Disease of 1,000 faces shows how science is tackling immunity’s dark side

It's one of medicine's biggest mysteries — why sometimes our immune system attacks our own bodies. Autoimmune diseases affect ...
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Inside job: When the body the body attacks itself

Ruth Wilson has lupus, nicknamed the disease of 1,000 faces for its variety of symptoms. Her journey offers a snapshot of the ...

There are more than 100 autoimmune diseases, and they mostly strike women. Here’s what to know

Autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body – and tens of millions of people. While most common in women ...
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Woman's lupus journey shows how the body attacks itself in autoimmune diseases

Ruth Wilson has lupus, nicknamed the disease of 1,000 faces for its variety of symptoms. Her journey offers a snapshot of the dark side of the immune system. Lupus is ...

Yale: Using the immune system as a window into your current and future health

For many conditions including immune-related ones, genetics often explains only a small fraction of the differences between ...
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Get ahead of the cold: Four tips to safeguard your immune system going into cold and flu season

As winter looms on the horizon, so do viruses and bacteria prepared to usher in annual colds and flu. The immune system is ...

Everyday clues that your immune system is aging — and how to fight back

A longevity expert reveals how immune systems begin aging after 35, making people more susceptible to infections and ...