Profound and debilitating fatigue is the most common complaint reported among individuals
with autoimmune disease, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, type 1 …

Sleep has a homeostatic role in the regulation of the immune system and serves to constrain
activation of inflammatory signalling and expression of cellular inflammation. In patients with …

A correlation between sleep and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been observed in
a number of prior investigations. However, little is known regarding the potential causative …

Epidemiological studies have shown that individuals with sleep problems are at a greater
risk of developing immune and chronic inflammatory diseases. As sleep disorders and low …

Rheumatoid arthritis associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) and idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis (IPF) are distinct diseases; however, they share several clinical, radiographic and …

Background and objectives Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), an autoimmune disease, has
been proposed to be comorbid with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). We aimed at testing …

Background Individuals with OSA have elevated levels of inflammatory markers, but no
prospective study has examined the role of inflammation in the development of OSA …

Background Epidemiological studies on the obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cancer
relationship in humans are inconsistent. Furthermore, there are limited prospective studies …

Objective To determine the prevalence of comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), discover
which comorbidities might predispose to developing RA, and identify which comorbidities …

Objective Since comorbidities such as autoimmune diseases may be associated with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk, we hypothesized that a family history of these other conditions …