SciShow
We're Probably Going to Cure MS
You've probably heard of multiple sclerosis, especially if you're a fan of The West Wing. But can we ever cure MS? Yes. But also, no. But also, probably? It's complicated.
SciShow
A Vaccine That Makes Your Immune System ... Forget?
Vaccines for covid or the flu teach your immune system to remember a threat so that it responds when that threat shows up. Some researchers want to delete immune memories instead, because those aberrant memories are the cause of...
SciShow
Have an Autoimmune Disease? Blame the Black Death
The bubonic plague killed so many people in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa that that natural selection event is still rippling through our genomes today. But the same genes that helped your ancestors survive the Black Death...
SciShow
Gluten
Gluten is a sticky protein composite found in cereal grains. Hank gives us some insight into the importance of gluten in history, as well as its impact on health in our own time.
SciShow
Gluten
Gluten is a sticky protein composite found in cereal grains. Hank gives us some insight into the importance of gluten in history, as well as its impact on health in our own time.
SciShow
Schizophrenia May Be an Autoimmune Condition
Schizophrenia affects 20 million people worldwide, and we don’t exactly know how it develops, or what causes it yet. However, some research has found that it might be an autoimmune condition.
Curated Video
Autoimmune disease
A condition in which the body's immune system attacks it's own healthy cells, tissues or organs. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
Professor Dave Explains
Glucocorticoids: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Glucocorticoids constitute a major drug class in treating inflammation and autoimmune disease. These include endogenous hormones that can be administered exogenously, but also synthetic alternatives with a variety of functions. These...
msvgo
Auto-Immune Disorders
It describes the cause for autoimmune disorders and lists some common auto-immune diseases.
Mazz Media
Autoimmune Diseases
In this live-action program viewers will learn that an autoimmune disease occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue. Students will come to understand that special cells called regulatory T cells...
Visual Learning Systems
Allergies, Autoimmune Diseases, and Immune System Health
This video provides a brief overview of allergies, autoimmune diseases, and the importance of maintaining a healthy immune system. It explains how allergies occur, common causes, and the use of antihistamine medication to reduce...
Press Association
Katie Tinkler, lupus patient, receives 'groundbreaking' treatment
Interview with Katie Tinkler, one of three patients receiving a ”groundbreaking” treatment for lupus on the NHS, which experts hope could eradicate the need for lifelong drugs. In the new NHS trial, led by University College London...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Multiple Sclerosis?
A video [7:10] that explains what Multiple Sclerosis is and how it affects the brain.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Celiac Disease
A video [6:38] that explains what celiac disease is, how it affects the body, and how it is diagnosed and treated.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Vasculitis?
Vasculitis is a group of medical conditions which cause damage to the blood vessels through inflammation. Depending on which blood vessels are affected, vasculitis can be classified as large vessel, medium vessel, or small vessel...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: Greater Boston: Did Environmental Exposure Cause a Disease Cluster?
In this video segment from 'Greater Boston,' Liz Lombard describes her struggle with a painful, progressive autoimmune disease called scleroderma. Scleroderma is rare, so Lombard was surprised to learn that other people in her South...