Ältere Menschen mit gentechnischem „jungem Immunsystem“ und weniger wahrscheinlich an Infektionen und Krankheiten leiden, können tatsächlich ein höheres Risiko haben, Autoimmunerkrankungen wie rheumatoide Arthritis, Lupus, Zöliakie und Psoriasis zu entwickeln, findet eine neue Studie.

I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-025-00919-w

From the linked article:

*+A genetic „fountain of youth“ actually might increase seniors‘ risk of developing autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, celiac disease and psoriasis, a new study says.**

**Essentially, seniors who maintain „immune youth“ are less likely to suffer from infection and disease, but they pay a price for that youthfulness**, researchers reported Thursday in the journal Nature Aging.

„These patients have very young immune systems despite being in their 60s and 70s, but the price they pay for that is autoimmunity,“ lead researcher Dr. Cornelia Weyand, a rheumatologist and clinician-scientist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., said in a news release.