Autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), affect ...

Scientists have identified a biological ‘switch’ that prevents the immune system from attacking healthy cells. This discovery could revolutionize treatments for autoimmune diseases, which ...

Scientists have uncovered a stealthy tactic used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus: one of its proteins can leap from infected cells to ...

Your immune system was supposed to protect you from threats, but sometimes it gets confused about what counts as an enemy and starts attacking your own healthy tissues. This internal betrayal ...

A new clinical test may be able to predict which biologic may be the most effective for each individual with rheumatoid ...

The common food additive that's linked to autoimmune disease and this ingredient hiding in your pantry could be triggering ...

However, the immune system requires precise regulation to prevent cGAS from mistakenly attacking the body's own tissues, leading to autoimmune disorders, which now affect about 10% of the global ...

A revolutionary treatment for autoimmune diseases could be on the horizon. Twenty-four million to 50 million Americans have an autoimmune disease, in which the body’s immune system mistakenly ...

Sometimes your immune system attacks the tissues in the body, causing disease. This is called autoimmunity. Most people’s immune systems get used to their own tissue before they are born.

When the coronavirus attacks the body, the immune system steps up, trying to respond quickly and powerfully enough to stop the virus from running wild. How the body's immune system tries to fight ...

College Freshman's Immune System Attacks Her Brain, Leading to Psychosis, Seizures: 'Didn't Find a Cause' (Exclusive) “It's a really rare disease.