Autoimmune Life Blog

Community and news about autoimmune diseases, allergies and more.

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June 11, 2018

Benaroya Research Institute Seafair Triathlon Supports Research

The 2018 Benaroya Research Institute Seafair Triathlon, taking place on July 22 at Seward Park, offers participants multiple events on a picturesque course while raising funds and awareness for Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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).

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