Health

But for real, is this headache because of late nights, weather, or school? Can I get at least a mediocre rainstorm so I can get some decent sleep? I just want to sleep, and this fluctuating heat isn’t helping. No inbetween; choose one or the other, weather!

From the derechos, tornadoes, hailstorms, and snowstorms, I think Nebraska is pretty set with an arsenal that can absolutely destroy us. What disaster would you like the weather wheel to land on? A snowy Christmas, a dented-up car, or a roofless house? It’s our fate, and all we can do is look up.

Gabriel Sanders is a sophomore English major from Apopka, Fla.

The rise of autoimmune disease

The increasing prevalence of autoimmunity

While an already shocking 23.5 million Americans have an autoimmune disease, recent studies predict the prevalence of these issues will only increase. In 2020, the National Institutes of Health funded research that found that autoimmunity is rising at a particularly rapid pace in several different populations, but especially among young people.

Yale School of Medicine defines autoimmunity as what occurs when the immune system loses tolerance of bodily tissue and behaves as if these cells were a pathogen. It’s as if two opposing sides are in

Global Spending on Immunology 2012-2022 with 2023 Forecast

In the last 10 years, global spending on immunology has increased from $28 billion to $141 billion. It is expected to increase by another $8 billion in 2023.

Data from IQVIA Institute Nov. 2021 Graph by Reef Peckham