Sentences with phrase «common types of autoimmune disease»

In laboratory work researchers created conditions that mimic two of the most common types of autoimmune disease: type - 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis.

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According to the American Thyroid Association, the most common type of hypothyroidism is caused by the autoimmune disease Hashimoto's.

But today we know that our body has amazing ability to regenerate itself and there is enough scientific evidence to prove that it is possible to recover not only from cancer, type two diabetes or coronary heart disease but even from autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes or Alzheimer's disease, which currently is the most common form of dementia.

The common identifying factor in most autoimmune diseases is a destructive processes called inflammation which will eventually cause the destruction of cells and tissues specific to the type of auto - immune disease he person has.

Autoimmune diseases occur when the body attacks a part of itself — like joints, blood cells, or the pancreas — causing common diseases like rheumatoid arthritis or type I diabetes.

Because dogs share a common environment with people and have the same types of naturally occurring autoimmune diseases, they offer an excellent opportunity to learn about these debilitating diseases.

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), an autoimmune disease characterized by high blood glucose levels resulting from a lack of insulin production, is the third most common severe, chronic childhood disease (American Diabetes Association, 2004).