Years later, she finally got an explanation: Hashimoto’s disease, an autoimmune disorder in which the body mistakenly attacks ...

Our immune system has a dark side: It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues. What are called autoimmune diseases can ...

Autoimmune arthritis no longer impacts only older adults, but also young women. Currently, a large number of women are being ...

Tick parasites can attach to us and draw off blood without triggering an immune reaction because they produce proteins known as evasins that bind to and block the action of host chemokines that would ...

In a condition known as "IgLON5 encephalitis," the immune system mistakenly attacks cells in the brain. This leads to brain ...

Autoimmune diseases affect approximately 5 to 10% of the global population, with increasing prevalence over recent decades. Common examples include Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Crohn’s disease, type 1 ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified an immune-regulating molecule that may help explain why some patients with ...

According to the Autoimmune Association, approximately 50 million Americans live with an autoimmune disease, yet these ...

Autoimmune diseases arise when the immune system erroneously targets self-tissues, leading to chronic systemic inflammation. Such persistent inflammation is increasingly recognised as a driver of ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes painful sores and inflammation deep inside your colon and rectum. That can lead to hard-to-manage symptoms like ...

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and autoimmune conditions can overlap, and each may raise the risk of the other. Up to 30% of people with MDS also have an autoimmune disorder. Autoimmune conditions ...