Barr virus—but new research reveals how it can hijack immune cells, sparking a chronic disease that attacks the body from ...

Indeed, risk factors for autoimmune diseases in postmenopausal women include dysbiosis, low vitamin D, and immune aging; stress, depression, and sleep disruption; smoking, infection, and pollutants; ...

Doctor after doctor misdiagnosed or shrugged off Ruth Wilson’s rashes, swelling, fevers and severe pain for six years. She ...

It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues.

Autoimmune illnesses like rheumatoid arthritis (RA), lupus, and systemic sclerosis have long been famous for their creation of chronic inflammation and joint devastation, but new evidence is surfacing ...

Women with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic sclerosis had a higher cardiovascular disease-related death rate than men, signaling a need for improved CVD risk management, finds a new study in ...

Since she was a child, Brandi Jones struggled with hair loss—not minor shedding or overall thinning, but large bald spots that made her feel like her head looked “like a leopard or cheetah,” she says.

Women who experience infertility but do not use fertility treatments have a higher risk of developing a group of conditions called systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARD) in the nine years after ...

Autoimmune disease frequently occurs in women with primary ovarian insufficiency (POI). It is postulated that women with POI might be at hereditary risk for autoimmune disease, which has genetic ...

Women with any of three common types of autoimmune disease may face a higher rate of death linked to heart disease and stroke than men with the same condition, even as the rates dropped for both ...

Being born with two X chromosomes brings a host of health benefits, and recognising this could lead to personalised medical ...