The next big advance in treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis could be tiny pulses of electricity delivered to the ...

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?

In 2022, autoimmune diseases affected over 15 million individuals in the United States, with women nearly twice as likely to be affected as men and more than one third of affected individuals ...

Researchers have uncovered how chronic hepatitis C infection leads to autoimmune disease, which opens new paths for treatments Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have ...

This means that it’s possibly an autoimmune disease, but other causes may also contribute to or trigger the immune response. The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation suggests a link between ...

However, not all autoimmune conditions follow the same patterns. Coeliac disease, for example, involves a unique reaction to gluten exposure, making it more sensitive to external dietary factors.

After combing through 4,000 existing medications, an artificial intelligence tool helped uncover one that saved the life of a ...

Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have discovered how a viral infection causes autoimmune disease, disproving a long-standing theory and opening a promising new approach to ...

The challenge with forecasting disease progression is sample size. The population of individuals who have a specific autoimmune disease is relatively small. With less data available, it's harder ...

Patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE), an autoimmune disease that causes skin inflammation, have a higher risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), or hardening of the ...

Is IBD an autoimmune disease? While it has similarities with autoimmune diseases, IBD is a little different. IBD falls under the umbrella of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs).

The 2024 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) annual meeting spotlighted transformative advancements in cell therapies for autoimmune diseases, with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T therapies ...