Taiwanese study puts numbers to common but poorly studied phenomenon ...

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. New research is raising the prospect of ...

Growing research suggests the bacteria left behind by the common childhood infection may trick the immune system into ...

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified two lipids that work together with a quintessential protein known ...

A new study has shed light on why patients with certain rare immune disorders develop severe, food-triggered allergic reactions while others with similar diagnoses do not. The findings, published in ...

You might associate autoimmune conditions with symptoms like skin disease, chronic pain, and fatigue. A less-discussed symptom of autoimmune diseases? Hair loss. Your immune system is meant to keep ...

If autoimmune disease runs in your family, you may have been told some version of this: It’s in your genes. But science is revealing a deeper layer of complexity; genetic predisposition influences ...

From birth-month signatures to global climate gradients, emerging evidence indicates that seasonal light, temperature, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Early discussions and proactive planning for pregnancy are critically important for those with autoimmune diseases. d3sign/Moment ...

An “immune system reset” eliminated autoimmune, or Type 1, diabetes in mice in a study conducted at. Researchers say the strategy could also have potential for treating other autoimmune diseases and ...

Aptamers are short, single-stranded nucleic acids that can fold into specific three-dimensional structures, allowing them to ...