Four separate studies have found genes that are related to lupus. This identification could lead to better diagnosis, and hopefully, eventually, a cure.

Researchers have made progress in recent years in identifying and understanding the mechanisms of decay and inefficiency in the aging immune system. Here, 50connect.co.uk looks at other threads in this work: ''the most abundant form of white blood cells, whose job it is to defend against invading microbes, are only half as effective in people aged ...