Scientists have identified a biological ‘switch' that prevents the immune system from attacking healthy cells. This discovery could revolutionize treatments for autoimmune diseases, which affect ...

Signs of immune system aging appear years before rheumatoid arthritis takes hold, offering new hope for early diagnosis and ...

Your immune system was supposed to protect you from threats, but sometimes it gets confused about what counts as an enemy and starts attacking your own healthy tissues. This internal betrayal happens ...

Lupus is an autoimmune disease that is chronic in nature and tends to confuse us as laymen due to its multi-symptom approach.

In a major step toward faster and more personalized cancer treatment, scientists have unveiled a powerful AI-driven method ...

Keytruda is not chemotherapy. It’s a type of treatment called immunotherapy. It works with the body’s immune system, helping ...

The immune system can be "reprogrammed" to repair the body faster using electrical stimulation to jump-start healing, says a ...

This may help treat chronic wounds or diabetic ulcers—and one day maybe degenerative diseases, nerve damage and bone ...

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that electrically stimulating “macrophages” – one of the immune ...

“Protein is an important building block for antibodies and immune cells and supports wound healing,” said Weiler. “Generally, try to aim for 25 to 30 grams (g) of protein at every meal to get what you ...

Dealing with the itchy, scaly patches that come with psoriasis is difficult enough. But having psoriasis puts you at risk of developing psoriatic arthritis, an inflammatory condition that impacts the ...

The study indicates that a viral infection or another outside factor can awaken the dormant biofilm. Once activated, the bacteria begin to multiply, sparking inflammation. This immune reaction has the ...