Rising air pollution, changes in hormone levels, immune system imbalances and longer life expectancy are increasing the risk ...

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women.

This is particularly true of the immune system. Autoimmune diseases show a clear predominance in women, implying a central role for estrogen in their development. A thorough elucidation of that ...

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women.

Autoimmune disease is controlled by host genes and the environment. Both can increase susceptibility to autoimmunity by affecting the overall reactivity and quality of the cells of the immune system.

You've heard massaging it can relieve stress—now experts have found the 27 million U.S. autoimmune sufferers could find ...

A NEW Swedish study has found that menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) may be associated with an increased risk of developing ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death and disability in women in the United States, killing more women than all forms ...

Women over 55 had a 34% higher risk of developing ... Although COVID isn't an autoimmune disease, autoantibodies (proteins released by B cells that attack the body's own cells and tissues) have ...

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

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

Unlike older male eye cells, which showed a consistent immune response pattern, older female eye cells appeared to experience ...