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

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

A longevity expert reveals how immune systems begin aging after 35, making people more susceptible to infections and ...

For many conditions including immune-related ones, genetics often explains only a small fraction of the differences between ...

A new approach targets the B-cell pathway with bispecific antibodies, building on decades of research that establishes the ...

Autoimmune neuromuscular diseases may sound complex, but understanding them is the first step to getting the right care and ...

Autoimmune diseases are on the rise in the U.S., with as many as 50 million Americans affected. Learn what causes them—and which symptoms could help pinpoint your problem.

Neurological autoimmune diseases involve an immune system attack on the central or peripheral nervous system (PNS). Multiple sclerosis is the most common and well-known of these conditions, but ...

ImmuNet uses big data to reveal the immune system’s role in disease ImmuNet, a tool using information compiled from more than 38,000 public experiments to predict new immune pathway interactions, ...

Ruth Wilson doesn’t look sick yet “everywhere hurts all the time” – because her immune system is attacking her own body.

Your gut harbors trillions of microbes which live in precarious harmony with your immune system. When that harmony is upset, ...

Zinc is a trace mineral that’s found in cells throughout your body, the NIH explains. “It is crucial for a healthy immune ...