Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women.

for example, in primary biliary cirrhosis and thyroiditis. The initiation of autoimmune disease in experimental animals with a clone of autoreactive T cells supports the idea. Occam's razor ...

The autoimmune disease itself doesn’t cause hair loss, but the medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis can. For example, rheumatoid arthritis is often treated with methotrexate and ...

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women.

Autoimmune diseases are characterized by an inappropriate immune response to healthy organs and tissues in the body. For example, many people with RA have autoantibodies that attack healthy joint ...

Autoimmune vasculitis is a group of conditions that cause blood vessel inflammation. Examples include Kawasaki disease and giant cell arteritis. They develop as a result of an overreaction of your ...

In a Senate hearing, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said that efforts to address the high rates of chronic disease need to start with ...

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 ...

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.

Researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism that may drive tissue damage and a new target for drug discovery.