Experts close in on what triggers lupus, the painful immune condition that hit stars Lady Gaga and Selena Gomez...
and it's all around us READ MORE: What is lupus? Everything you need to know about the condition By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 09:09 EDT, 10 July 2024 | Updated: 09:11 EDT, 10 July 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Living in a bustling polluted city could raise the risk of an autoimmune condition affecting 50,000 Britons, alarming research has suggested. Scientists have long tried to unpick what exactly triggers systemic lupus erythematosus, more commonly known as lupus, to occur. The condition, which is also suffered by Selena Gomez , Lady Gaga and Nick Cannon , sees body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue instead.
But researchers in China now believe long-term exposure to air pollution 'may increase the risk of developing lupus'. Dr Yaohua Tian, an expert in air pollutants and chronic disease at Huazhong University of Science and Technology and study co-author, said: ' Our study provides crucial insights into the air pollution contributing to autoimmune diseases. Scientists have long tried to unpick what exactly triggers systemic lupus erythematosus, more commonly known as lupus, to occur.
The condition, which is also suffered by Selena Gomez , Lady Gaga and Nick Cannon , sees body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue instead But researchers in China now believe long-term exposure to air pollution 'may increase.