Scientists may have pinpointed a primary cause of lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease. Researchers from Northwestern Medicine in Chicago and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston claim they have ...

Autoimmune diseases are widespread and notoriously difficult to treat. In part, this is because why the immune system attacks its own tissues in patients with these conditions remains poorly ...

You might associate autoimmune conditions with symptoms like skin disease, chronic pain, and fatigue. A less-discussed symptom of autoimmune diseases? Hair loss. Your immune system is meant to keep ...

Autoimmune neurological diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks nerve cells. Damage to neuronal cells can lead to a variety of neurologic and psychiatric symptoms. Autoimmune diseases ...

Now, scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and Columbia University Irving Medical Center have uncovered evidence that ALS may be an autoimmune disease. The researchers discovered that ...

Normally, your immune system fights off disease and protects your body from infection. However, when you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells, tissues and ...

Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have discovered how a viral infection causes autoimmune disease, disproving a long-standing theory and opening a promising new approach to ...

Inflammation is our body's defense mechanism against phenomena it recognizes as foreign. However, as with any complicated system, an error may arise. Inflammation ...

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and autoimmune conditions appear to have a two-way connection. Living with one may increase your risk of developing the other. Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may involve an autoimmune component — a finding that could reshape treatment strategies and ...

Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) is a rare condition that causes a person to produce excess lymphocytes. This can cause swelling of the lymph nodes. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood ...