Dealing with stress to soothe the nervous system
Every little effort we can make to soothe our nervous system can go a long way towards assisting us with the management of our long-term chronic illness and may work naturally alongside our specific medication regime.
103 landmarks and buildings light up for mastocytosis and mast cell diseases
20 October 2021 marks the fourth annual International Mastocytosis and Mast Cell Diseases Awareness Day.
Why purple?
When mast cells, usually from bone marrow, skin, and GI biopsies, are exposed to a special dye in pathology labs the granules of the mast cell or their cartilage matrix shows up in a distinctive purple colour. Once mast cells are highlighted in purple, pathologists...