The push to find help for autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and lupus

Another common feature: Patients with a number of autoimmune diseases, especially women, often suffer heart attacks and ...

Disease of 1,000 faces shows how science is tackling immunity’s dark side

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

There are more than 100 autoimmune diseases, and they mostly strike women. Here's what to know

Autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body – and tens of millions of people. While most common in women ...
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Successful experiments reprogram rogue T cells for targeted autoimmune disease therapy

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 ...