After three patient deaths and the indefinite suspension of several clinical trials, questions exist about the potential future of CAR T-cell research for autoimmune diseases.

An autoimmune disorder that affects the thyroid gland, called autoimmune hypothyroidism (AIHT), is the most common autoimmune disease, yet it remains largely understudied. New research from scientists ...

Immune aging weakens protective responses against infection, cancer, and poor tissue repair, while increasing chronic inflammation and autoimmune risk. Domains of immune aging. With advancing age, ...

A South Korean study of 88 children and adolescents found that two or more ultrasound abnormalities in an enlarged but ...

A network of developmental and peripheral safeguards typically prevents the immune system from destructive self-reactivity. But when those safeguards fail, autoreactive immune cells can expand, ...

An old theory gains fresh support from advanced DNA sequencing, which can detect rare mutations in B cells from people with autoimmune thyroid conditions. Somatic mutations arise at random over time, ...

With the recent discovery of the sheer diversity and the life-sustaining function of organisms like yeast, viruses, and bacteria that populate the human microbiome, medical science has provided ...