More and more people around the world are suffering because their immune systems cannot distinguish between healthy cells and invading microorganisms. Defense mechanisms attack their tissues and organs instead, reports TheGuardian. To combat this trend, ...

Researchers from the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, led by Professor Jeffrey Hubbell, have demonstrated that their drug can reverse the autoimmune response associated with multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases. Scitech Daily reported in more detail. Researchers from the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) at the University of Chicago...

Scientists in Germany have found a new way to treat and possibly even completely cure chronic lupus. Patients treated with a form of immunotherapy currently used to treat certain types of cancer have experienced sustained remission of their symptoms. However, to validate a breakthrough study, it will take…