Antigen-specific therapies have a long history in the treatment of allergy but have not been successful in autoimmunity. However, in the past 20 years, advances in the definition of the self-antigens ...

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: Types, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) is a rare but serious type of anemia in which the immune system ...

Autoimmune diseases cannot currently be cured, only treated, and this is also true for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, which affects the central nervous system. A study of how the treatment ...

AIDs remain a persistent and challenging problem to human health and society, with a prevalence about one in ten individuals [1]. While most AIDs are not monogenic in nature, multiple genetic factors, ...

"Type 1 diabetes is a T cell-mediated autoimmune disease arising from the destruction of pancreatic insulin-producing β cells found within the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas," write Drs. Matthew ...

Type 2 diabetes is not an autoimmune condition, while type 1 diabetes is. Though new research suggests the immune system may ...

Autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases have traditionally been interpreted as disorders arising from dysregulation of adaptive or innate immune responses, ...

A new Review reveals how aging can push the immune system into a paradoxical state, weaker against threats yet more prone to attacking the body’s own tissues.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the most common form of lupus, is an autoimmune disorder that occurs more frequently in ...

Brittany Underwood was 37 when she was hit with COVID early in 2021. Her case was mild, and, like the mom she is, she took care of everyone else because of course the rest of her family had it too. It ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risk for type 1 diabetes is more than twice as high for teens and young adults with autoimmune disease.

In patients with autoimmune disease prescribed Xiidra, the most common form of dry eye disease was aqueous tear deficiency, and cataracts were common, according to a study presented at Optometry’s ...