No standard treatments for the sometimes deadly disorder have been developed, but that may change due to the newly published ...

The images showed that nearly all the antibodies bind to a single domain of the receptor, providing a viable target for novel therapeutics.

Scientists have identified a promising target for treatment of a devastating autoimmune disease affecting the brain.

STOCKTON, Calif. (KGO) -- A writer's inspiration can take many forms. For Joy Van, it happened while her son was hospitalized with a rare autoimmune disease. "I was sitting in the hospital with him ...

In autoimmune encephalitis, a rare but serious and sometimes life-threatening inflammation of the central nervous system, the body’s own defences are directed against the central nervous system. This ...