After years of research, finally a potential answer as to what causes ALS. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a deadly neuromuscular disease with no known cure. The muscles degrade leaving patients ...

Years of struggling with an autoimmune disease might leave some people despairing, but not Kathryn Sullivan. Frustrated by the lack of information and understanding about her illness, she has devoted ...

Vor Biopharma has rebounded from near-delisting by securing global rights (ex-China) to telitacicept, a promising autoimmune therapy. VOR's telitacicept targets multi-billion dollar autoimmune markets ...

Most people know there are two types of diabetes—type 1 and type 2. Knowing which one you have matters quite a lot for how you treat them. But what you may not know about is a lesser-known variation ...

Source: Yurii_Yarema/Shutterstock Why do 80% of patients with autoimmune diseases, like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, thyroiditis and multiple sclerosis, report that ...

Children exposed to antibiotics in the womb or early in life don’t generally have an increased risk of developing autoimmune conditions in adolescence, according to a study of more than 6 million ...

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 ...

For several years, one of the great champions of the modern era has existed as a kind of tennis ghost. Monica Seles won nine Grand Slam titles, seven of them before her 19th birthday. Tennis is a ...

Novartis NOVN0.41%increase; green up pointing triangle said its ianalumab drug combined with eltrombopag met the primary endpoint in a late-stage trial, demonstrating a significant improvement in time ...

Two veteran life-sciences investors have launched Vie Ventures, which plans to fund biotechnology startups targeting autoimmune diseases and connect them with nonprofits that might accelerate their ...

People living with an autoimmune disease are nearly twice as likely to suffer from mood problems like depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder, a new large-scale study says. The risk of mood disorders ...