Dr. Justin Kwong, a research fellow who coaxes human stem cells to grow into a kind of immune cell involved in autoimmune diseases, works in a lab at the National Institutes of Health, Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Lifelong drugs for autoimmune diseases don’t work well. Now scientists are trying something new
Scientists are trying a revolutionary new approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus and other devastating autoimmune diseases — by reprogramming patients’ out-of-whack immune systems. When your body’s immune cells attack you instead of protecting you, today’s treatments tamp down the friendly fire but they don’t fix what’s causing it. Patients face a lifetime of pricey pills, shots or infusions […]
NOV. 13, 2025
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