Learn all about sclerodactyly, a condition that can cause the hands to take on a claw shape. This article looks at the symptoms, causes, and treatment.

Sunlight allows us to make vitamin D, credited with healthier living, but a surprise research finding could reveal another powerful benefit of getting some sun.

Russian scientists at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences (JIHT RAS), and Gamaleya Research Centre of...

Preclinical study from Penn shows that engineered T cells can selectively target the antibody-producing cells that cause autoimmune disease.

The Lancet published a study showing that treatment with Actemra (tocilizumab) resulted in a reduction in skin thickness and an improvement in lung function in patients with systemic sclerosis...

Through the use of powerful genomic techniques, researchers at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) have found that the development of immune cells...

The New England Journal of Medicine published a letter to the editor reporting results of a 10-year study using Rituxan (rituximab) in combination with intravenous immune globulin for the treatment...

Immune cells play an important role in the upkeep and repair of our bodies, helping us to defend against infection and disease.

Vaccination is an effective method of stimulating the human body's immune system to fight against various pathogens (e.g. bacteria, viruses).

New research in mice shows that the immune system in the skin develops distinct responses to the various microbes that naturally colonize the skin, referred to as commensals.