Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that networks of misplaced immune cells drive an aggressive lung disease, ...

Oslo-based Tribune Therapeutics has raised $40 million to advance its way of inhibiting the formation of scar tissue in disease. The cash from investors including LifeArc Ventures, Novo Holdings, and ...

Pulmonary hypertension is a common consequence of interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD), with the highest rate seen among ...

A scientific technique that rapidly increases the body's production of anti-inflammatory cells promoted healing from heart attacks in mice, according to a new study by investigators from the Smidt ...

A multicenter study has shown that lymph node transfer is a viable treatment for the swelling in the affected limb, a condition known as lymphedema, after breast cancer surgery. However, an effective ...

For example, connective tissue disorders (CTDs) and iMCD share many clinical ... Flare and remission designations have been used previously. Disease flare was determined based on clinical features and ...

Connective tissue diseases are a heterogeneous group of autoimmune disorders that affect any of the body's connective tissues. These disorders can be inherited or acquired, and can present with a ...

In autoimmune diseases and allergies, the immune system mistakenly perceives healthy tissue as unhealthy and launches an unnecessary attack, leading to uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous symptoms.

The disease occurs when the body's immune system mistakenly produces antibodies against collagen in the lungs and kidneys. Collagen is a protein that helps form connective tissue. Goodpasture ...