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 ...

Receptors on B and T cells hint at what the immune system is targeting. An AI approach called Mal-ID developed increases diagnostic accuracy, particularly for autoimmune diseases. Your immune system ...

Immune complex-mediated membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (IC-MPGN) is a rare disease that affects the filtering units in your kidneys (glomeruli). There are many types of glomerular diseases.

For the first time, scientists have used a modern cell therapy called CAR-T to treat a patient with three different ...

Autoimmune diseases are characterized by an excessive immune response that causes the host's immune system to attack its own healthy tissues, organs, and cells. 1 Clinical manifestations of autoimmune ...

The promise of precision medicine in immunology is both daunting and profound: tailoring treatment to each person’s unique biology to achieve better outcomes. This approach has revolutionized oncology ...

Researchers say study lays groundwork for tailored sex-specific strategies to monitor and improve immune health across lifespan.

Your immune system harbors a lifetime’s worth of information about threats it’s encountered — a biological Rolodex of baddies. Often the perpetrators are viruses and bacteria you’ve conquered; others ...