Hopkins researchers Maximilian Konig and Jordan Green talk with 'The Associated Press' about their research to alter ...

Engineered T cells that have been used to treat ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus show promising results.

It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues.

You might associate autoimmune conditions with symptoms like skin disease, chronic pain, and fatigue. A less-discussed symptom of autoimmune diseases? Hair loss. Your immune system is meant to keep ...

The virus that causes glandular fever may be an unsuspected cause of several autoimmune conditions, lending hope for new treatments and vaccines ...

Scientists may have pinpointed a primary cause of lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease. Researchers from Northwestern Medicine in Chicago and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston claim they have ...

What are called autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body — even the brain — and tens of millions of people. While most common in women, these diseases can strike anyone, adults ...

Scientists are making progress in understanding and treating these disorders, which can go unrecognized for years.

Autoimmune diseases are widespread and notoriously difficult to treat. In part, this is because why the immune system attacks its own tissues in patients with these conditions remains poorly ...

Scientists have found the clearest evidence yet that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) – which nearly all of us carry for life – is ...

Sometimes our immune system runs amok and attacks the organ that makes us “us” — the brain. It's called autoimmune ...