Autoimmune Life Blog

Over the past year, BRI has been working toward a new vision of creating a healthy immune system for everyone.

We’re all hearing that people with underlying conditions and immune deficiencies are more susceptible to COVID-19. It’s natural for people with autoimmune disease to wonder what this means for them.

s the coronavirus and COVID-19 turn the world upside down, it’s an unprecedented time filled with challenges that BRI is ready for. We thrive on investigating the toughest medical questions.

Most people don’t spend much time thinking about their gut. They know it starts at their mouth and ends at their rectum — and they hope it stays in working order. They might even know it includes the gut microbiome, millions of bacteria in your large intestine.

In February, Dana VanBuecken, ARNP, was living her normal life as a clinical research nurse and mother of four who lives with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

The holidays are a stressful time for anyone, but they can be especially stressful when you have an autoimmune disease. You may be on the hunt for the perfect gift, preparing elaborate meals, hosting extended family, and — oh no! — you completely forgot about that holiday party this weekend.

We recently kicked off a potentially game-changing partnership with the new Allen Institute for Immunology. Fueled by a $125 million gift from the late Paul G. Allen, this partnership aims to learn more about how the immune system works from health to disease.

When some people are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D), the disease progresses so quickly that their pancreas stops making insulin within a year.  For others, the process is slower and this can make their T1D easier to manage.  But what if we could identify these fast progressors early, and ma

In April 2017, Steve Gordon and his daughter, Callie Triller, hiked to Machu Picchu in Peru. Seven months later, Steve started experiencing severe joint pain and learned he had rheumatoid arthritis (RA).