This article was reviewed by Knox Beasley, MD. You might associate autoimmune conditions with symptoms like skin disease, chronic pain, and fatigue. A less-discussed symptom of autoimmune diseases?

Lifordi Immunotherapeutics and other biotechnology companies are using antibodies to precisely target drugs in the body.

Your immune system is supposed to protect you from viruses, bacteria, and other harmful invaders. However, when you have an autoimmune disorder, your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells in ...

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 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 ...

The body mistakenly attacks the lining of the joints, causing painful swelling and stiffness.It can be a real pain in the ...

Autoimmune diseases share the same core pathology despite their differing clinical manifestations: dysregulated B and T cell activity. B cells contribute to disease progression by secreting ...

Autoimmune disorders result when your body’s immune system becomes overactive, causing it to attack and damage your tissues. There is a good deal of overlap between autoimmune disorders and ...

Think of your immune system like a hardworking security team: Day and night, with zero breaks, it’s scanning for potentially dangerous intruders. And while you mindlessly scroll your social feeds and ...

Kristen Demoruelle receives research funding from the National Institutes of Health, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Bristol-Myers Squib for research projects that are unrelated to the topics in this ...