Understanding what autoimmune diseases are, what triggers them and how they’re treated can be a powerful first step toward ...

Under normal conditions, cytokines aid in pathogen recognition and elimination while contributing to immune system ...

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 ...

Studies have reported cases of people developing autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. But research is mixed as to whether there’s a link.

Autoimmune disorders occur when the body’s immune system cannot differentiate between cells that are its own and pathogens. Consequently, the body’s immune system attacks itself causing inflammation ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Because CNS vasculitis usually ruins the organs.” Halverson explained. After Krista died, doctors at Mid-America Transplant ...

The increasing prevalence of autoimmune diseases represents a significant global health challenge, necessitating concerted efforts to unravel their complex etiology and develop innovative treatment ...

Solange Knowles revealed that she’s been diagnosed with two “debilitating” autoimmune disorders and one immunological condition. “I got diagnosed with POTS, Sjogrens and Mcas in 2018 and really relate ...

Neurological autoimmune diseases involve an immune system attack on the central or peripheral nervous system (PNS). Multiple sclerosis is the most common and well-known of these conditions, but ...