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 ...

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 ...

A revolutionary cancer treatment is now being applied to a wide range of autoimmune disorders. Columnist Michael Le Page ...

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. New research is raising the prospect of ...

An estimated 8% of Americans live with autoimmune diseases that cause chronic inflammation and damage. Now, a breakthrough ...

What causes autoimmune disease? A new study finds that somatic mutations in immune checkpoint genes like PDL1 trigger the immune system to attack the body.

Konig and Green are among the champions of this effort which The AP calls "a revolutionary new approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus, and other devastating autoimmune ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. People with autoimmune illnesses often struggle for years to get a diagnosis and to find doctors who take their ...

THURSDAY, Oct. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Autoimmune neuromuscular diseases may sound complex, but understanding them is the first step to getting the right care and support. Conditions such as ...

September 21, 2010 (San Francisco, California) — Some patients with cryptogenic partial seizures refractory to traditional antiepileptic medications may have "autoimmune epilepsy" — epilepsy ...

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 ...