In the rapidly moving field, questions remain regarding long-term safety, durability of remission, and the FDA’s approach to ...

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 ...

RNA-based medicine is about to take a huge leap forward thanks to the discovery of extremely short RNA fragments with ...

Autoimmune diseases, especially in women, are associated with nearly a two-fold increased risk for affective disorders, new research showed. An analysis of 1.5 million adults showed that the lifetime ...

For decades, medical research has treated the human genome as the master blueprint for understanding disease. But a growing body of evidence suggests that what happens outside our cells, the sum total ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will convene an ad hoc committee of experts to assess NIH research activities on autoimmune diseases with a particular emphasis on the ...

A new study led by Swansea University has revealed a new way to potentially treat certain autoimmune diseases by targeting a protein that helps regulate energy production in immune cells. Autoimmune ...

The deal underscores a broader shift in autoimmune drug development toward therapies that aim to reprogram disease-driving immune responses at their source. Repertoire Immune Medicines announced a ...

Autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED) is a complex condition in which the immune system aberrantly targets inner ear structures, leading to a fluctuating and often progressive sensorineural hearing loss ...

Fatigue, joint pain, rashes, brain fog or tingling in the hands and feet can seem like normal signs of aging—but they may also point to an autoimmune disease. These potentially disabling and often ...

Autoimmune diseases are a group of disorders that cause the immune system to mistakenly attack healthy cells, tissue or organs. This immune dysfunction can lead to inflammation, tissue damage and even ...