A discovery about the mechanisms that enable the immune system to sustain long-term protection could revolutionize treatment for chronic disease and cancer. Prolonged illnesses like cancer and chronic ...

Autoimmune disease hair loss can happen with alopecia areata, lupus, thyroid diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and scalp psoriasis. Each disease has different effects, ...

The discovery could make treatments more effective and improve clinical outcomes. Battling a chronic disease is like running a marathon where T cells, the immune system’s frontline defenders, are the ...

Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He is also a co-host of the weekly biotech podcast ...

Researchers have made a breakthrough into how two chronic respiratory diseases in childhood affect the immune system, paving the way for better treatments. Researchers have made a breakthrough into ...

One of the remaining mysteries of the human immune system is why a certain cell, called a B cell, which retains a memory for past infections -- ensuring we fight off diseases we have experienced ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Scientists in the metro have found that there is a relationship between unnecessary inflammation and a long life. That the very thing designed to prevent the body from ...

From your digestive system to sleep - here are the overlooked signals which indicate that it could be struggling ...

A friend who was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease is now fearful of getting thyroid cancer, which happened to another family member. A social media site advocates a rigid diet, such as no gluten, ...

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and autoimmune conditions can overlap, and each may raise the risk of the other. Up to 30% of people with MDS also have an autoimmune disorder. Autoimmune conditions ...

Immune system disorders in children can involve an underactive, overactive, or misdirected immune response. Main groups include immunodeficiencies, autoimmune diseases, atopic diseases, and ...