Summary
Scientists are working on new methods to treat autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus by changing how patients' immune systems work. These new treatments aim to control diseases more effectively than current options, which often have severe side effects.
Key Facts
- Researchers are developing new treatments for autoimmune diseases by changing patients' immune systems.
- Current treatments only reduce symptoms but do not address the root cause of the immune attack.
- Many existing treatments can have serious side effects and are not always effective.
- Scientists are experimenting with methods that aim to be more precise and powerful than current therapies.
- The treatments are in early experimental stages, mainly for patients who have not responded to other treatments.
- One approach, called CAR-T therapy, was originally developed to treat certain cancers.
- A patient, Mileydy Gonzalez, participated in a study and saw improvement in her lupus symptoms, becoming pain-free.
- The new treatments are described as "living drugs" that reset immune systems.
