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A New Discovery: Autoimmune Disease May Be Driven by Evolving Cells
Autoimmune diseases—like thyroid disease, lupus, or rheumatoid arthritis—happen when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks itself. For years, doctors have thought this was mainly due to the immune system becoming “overactive” or poorly regulated. But this new study suggests something deeper—and more surprising—is going on. Scientists have discovered that in…