T cells are the immune system’s frontline fighters. When they detect danger, they rapidly multiply and transform into ...

“What we found was this fundamental imbalance in the types of T cells that patients with lupus make,” said Dr. Deepak Rao, one of the study authors and a rheumatologist at Brigham and Women ...

Lupus overproduces specific cells that attack the body’s organs and tissues. The incurable disease affects hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. Researchers are trying to strike a balance ...

Cullinan Therapeutics has announced a licensing agreement with Genrix Bio for global rights to velinotamig, a clinical-stage ...

Lupus, in superhero terms, tells a devastating story. A loyal hero turns villain and works to destroy his own people. But new research asks the question: What if immune cells could be turned back ...

Autoimmune disease symptoms vary greatly depending on which part of the body is affected, but some common symptoms include ...

An autoimmune disease is a condition in which your body’s own immune system causes inflammation and breakdown of its own cells. Many people with lupus experience a mild version of it ...

Researchers found cannabinoids can inhibit the production of inflammatory cytokines and promote regulatory T cells, which are crucial for maintaining immune balance. This immunosuppressive potential ...

This realization is the culmination of research efforts in the latter half of the 20 th century, beginning with the discovery of lupus cells in 1948 (also known as LE cells or Hargraves cells ...

With a lupus patient, even though it's not that common ... It attracts more immune cells into the plaque and creates a snowball effect. If you have a heightened immune system, at any stage ...