectronics As A Method To Harness The Nervous System To Inflammation

Can The Nervous System Be Hacked by Michael Behar.  The New York Times Magazine.  May 23, 2014.

"Words and Pictures" Film Review: Artist With Rheumatoid Arthritis--Passion And Pain In Each Stroke

Actress, Artist, Sometimes Both At Once by Mekado Murphy.  The New York Times.  May 16, 2014.

How Systemic Inflammation And Autoimmune Processes Might Influence Cardiovascular Processes Highlighted In Celiac Disease Study

Celiac Disease linked To Increased Risk Of Coronary Artery Disease.  Science Daily.  March 29, 2014.

Umbilical Cord Blood Viewed With Hope As Cure For A Range of Conditions

Umbilical Cord Draws Focus From More Scientists Seeking Cures by Peter Loftus.  The Wall Street Journal.  January 6, 2013.

(1)  Umbilical blood is already used for __________________.

(2)  Disease that may be treated with cord blood include_______________.

(3)  Umbilical cords of newborns contain _____________ which can ______________.

(4)  Cord-blood transplants replenish the _____________ that are destroyed by _________________.
(5)  What are advantages of cord blood over bone marrow transplants?

(6)  More than _________ hospitals actively collect cord blood from babies with the mother's consent.

(7)  Some researchers see applications for autoimmune diseases including _____________________.

Study Confirms Narcolepsy As An Autoimmune Disease

Study Confirms Narcolepsy As An Autoimmune Disease.  Medical News Today.  December 20, 2013.

(1)  "Mimicry" refers to  when the immune system attacks a body protein because of it similarity to ________________________.

(2)  The wakefulness protein ___________ is very similar to part a protein from the ____________ virus.

(3)  Narcolepsy is a chronic disorder where the brain cannot control ______________.

(4)  A spike in narcolepsy cases in 2010 may have been related to __________________.

(5)  The vast majority with narcolepsy have a variant of the _______________ that is found in only a quarter of the population.

Georgia Regents University Immunologist Proposes Method to Target Autoimmune Diseases

Breakthrough Against Autoimmune Diseases?  by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  October 4, 2013.

Includes a video the researcher Dr. Andrew Mellor of Georgia Regents University.

Lymphoma Risk Up In Celiac Disease

Lymphoma Risk Up In Celiac Disease by Nancy Walsh.  MedPage Today.  August 5, 2013.

(1)  Those patients with celiac disease have an elevated risk for lymphoma particularly if they have ___________________.

(2)  A possible reason for the increased risk is ongoing ____________ particularly for those who do not adhere to a _________________.

(3)  The findings of the study here could prompt  further evaluation of  _____________ as a goal for for patients with celiac disease.

$4 Billion Market For Gluten-Free Products Gets Uniform Definition

F.D.A. Sets Standard For Foods Labeled Gluten Free by Sabrina Tavernise.  The New York Times.  August 2, 2013.

(1)  Gluten is a composite of _________________ found in grassy grains like _______________.

(2)  When eaten by someone with celiac disease, gluten can trigger ___________________.

(3)  A standard is now urgent due to the rapid ________________.

(4)  To be labeled gluten free, the gluten limit is _______________.

(5)  True or False:  Gluten-free foods dramatically help weight loss.

(6)  Why does the gluten-free industry want such rules?