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Researchers discovered over 1,000 genetic switches that help explain why women fight infections better but face nine times more autoimmune diseases like lupus. The breakthrough reveals male and female immune systems work differently at the genetic level.
A groundbreaking UK trial used CAR T-cell therapy, originally designed for cancer, to send five lupus patients into remission within three months. One patient who couldn't walk without pain just two years ago recently went Alpine skiing for the first time.
Five lupus patients in the UK achieved remission using CAR T-cell therapy, a cancer treatment now showing promise for autoimmune diseases. One woman celebrated by skiing the Alps and dancing at her daughter's wedding for the first time in years.
The National Institutes of Health just launched its first-ever nationwide plan to accelerate research into autoimmune diseases affecting 50 million Americans. Scientists are finally investigating why women make up 70% of patients and working toward better treatments.
Fatimah Shepherd was told pregnancy could trigger kidney failure. With five months of hospital care and an all-women medical team, she proved the impossible was possible.
People with lupus can now treat themselves at home with an FDA-approved autoinjector pen, replacing hospital visits for IV infusions. The new option makes a proven treatment more accessible for millions living with the serious autoimmune disease.
A young woman dying from lupus became the first autoimmune patient treated with CAR-T cell therapy five years ago. She's now in complete remission and working at the very clinic where doctors saved her life.