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The Autoimmune Network

Research. Education. Empowerment.

Founded by Manaal Khalid in 2024 for public awareness.

Every statement on this platform carries a visible citation from a peer-reviewed journal or an internationally recognized medical body. NIHWHOPubMed

The scale of it

Autoimmunity is not rare. It is everywhere.

Numbers shown here come from population-scale studies and public health agencies, each linked in place.

~1 in 10

People in a 22-million-person UK population study had a diagnosed autoimmune disorder.

80%+

Share of some autoimmune diagnoses occurring in women across major cohorts.

100+

Distinct conditions are currently recognized as autoimmune or immune-mediated.

Rising

Incidence of several immune-mediated diseases is increasing in industrializing regions.

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Founder

Built by a student who believes science should be understandable.

Manaal Khalid founded The Autoimmune Network to close the distance between peer-reviewed autoimmune research and the people living with these diseases — especially women and young learners.