What are called autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body – and tens of millions of people. While most ...

It's one of medicine's biggest mysteries — why sometimes our immune system attacks our own bodies. Autoimmune diseases affect ...

One man shares how his life and work were upended before finally getting answers. Learn about new treatments are helping patients regain control and improve quality of life. Myasthenia gravis is ...

Former tennis star Monica Seles recently revealed she is living with the rare disease myasthenia gravis, which affects 12 in ...

Our immune system is meant to fight off invaders and keep us healthy, but sometimes it turns against the body, attacking its own cells and tissues.

Tennis champion Monica Seles is speaking publicly for the first time about her battle with a rare, incurable muscle-weakening disease. Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic neuromuscular disease that ...

In 2004, a man from Graz, Austria, began a gruelling two-decade journey with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), a rare autoimmune disease that causes muscle weakness and fatigue. Over the years, he ...

Autoimmune diseases are on the rise in the U.S., with as many as 50 million Americans affected. Learn what causes them—and which symptoms could help pinpoint your problem.

UNC School of Medicine researchers have led an international clinical trial of patients with generalized myasthenia gravis, finding the therapy is safe and effective across all subtypes.

A drug candidate found to protect nerve cells damaged by motor neuron disease (MND), could offer new hope to people living ...

A longevity expert reveals how immune systems begin aging after 35, making people more susceptible to infections and immune-related disorders over time.