Sjögren’s disease goes beyond dry eyes and mouth, potentially affecting the lungs, kidneys, nerves, joints and overall health ...
The immune system is designed to protect the body from infections and other harmful invaders. But in an autoimmune disease, it mistakenly attacks healthy cells and tissues. There are more than 80 ...
A scientific review on autoimmune neurological diseases reveals what occurs in our body when the immune system, by mistake, produces antibodies that target a protein essential for the normal ...
Our immune systems never stop targeting cells they regard as a threat, so it’s really bad news when rogue immune cells mistakenly turn on us, as they do in autoimmune conditions. Existing treatments ...
Our immune system has a dark side: It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues. What are called autoimmune diseases can ...