Community Stories

Stress and Autoimmune Disease In the Time of COVID-19

Four women living with autoimmune and related conditions share how they’re managing stress in 2020.
Living With A Disease
Coping with Autoimmune Disease during the Holidays

Fourteen Ways to Cope with Autoimmune Disease During the Holiday Season

How to survive the stress of the holidays, including pain-free travel, healthy eating, supporting loved ones and fun new traditions.
Fighting Diseases
Unraveling the Mysteries of Celiac Disease

Unraveling the Mysteries of Celiac Disease

BRI researchers are leading innovative studies to improve our understanding of celiac disease and open the door to better treatments.
Living With A Disease
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Trick-or-treating with Autoimmune Diseases

Tips for individuals living with autoimmune diseases to have a healthy, happy Halloween.
Fighting Diseases
Seattle’s Best Places to Eat and Drink with Celiac Disease

Seattle’s Best Places to Eat and Drink with Celiac Disease

To celebrate Celiac Disease Awareness Month, we’ve put together a list of our favorite Celiac-friendly places to eat, drink, and shop in the Emerald City.
Living With A Disease
I’m reminded that BRI’s combined effort to tackle the enormous beast that is autoimmune disease is the best strategy for beating them.

Living Well With Disease

At 4, she learned she had type 1 diabetes. At 12, she was diagnosed with Raynaud’s disease. Lauren was 16, her hair fell out in patches ̶ alopecia areata. At 18,she was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. At age 24, she was confirmed to have celiac disease.
Fighting Diseases
About 25 percent of people with autoimmune diseases have a tendency to develop additional autoimmune diseases.

Mystery Of Multiple Autoimmune Diseases

About 25 percent of people with autoimmune diseases have a tendency to develop additional autoimmune diseases.
Fighting Diseases
Do I Have Celiac Disease?

Do I Have Celiac Disease?

Celiac disease can be difficult to diagnose because it may affect many organ systems outside the intestines.
Fighting Diseases
Bernard Khor, MD, PhD

Building a Lab and a Biorepository

For Bernard Khor, MD, PhD, scientific research has a distinct connection with another one of his passions: food.