Guidance for Family, Friends, and Caregivers
How to Support Someone with Autoimmune or Chronic Disease
When someone you love is living with a complex health condition, your support matters. Learn practical ways to communicate, respect boundaries, and help them feel seen, heard, and supported.
The Diseases That Blur the Lines
Autoimmune or Not?
Some conditions affect the immune system without being officially classified as autoimmune diseases. Experts explain why diseases like fibromyalgia, endometriosis, POTS, and Lyme disease remain difficult to categorize.
Practical Strategies for Living With Chronic Illness
When Autoimmune Disease Meets Real Life
Autoimmune disease doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It affects work, energy, relationships, and daily routines. This series explores practical ways people navigate care, movement, and purpose while living with chronic illness.
Expert Tips and Resources
Navigating Health Insurance with Autoimmune Disease
With insights from two experts in the field to help you to best navigate this complicated process.
Causes, Symptoms, and Management
Understanding Autoimmune Diseases in Children
Learn the key signs and management strategies to help your child thrive.
The Future of Autoimmune Disease Research Starts Here
Join Us for LEAD Day 2026
This September 15, join leading scientists from La Jolla Institute for Immunology and keynote speaker Dr. Eric Topol for an evening exploring the latest advances in autoimmune disease research, artificial intelligence, precision medicine, healthy aging, and more.
Who We Are
The Global Autoimmune Institute advances the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure of autoimmune disease. We improve the health and quality of life of those impacted by autoimmunity by providing science and medicine-based information to our community, and by direct funding of interdisciplinary science and medicine.
What We Do
We partner with leading research institutions to drive innovation in autoimmune disease science—from early immune signaling for prevention to new therapeutic breakthroughs for treatment. We equip patients and caregivers with clear, evidence-based information through digital tools, podcasts and webinars. To foster multidisciplinary collaboration and innovation, we integrate research, treatment and informational support to shape a future where autoimmune diseases are preventable, treatable, and curable.
Autoimmune Research & News
- Diagnostic Testing
- Research Studies
- Research Studies
- Risk Factors
- Events
- OADR (NIH Office of Autoimmune Disease Research)
- IBD (Crohn's and UC)
- Research Studies
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Diagnostic Testing
- Research Studies
- Sjögren disease
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Autoimmune Stories
- Celiac Disease
- Events
- Policy & Health Decisions
- Clinical Trials
- Research Studies
COVID-19 and AD Research & News
- Clinical Trials
- Long COVID
- Clinical Trials
- Long COVID
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Celiac disease
- Antibodies
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Long COVID
- ME/CFS
- Infections
- Long COVID
- Infections
- Long COVID
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Infections
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Infections
- Antibodies
- Autoimmune Diseases
Find Medical Institutions That Treat Autoimmune Disease
A comprehensive list of medical institutions across the United States specializing in diagnosing and treating various autoimmune diseases in an easy-to-use keyword and location search format.
Resources for Hope & Health
Join our Online Support Group
Autoimmune Aware is a dynamic support group initiative focused on creating an inclusive space for the autoimmune disease and chronic illness community to thrive, learn, connect & share.
Listen to the Raising Celiac podcast!
Funded by GAI, this podcast covers the complexities of celiac disease and how it intertwines with so many other autoimmune diseases. With new episodes monthly featuring experts from across the United States, this podcast is a must-listen!
