Despite the recent rise in herbal supplement use, research suggests certain supplements may pose risks for patients with ...

Skin-picking disorder (dermatillomania or excoriation disorder) and autoimmune disorders often go together. With skin picking, you have a compulsive urge to pick, scratch, rub, pull, or scrape ...

It’s wintertime in the Northern Hemisphere, and for many people that means having the spotlight on your body’s largest ...

Pemphigus is a rare autoimmune disease that causes painful blisters on the skin and mucous membranes, including the mouth, ...

CAR T-cell therapy for cancer leads to similar safety and cancer outcomes in patients with and without preexisting autoimmune ...

Alopecia areata is an unpredictable autoimmune skin disease. Your immune system attacks your healthy hair follicles, which leads to hair loss. Here’s what you can expect and what may be unique ...

Researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism that may drive tissue damage and a new target for drug discovery.

Bacteria in the gut have been implicated in autoimmune diseases, like lupus, that don’t primarily affect the gastrointestinal system. But how those bacteria affect the human immune system remains ...

Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and eliminate harmful threats. One of its most powerful defense mechanisms is the complement system-a group of proteins that ...

Mass General Brigham researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism that may drive tissue damage and a new target for drug discovery ...