Autoimmunity – Carol Pombo

Chronic illnesses and mental health during the pandemic year

This year has been especially difficult for those with chronic illnesses. These are diseases that do not represent an immediate risk to life, but bring significant damage to everyday life and can lead to death in the medium and long term. I am referring, for example, to autoimmune diseases and chronic mental health disorders –Continue reading “Chronic illnesses and mental health during the pandemic year”

Stress, mental health and autoimmunity

Stress is an umbrella term that has been quite used in a scientific context but not only. We all know what stress concerns, mainly in its negative sense. But do we really understand how it is fundamental in the processes of becoming ill or healthy? Scientifically speaking, stress is a non-specific response of the bodyContinue reading “Stress, mental health and autoimmunity”