Autoimmune diseases occur when the body’s immune system senses a threat and attacks its own healthy cells, tissues, or organs. There are more than 80 types of autoimmune diseases—with lupus ...

Autoimmune diseases are characterized by an inappropriate immune response to healthy organs and tissues in the body. For example, many people with RA have autoantibodies that attack healthy joint ...

Despite the recent rise in herbal supplement use, research suggests certain supplements may pose risks for patients with autoimmune diseases.

Primary ovarian insufficiency was associated with a higher risk for autoimmune conditions including hypothyroidism and adrenal insufficiency.

Researchers identified a key protein as a potential therapeutic target for stopping the body's immune system from mistakenly attacking itself, offering new hope for treating autoimmune diseases and ...

In a large cohort of patients with autoimmune diseases, treatment with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs was ...

“The conception that antibodies, which should protect against disease ... to primary cowpox vaccination as an example of the role of the developing immune response. Similarly, he assigned ...

For example, in IPF, a lung condition that has ... could be beneficial for patients suffering from inborn errors of immune diseases, in which impaired macrophages are responsible for the onset ...