Long-term stress might mess with your body’s stress and immune systems in a way that could lead to thyroid problems like Hashimoto’s or Graves’ disease, possibly by causing the immune system to attack the thyroid by mistake.

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Understanding Thyroid Autoimmunity: A Mini Review on the Role of Stress and Immune Activation

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The study looks at how long-term stress affects the body's immune system and thyroid, and it finds that stress can trigger the immune system to attack the thyroid, which supports the idea that stress plays a role in thyroid autoimmune diseases.

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Understanding Thyroid Autoimmunity: A Mini Review on the Role of Stress and Immune Activation

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DOI: 10.64437/jin0124009

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