What are called autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body — even the brain — and tens of millions of people. While most common in women, these diseases can strike anyone, adults ...

Another common feature: Patients with a number of autoimmune diseases, especially women, often suffer heart attacks and strokes at unusually young ages. Kaplan’s research suggests those aptly named ...

When it comes to treating autoimmune diseases, recognizing the symptoms early is key. Maybe you first heard about an autoimmune disease like lupus because of a celebrity like Selena Gomez speaking ...

There are over 100 autoimmune conditions, including celiac disease, type 1 diabetes, and psoriasis. These occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks parts of the human body. This statistic comes ...

Scientists are making progress in understanding and treating these disorders, which can go unrecognized for years.

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 ...

This debilitating brain disease is rare. But its early symptoms are often mistaken for anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue ...

Scientists are trying a revolutionary new approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus and other ...

A 'chasm of misunderstanding and miscommunication' is often experienced between clinicians and patients, leading to autoimmune diseases such as lupus and vasculitis being wrongly diagnosed as ...

Sometimes our immune system runs amok and attacks the organ that makes us “us” — the brain. It's called autoimmune ...

"Grey’s Anatomy" star Camilla Luddington is getting candid about a personal health battle that left her confused, exhausted and, at times, barely able to function. Luddington, 41, known for her role ...