Latest Autoimmune Research Updates
Explore our growing collection of autoimmune disease research articles and timely updates.
Looking for the latest developments? Scroll down for concise and clear updates on clinical trials, innovations, and new findings in autoimmune research, including COVID-19 and long COVID.
Our featured articles provide in-depth insights, expert interviews, and science-backed guidance across a wide range of autoimmune topics from diagnosis and treatment to living well with chronic illness. You can browse articles by category, such as Diagnosis & Treatment, COVID-19 & Long COVID, and Caring for Those with Autoimmune Diseases, or search by keyword.
- Finding Purpose & Fulfillment with Autoimmune and Chronic Disease
- Exercise and Autoimmune Disease: Evidence-Based, Low-Impact Approaches
- Navigating Autoimmune Care With Limited Resources
- The Stages of Autoimmunity
- Understanding Late-Onset Autoimmunity
- Aging and Autoimmune Disease
- PANDAS, PANS, and Autoimmunity
- Understanding Brain Fog in Autoimmune Disease
- Autoimmune Aspects of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Latest Autoimmune Research & News
March 6, 2026
Tracking T Cells Could Help Decode Autoimmune Disease
Researchers have developed a new method that allows scientists to track recently activated T cells…
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Research Studies
March 3, 2026
NIH Grant Funds Study of Protein That May Drive Lupus
A new $1.7 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will support research into a protein that…
- Lupus
- Research Studies
March 2, 2026
Rare Disease Day 2026 at NIH
Rare Disease Day 2026 highlighted CAR T therapy, innovative trial design, and gene editing advances…
- Clinical Trials
- Events
February 26, 2026
Real-World Data in Autoimmune Disease Research
OneMedNet recently announced a partnership with ViuHealth to expand the amount of longitudinal autoimmune disease…
- Research Studies
- Resources
February 25, 2026
How Should Physicians Respond to Medical Misinformation?
“you can’t have science without emotionally connecting with the person across from you” – Dr.…
- Events
February 24, 2026
Honoring Research That Shapes Autoimmune Insight
Dr. Mitchell Kronenberg, President and Chief Scientific Officer at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), has been…
- Events
- Research Studies
February 23, 2026
ECCO 2026: New Insights Into IBD Risk & Care
Research presented at the 21st Congress of ECCO explores how workplace exposures and severe infections…
- Events
- IBD (Crohn's and UC)
February 20, 2026
NIH Highlights Autoimmune Research Priority
The NIH is signaling strong interest in new autoimmune disease research, particularly studies focused on…
- Policy & Health Decisions
- Research Studies
February 18, 2026
The New Flu Shot Isn’t Dead After All
After initially declining to review a new mRNA influenza vaccine, the FDA has reversed course…
- Policy & Health Decisions
- Risk Factors
February 16, 2026
Infections May Influence Where Autoimmune Disease Develops
A new case-control study published in JAMA Ophthalmology examined whether prior infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) might…
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Case Studies
Latest COVID-19 and Long Covid Research & News
February 16, 2026
NIH RECOVER 2026 Publications: Long Covid Research Updates
RECOVER Research Output | February 2026 In early 2026, the NIH RECOVER Initiative published multiple…
- Clinical Trials
- Infections
February 9, 2026
Long COVID Treatment Trials: 2026 RECOVER Update
NIH RECOVER Initiative Status Report | February 2026 The NIH RECOVER-Treating Long COVID (RECOVER-TLC) initiative…
- Clinical Trials
- Long COVID
February 2, 2026
Can a Pacing App Prevent Long COVID Crashes? Trial Results
A six-month randomized controlled trial tested whether a digital pacing platform combined with a wearable…
- Clinical Trials
- Long COVID
January 19, 2026
More Evidence Linking COVID-19 and Thyroid Disease
A new 4.5-year observational study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism found that SARS-CoV-2…
- Infections
- Research Studies
January 12, 2026
COVID-19 Infection Linked to 49% Higher Risk of Autoimmune Disease
A new meta-analysis study combed through data from over 97 million individuals from population-based cohort…
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Infections
January 5, 2026
COVID-19 Still Causes Major Illness and Deaths Study Finds
A new CDC-led study published in JAMA Internal Medicine estimates that COVID-19 continued to cause a substantial…
- Infections
- Research Studies
December 16, 2025
Study Links Long COVID to Lasting Inflammation and Immune Exhaustion
A study published in Nature Immunology examined immune responses in people with long COVID and found evidence…
- Long COVID
- Research Studies
December 9, 2025
Long COVID, PCC, and PASC: Understanding the Terminology
Researchers and public health organizations use various terms to describe the persistent and emerging health…
- Infections
- Long COVID
December 5, 2025
PCC Shows Clear Link to Autoimmune Disease
About Post COVID Condition (PCC) Post COVID Condition, often called Long Covid, refers to symptoms…
- Infections
- Long COVID