autoimmune disease Archives - Fit Found Me Healthy Living Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:38:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://fitfoundme.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-new-fit-found-me-favicon-32x32.png autoimmune disease Archives - Fit Found Me 32 32 Could a Nearly Universal Virus Be the Root Cause of Lupus https://fitfoundme.com/could-a-nearly-universal-virus-be-the-root-cause-of-lupus/ https://fitfoundme.com/could-a-nearly-universal-virus-be-the-root-cause-of-lupus/#respond Fri, 18 Nov 2022 17:36:49 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=34251 Lupus is a confusing illness for many because it affects the body in so many different ways. New research from Stanford Medicine is now providing a breakthrough that connects lupus to the Epstein Barr virus, often shortened to EBV. This virus is incredibly common. More than ninety-five percent of adults carry it. While EBV usually …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/could-a-nearly-universal-virus-be-the-root-cause-of-lupus/feed/ 0 Man with Type 1 Diabetes Now Producing Insulin Thanks to Groundbreaking Gene-Edited Cell Therapy https://fitfoundme.com/type-1-diabetes-cure-gene-editing/ https://fitfoundme.com/type-1-diabetes-cure-gene-editing/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:37:02 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=33966 For the first time, a man with a 37-year history of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) has begun producing his own insulin after receiving a transplant of gene-edited pancreatic cells. This groundbreaking clinical trial marks a pivotal moment in the search for a cure, offering a potential future where the daily burden of insulin injections and …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/type-1-diabetes-cure-gene-editing/feed/ 3 Scientists Have Finally Identified the Bacteria That Trigger Multiple Sclerosis https://fitfoundme.com/ms-gut-bacteria-discovery/ https://fitfoundme.com/ms-gut-bacteria-discovery/#comments Fri, 13 May 2022 09:55:36 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=32844 Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological condition that affects nearly a million people in the United States alone. It disrupts communication between the brain and the rest of the body, leading to symptoms that range from numbness and weakness to difficulty walking or paralysis. Despite decades of research, the exact cause of MS remains unclear. …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/ms-gut-bacteria-discovery/feed/ 1 A Fatal Post-COVID Syndrome Doctors Never Expected https://fitfoundme.com/a-fatal-post-covid-syndrome-doctors-never-expected/ https://fitfoundme.com/a-fatal-post-covid-syndrome-doctors-never-expected/#comments Sat, 20 Nov 2021 06:59:00 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=34267 Professor Dennis McGonagle sat in his office at the University of Leeds, staring at medical charts that made no sense. Patients were arriving with a rare autoimmune disease he had studied for years, but something was different. Alarmingly different. MDA5-positive dermatomyositis has always been a condition of Asian populations, particularly among Japanese and Chinese patients. …

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