It's one of medicine's biggest mysteries — why sometimes our immune system attacks our own bodies. Autoimmune diseases affect ...

Ruth Wilson doesn’t look sick yet “everywhere hurts all the time” – because her immune system is attacking her own body.

Picture this: one tiny red bump from a summer hike. You slap on some cream, forget about it. Two years later, that same spot ...

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), through its Lupus Accelerating Breakthroughs Consortium (Lupus ABC)—a public-private ...

A higher-titer ANA raises the suspicion that something more systemic may be going on,’ said Amanda Mixon, PA-C.

At 21, life was supposed to be unfolding just as Veronica planned, however, a lupus diagnosis changed everything.

Following a lengthy R&D process, two new molecules from Biogen could add much-needed treatments for a disease that’s been ...

Additionally, lupus often isn’t the first condition that comes to mind with any of the symptoms a patient may have. It would be unusual for someone to present to a doctor suspecting lupus as a ...

Building on discoveries from cancer research and the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are decoding the biology behind autoimmune ...

Lupus & You is a free educational series where people with lupus and their family and friends can learn more about the latest in lupus research and managing the disease. Our recent webinar, Lupus & ...

Lupus can affect many organs and often mimics other illnesses, making diagnosis tricky. But new research and treatments mean patients today have more options for managing symptoms and living well than ...

TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), often simply called lupus, is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system malfunctions and mistakenly ...