Autoimmune Disease
Autoimmune Disease: an illness that causes the immune system to produce antibodies that attack normal body tissues. When your body attacks itself, It sees part of your body as a disease and tries to combat it.
What's Popular in Autoimmune Disease
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JAN 15, 2019Immunology
JAN 15, 2019Spondyloarthritis is one of the most common types of chronic joint inflammation affecting nearly 1-2 percent of the Western population. Scientists report that rare populations of unconvention...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 09, 2019Immunology
JAN 09, 2019A review in Frontiers in Pediatrics describes a common food additive that could both create and trigger autoimmune attacks, calling for warnings on food labels pending further tests....Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 02, 2019Cannabis Sciences
JAN 02, 2019One of the main health claims for marijuana is rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If marijuana acts to alleviate symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, it begs the ques...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 26, 2018Immunology
DEC 26, 2018A team from Scripps Research has found a molecular cause of a group of rare autoimmune disorders in which the immune system attacks the body's healthy cells....Written By: Nicholas BreehlDEC 21, 2018Microbiology
DEC 21, 2018The gut microbiome has many important functions, including helping us digest food. But it has to protect itself from the immune system....Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2019
Immunology
JAN 15, 2019
Spondyloarthritis is one of the most common types of chronic joint inflammation affecting nearly 1-2 percent of the Western population. Scientists report that rare populations of unconvention...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 09, 2019
Immunology
JAN 09, 2019
A review in Frontiers in Pediatrics describes a common food additive that could both create and trigger autoimmune attacks, calling for warnings on food labels pending further tests....
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 02, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
JAN 02, 2019
One of the main health claims for marijuana is rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If marijuana acts to alleviate symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, it begs the ques...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 26, 2018
Immunology
DEC 26, 2018
A team from Scripps Research has found a molecular cause of a group of rare autoimmune disorders in which the immune system attacks the body's healthy cells....
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 21, 2018
Microbiology
DEC 21, 2018
The gut microbiome has many important functions, including helping us digest food. But it has to protect itself from the immune system....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2018
Health & Medicine
DEC 20, 2018
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease that most commonly affects the lungs, but any organ system can be involved. It is most often found and diagnosed in...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 12, 2018
Immunology
DEC 12, 2018
A group of researchers describes the biophysical and structural characteristics of an immune regulating protein called human T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing protein-3 (hTIM-...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 11, 2018
Immunology
DEC 11, 2018
Research reveals a genetic mutation causes a protein binding site to alter its structure resulting in the development of chronic inflammation and autoimmunity...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 08, 2018
Health & Medicine
DEC 08, 2018
Ask anyone who suffers from an autoimmune disease or fibromyalgia about the most challenging aspect of their condition, and the answer will be unani...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
