Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified a specific enzyme inside immune cells that keeps Toxoplasma gondii, one of the most common brain parasites on the planet, ...

MOG antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) is a rare autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. The blood of patients contains antibodies against myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG), a ...

A team of physicians from Bochum are the first to successfully use CAR T-cell therapy to treat two patients with a rare autoimmune disease of the peripheral nervous system. This treatment modifies ...

New research uncovers how the brain, immune system, and nervous system contribute to heart attack damage, revealing three nodes that could be targeted with new therapeutics.

Epstein–Barr virus infects most adults. Understanding its role in Multiple Sclerosis could transform prevention and treatment in the future.

Autoimmune neurological diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks nerve cells. Damage to neuronal cells can lead to a variety of neurologic and psychiatric symptoms. Autoimmune diseases ...

Are autoimmune diseases fatal? Normally, your immune system fights off disease and protects your body from infection. However, when you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system ...

New educational initiative highlights root causes behind “hijacked” symptoms often misattributed to anxiety, hormones, ...

RISING SUN, Ind. (WKRC) — The small town of Rising Sun is rallying around 6-year-old Weston James, who has been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare autoimmune disorder that attacks the ...

Physicians from Bochum have used a cancer treatment method to treat severe autoimmune diseases. A team of physicians from Bochum are the first to successfully use CAR T-cell therapy to treat two ...

Autoimmune Autonomic Ganglionopathy (AAG) is a rare, immunologically mediated disorder characterised by dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system. The condition arises when autoantibodies, ...

Increasing evidence suggests that the severe gum disease, periodontitis, may contribute to central nervous system disorders through chronic inflammation. However, its role in multiple sclerosis, a ...