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.

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 ...

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 ...

Lifordi Immunotherapeutics and other biotechnology companies are using antibodies to precisely target drugs in the body.

Think of your immune system like a hardworking security team: Day and night, with zero breaks, it’s scanning for potentially dangerous intruders. And while you mindlessly scroll your social feeds and ...

Nightmares and hallucinations — or “daymares” — may be early warning signs for the onset of an autoimmune disease or a flare-up, new research shows. “For many years, I have discussed nightmares with ...

This article was reviewed by Knox Beasley, MD. You might associate autoimmune conditions with symptoms like skin disease, chronic pain, and fatigue. A less-discussed symptom of autoimmune diseases?

Up to 50 million Americans have an autoimmune disease – a condition in which your immune system attacks healthy cells – and as many as 80% of those people are women. A new study led by researchers at ...