Women More Vulnerable To Autoimmune Diseases Likely Due To Having Two X Chromosomes, Study Reveals

Medicine & Technology Feb 02, 2024

A Stanford Medicine-led study sheds light on women's higher autoimmune disease risk, attributing it to a molecule from the X chromosome. Continue reading to learn more.

Here's Why Women Get Autoimmune Diseases Far More Often Than Men

Dec 20, 2020

Why do women’s immune systems gang up on them far more than men’s do? Part of the answer, lies in different factors.

Early Introduction to Gluten in Babies' Diets Could Lower the Risk of Developing Coeliac Disease

Sep 29, 2020

Coeliac disease is a common autoimmune disease affecting nearly 1 out of 100 healthy Americans. A new study reveals that early introduction to gluten as early as four months old may prevent developing coeliac disease.