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KetosisMD t1_iu6ewg6 wrote

We found that one previously unknown species of bacteria was present in the intestines of around 20% of people who were either diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis or produce the antibodies that cause the disease. As a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, I suggested we name this species Subdoligranulum didolesgii (“didolesgii” means arthritis or rheumatism in Cherokee) as a nod to the contributions that other Indigenous scholars have made to science as well as the fact that rheumatoid arthritis affects Indigenous people at a higher rate than other populations.

Subdoligranulum didolesgii has not been detected in the feces of healthy people before, and it is currently unknown how prevalent this bacteria is in the general population.

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aintnobodyknows t1_iu7tq42 wrote

Is this from the article? The site is down for me.

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Prophet_Muhammad_phd t1_iueaikm wrote

Had no clue indigenous groups have a higher rate of it. It makes more sense now that my Mother has it. She’s like 25% Native American and suffers from it a lot. I remember when I was young, my grandmother’s (her mother) hands were always so swollen. Yet they never diagnosed her with RA, that was like 10-15 years ago. She must’ve had it, just didn’t know.

Glad in such a short time they’re making relatively quick progress.

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