Scientists are trying a revolutionary new approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus and other ...

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

Doctor after doctor misdiagnosed or shrugged off Ruth Wilson’s rashes, swelling, fevers and severe pain for six years. She saved her life by begging for one more test in an emergency room about to ...

A healthy immune system is the body’s best allyan automated engine of biological warfare that can destroy almost any microbial parasite it encounters. But, like all other agents of destruction, when ...

DENVER, Colo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Fifty million Americans are living with an autoimmune disorder, making it one of the leading causes of chronic illness in the country. In fact, there are more than ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — Women are far more likely ...

Autoimmune disease is a condition in which the body’s immune system mistakes its own healthy tissues as foreign and attacks them instead of defending. It could be within the body of the individual or ...

On the outside Jack Linehan appears to be like any other kid his age. Up until two years ago, the nine-year-old with long, ...

This image provided by National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows the X and Y chromosomes. Women are far more likely than men to get autoimmune diseases, illnesses like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis ...

WASHINGTON — Women are far more likely than men to get autoimmune diseases, when an out-of-whack immune system attacks their own bodies — and new research may finally explain why. It’s all about how ...