AMARILLI, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — March is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month, when health organizations work to raise awareness ...

You might associate autoimmune conditions with symptoms like skin disease, chronic pain, and fatigue. A less-discussed symptom of autoimmune diseases? Hair loss. Your immune system is meant to keep ...

Autoimmune neurological diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks nerve cells. Damage to neuronal cells can lead to a variety of neurologic and psychiatric symptoms. Autoimmune diseases ...

Normally, your immune system fights off disease and protects your body from infection. However, when you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells, tissues and ...

Childhood allergies and autoimmune disorders are rising, driven by lifestyle changes, pollution, poor gut health, and reduced early microbe exposure. Experts say an immune imbalance leads to ...

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.

Primary immunodeficiency (PI) not only increases your risk of frequent and serious infections, but can also make you more likely to develop autoimmune diseases — conditions where the immune system ...

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 ...

Immune system disorders in children can involve an underactive, overactive, or misdirected immune response. Main groups include immunodeficiencies, autoimmune diseases, atopic diseases, and ...

A revolutionary treatment for autoimmune diseases could be on the horizon. Twenty-four million to 50 million Americans have an autoimmune disease, in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks ...

March is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month. Many autoimmune conditions, like Celiac Disease, are often invisible. But for those living with them, the effects can be constant and life changing. Celiac ...