Autoimmune diseases cannot currently be cured, only treated, and this is also true for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, which affects the central nervous system. A study of how the treatment ...

What if the very internal system that is meant to protect us, our body, our organs, starts to turn against us? That's right! With the sharp rise in Autoimmune diseases in the world, launching attacks ...

Brittany Underwood was 37 when she was hit with COVID early in 2021. Her case was mild, and, like the mom she is, she took care of everyone else because of course the rest of her family had it too. It ...

People with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) are at risk of a number of comorbidities, from cardiovascular ...

Normally, your immune system fights off disease and protects your body from infection. However, when you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells, tissues and ...

Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1) is a life-threatening, autosomal recessive syndrome caused by autoimmune regulator (AIRE) deficiency. In APS-1, self-reactive T cells escape thymic ...

You might associate autoimmune conditions with symptoms like skin disease, chronic pain, and fatigue. But autoimmune disease hair loss can also happen. Your immune system is meant to keep you healthy ...

EPI has a range of causes, some of which are autoimmune conditions. Treating these underlying conditions can help resolve symptoms of EPI and reduce your risk of complications. Exocrine pancreatic ...

Neurological autoimmune diseases happen when the immune system attacks the central nervous system (CNS) or peripheral nervous system (PNS). This can cause neurological symptoms, and about 30 ...

With better screening for type 1 diabetes and a new treatment called TZield, the outlook is improving for people with the autoimmune disease.

Kobe University neurologist CHIHARA Norio discovered how a known treatment against neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, an autoimmune disease, works: The treatment, which blinds immune cells to ...