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 ...

A peek inside some leading research labs shows how scientists-turned-detectives are painstakingly decoding what causes autoimmune diseases and how to stop the immune system from attacking you instead ...

Imagine waking up already feeling drained, as if you never slept at all. Or noticing that your hands feel inexplicably stiff and swollen, making simple tasks like opening a jar or even typing feel ...

Autoimmune disease hair loss can happen with alopecia areata, lupus, thyroid diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and scalp psoriasis. Each disease has different effects, ...

One in ten Americans are living with an autoimmune disease and its easy for some of the early symptoms like gut problems, fatigue and inflammation to be explained way for other reasons. Dr. Sara Szal ...

For guidance and support, MDA Resource Center specialists can help. What causes these disorders? The exact causes of autoimmune neuromuscular diseases remain under study, but they all involve the ...

Picture this: a huge house is being guarded by multiple security guards. Now imagine your body is that house, and the security guards are your immune system – protecting your body from diseases, ...

Studies have reported cases of people developing autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. But research is mixed as to whether there’s a link.

Dr. Laura Lewandowski, a pediatric rheumatologist and assistant clinical investigator, poses for a portrait at a centrifuge with tubes containing patient samples for autoimmunity testing in the lab ...