Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: Types, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) is a rare but serious type of anemia in which the immune system ...

Autoimmune gastritis can silently damage the stomach and cause nutrient deficiencies. Know its warning signs, causes, risk ...

Autoimmune diseases cannot currently be cured, only treated, and this is also true for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, which affects the central nervous system. A study of how the treatment ...

Autoimmune orchitis is an extremely rare condition that affects males. In autoimmune orchitis, one or both testicles become inflamed. The immune system may produce anti-sperm antibodies, significantly ...

Patterns differ among medication classes; potential mechanisms need more research ...

Type 1.5 diabetes is often mistaken for type 2. Here is how to tell the difference and why the diagnosis matters.

A new population-based study of 22 million people shows that autoimmune disorders now affect about 1 in 10 individuals. The work, published in The Lancet, also highlights important socioeconomic, ...

The researchers of a single-center study found that the relationships between epilepsy and autoimmune diseases may be a result of the different etiopathogenetic mechanisms that underly seizure ...

Autoimmune pericarditis is pericarditis that develops in people who have underlying autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and SLE. This article explains what autoimmune pericarditis is and ...

Studies have reported cases of people developing autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. But research is mixed as to whether there’s a link.

"Type 1 diabetes is a T cell-mediated autoimmune disease arising from the destruction of pancreatic insulin-producing β cells found within the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas," write Drs. Matthew ...