The trouble started every day at around 3 p.m., after Cathy Higgins had spent five or six hours staring at an array of ...

Researchers identified a key protein as a potential therapeutic target for stopping the body's immune system from mistakenly attacking itself, offering new hope for treating autoimmune diseases and ...

MS patients who achieve long-term stable disease on disease-modifying therapy may want to stop their medication for varying ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. The Mayo Clinic says MS causes the breakdown of the protective covering of nerve fibers, known as ...

Ataxia is a rare, degenerative neurological disease. It can affect a person’s ability to walk, talk and use fine motor skills. It comes in a literally dizzying array of types, stages and severity.

Outbreaks in commercial poultry have recently been reported in a tri-state area that makes up the Delmarva Peninsula, and ...

You're likely already familiar with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, conditions in which the body either can't make insulin or can't use insulin properly. Now, the term "type 3 diabetes" is making ...

T cells play a pivotal role in the immune system by transforming into powerful effector cells that combat pathogens. This transformation requires rapid proliferation, during which DNA replication ...