Lupus News

U.S. researchers say they've identified a specific immune deficiency that's the likely cause of ulcerative colitis -- at least in mice.

High-tech research into better, safer ways to treat the autoimmune disease lupus is building up steam, a group of scientists report.

Researchers say a newly discovered immune factor is associated with kidney-transplant rejections and may explain why otherwise well-matched organs end up being rejected.

The latest study on thimerosal, a preservative used in childhood immunizations, should provide parents with reassurance that exposure to the agent will not cause neuropsychological problems later on, experts say.

New research suggests a gene governing the growth of connective tissue is key to scleroderma, an autoimmune disease in which the body builds up thick layers of scar tissue in the skin and around internal organs.

The genetic cause of Job's Syndrome -- a rare disorder of the immune system and connective tissue -- has been identified by U.S. researchers.

Two genes boost the risk of painful rheumatoid arthritis, and one of them also increases the odds for lupus, according to two new reports.

Two genes boost the risk of painful rheumatoid arthritis, and one of them also increases the odds for lupus, according to two new reports.

Even when they appear clinically similar, patients with potentially deadly sepsis may be having different kinds of immune responses, say U.S. researchers who conducted the first large-scale natural history study of the common condition.

Even when they appear clinically similar, patients with potentially deadly sepsis may be having different kinds of immune responses, say U.S. researchers who conducted the first large-scale natural history study of the common condition.

Thanks to an increasingly complex coverage system, many U.S. kids who are privately insured are actually having more trouble getting recommended vaccines than kids who have no insurance at all, experts say.

Thanks to an increasingly complex coverage system, many U.S. kids who are privately insured are actually having more trouble getting recommended vaccines than kids who have no insurance at all, experts say.

The common scientific wisdom on how HIV infection proceeds to full-blown AIDS might be wrong, two U.S. researchers say.

The common scientific wisdom on how HIV infection proceeds to full-blown AIDS might be wrong, two U.S. researchers say.