A new study looked at the possibility of a causal relationship between interleukin-18 (IL-18) cytokine and the risk of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), are more common in women than men, and scientists are still trying to figure out why. One reason may be related to the number of X ...