It's one of medicine's biggest mysteries — why sometimes our immune system attacks our own bodies. Autoimmune diseases affect ...

What are called autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body – and tens of millions of people. While most ...

Two teams of researchers have developed a cell reprogramming technology that converts rogue disease-causing T cells from our immune system into protective T reg cells. These cells help ensure that the ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The family of a 14-year-old student in Greenville says he passed away from a bacterial infection. William Hand just graduated from the 8th grade at Hughes Academy of ...

Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He is also a co-host of the weekly biotech podcast ...

The advent of new biologic medicines in the past 25 years has been transformational, introducing powerful new treatments for a range of autoimmune disorders. But these drugs don’t help all patients ...

A 23-year-old diagnosed with a rare condition that causes arthritis, fatigue and shortness of breath once had such bad symptoms she could not lift her arms over her head to dress herself. Liverpool ...

Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (aPAP) is a rare disease characterized by progressive surfactant accumulation and hypoxemia caused by autoantibodies against granulocyte–macrophage ...

Dogged for several years by an investor lawsuit accusing the company of misleading investors about the safety and efficacy of its now-approved drug Tavneos, ChemoCentryx has emerged victorious in a ...

For several years, one of the great champions of the modern era has existed as a kind of tennis ghost. Monica Seles won nine Grand Slam titles, seven of them before her 19th birthday. Tennis is a ...

Rheumatologists are trained to piece together common, possibly overlooked symptoms. Symptoms like fatigue and joint pain might seem benign, but they may signal an autoimmune disease. Early ...

Poison ivy, along with poison oak and poison sumac, has an oily coating called urushiol, which often causes redness, swelling, and severe itching within 4 to 48 hours after contact with your skin.