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Lupus can contribute to pericarditis – inflammation of the pericardium, a part of the heart. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can affect many areas of the body, including skin, joints and kidneys. Lupus can also affect the heart in numerous ways as the heart consists of many tissues that can become inflamed and scar. ...click here to read more

Lupus is an autoimmune disease that was brought into the public eye in 2015 when pop singer Selena Gomez told the press about her diagnosis. Although she has been dealing with the condition for many years, prior to her admission not much was known or discussed about lupus. Once people became aware of lupus everyone ...click here to read more

Nephrologists from the Texas Tech University Health Science Center (TTUHSC) are investigating the key causes of lupus nephritis – an autoimmune disease that can cause kidney failure. Lupus causes chronic inflammation due to the immune system attacking itself. Like many autoimmune diseases, the cause of lupus is unknown but it can affect numerous parts of ...click here to read more

Lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus) can cause brain fog and memory problems. Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by the body’s immune system attacking itself – also known as an autoimmune disease. Unfortunately, lupus can affect joints, skin, the kidneys, blood cells, the heart, lungs and the brain. When lupus affects the brain is can ...click here to read more

Vasculitis is just one of numerous inflammatory-related diseases, and while lupus also fits into the inflammatory category, the two disorders go hand-in-hand in some cases. Vasculitis is inflammation of the blood vessels. It changes the walls of blood vessels in different ways. It can cause the walls to thicken, weaken, narrow, or scar. The problem ...click here to read more

Fibromyalgia is a condition that is easily confused with other health issues, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. For the latest study researchers had participants complete the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) and the Symptom Impact Questionnaire (SIQ). The questionnaires were used to determine specific features that could outline differences between fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis and ...click here to read more

When Selena Gomez, a famous pop singer, announced she was battling lupus, little was known about the condition. It turns out that nearly 72 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 have not heard of the disease or don’t know anything about it. Worse yet, that age category is at the highest ...click here to read more

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease found to play a role in lupus kidney disease and inflammation of the kidney. When lupus affects the kidneys it is known as lupus nephritis. This can result in kidney problems linked to kidney damage known as glomerulus. Lupus glomerulonephritis (LGN), when lupus is associated with glomerulus ...click here to read more

Inflammatory systemic autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and Sjögren’s syndrome, have all been found to overlap. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes the immune system to produce antibodies that produce widespread inflammation all over the body and can result in tissue damage. Any part of the body, including the skin, joints, brain, ...click here to read more

No one will blame you if you’d never heard of vasculitis before actor Ashton Kutcher announced his battle with it. It’s quite rare. There isn’t a ton of data on how rare, but one study from 2014 estimated that it killed roughly 8,000 Americans between 1999 and 2010. Vasculitis is an autoimmune disease that happens ...click here to read more

Arthritis is a condition that can cause debilitating pain and fatigue, but a new study has shown that physical activity and talk therapy can help to ease this fatigue. This study provides valuable information for people with conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis who are looking for ways to reduce their symptoms. If you are one ...click here to read more

Patients with rheumatic disease have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. However, a new report published in Rheumatology suggests that regular exercise can reduce the risks associated with vascular dysfunctions. Rheumatic diseases are a result of an imbalanced immune system that can lead to the production of antibodies that work against the subject’s cells, ...click here to read more

Cardiovascular diseases may be a risk for adults with glomerular diseases, according to a new study presented during ASN Kidney Week 2020. Researchers found a risk of cardiovascular disease to be 2.5-times higher in individuals with glomerular diseases compared with adults in the general population. Glomerular disease refers to a group of disorders that attack ...click here to read more

At some point, you’ve experienced a muscle twitch. Maybe they’re infrequent, or perhaps you experience them on the regular, but should you be concerned? Muscle twitches can be short or long in duration, but most of all, they can be irritating. A muscle twitch is an involuntary contraction of the fibers that make up the ...click here to read more