June 7, 2018
Unsung Heroes in the Battle Against Type 1 Diabetes
The endocrinology doctors, nurses, and educators who geek out with us on basal rates. The researchers at places like Benaroya Research Institute, working relentlessly toward better treatments and preventions. The school nurses who keep our kids healthy and learning day after day.
May 23, 2018
Seattle’s Best Places to Eat and Drink with Celiac Disease
In the past decade or so, gluten-free (GF) diets have become extremely popular among the general public for various health and potential weight loss reasons.
May 17, 2018
Immune System Discovery: New Strategy May Stop Breast Cancer
BRI researchers Emma Kuan, PhD, and Steven Ziegler, PhD, have pinpointed how the protein, called thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), causes breast cancer tumors to survive and grow.
May 17, 2018
Living Well With Disease
Lauren remembers clearly the day she learned that her diseases were all autoimmune diseases. “I went to a talk by the former head of BRI, Dr.
May 17, 2018
Mystery Of Multiple Autoimmune Diseases
Lauren Lippincott is not yet 35 years old, yet she lives with five autoimmune diseases. She’s not alone. About 25 percent of people with autoimmune diseases have a tendency to develop additional autoimmune diseases.
May 17, 2018
Run and Get Screened for Type 1 Diabetes Research!
Did you know family members of people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have a 15 times greater risk of developing the disease themselves? And did you know that all it takes to find out if you are at risk of developing T1D is a simple risk screening?
May 8, 2018
Celebrities with Lupus: Raising Voices and Awareness
If you ask two different people what they know about lupus, odds are you could get completely different responses. Why? Because lupus is notoriously hard to identify, and its complexity is often misunderstood. Just check out how many different types there are, and you’ll start to get an idea.
May 4, 2018
Fighting Type 1 Diabetes: One Blood Draw at a Time
As a research nurse practitioner, I provide care for children and adults participating in type 1 diabetes research at Benaroya Research Institute.
April 26, 2018
Food Allergies Around the World: What We Know, and What We Don’t
If you’re one of the 220 to 520 million people around the world living with a food allergy, odds are you have to think about it every day (World Allergy Organization, 47).
April 18, 2018
Women Living (and Thriving) with Autoimmune Diseases: Meet Chris Boerner
Chris Boerner was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis when she was 14 years old. If you don’t know what that is, it’s probably one of the most unwelcome things to happen to a young girl just starting high school.
