Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can cause severe lower respiratory tract infections, particularly in newborns and older ...

Immunotherapies – treatments that aim to make the body's natural immune system more effective – are becoming more widely used ...

A preclinical study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, published today in Cell, details a ...

Full-body defense does not always look the way textbooks say it should. In planarian flatworms, a newly identified cell type ...

A preclinical study by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, published in Cell, details a ...

T-cells are the immune system's frontline defenders with a crucial role in controlling HIV. In a milestone clinical trial ...

Diets rich in sugars and fats are associated with metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance, chronic inflammation and ...

The study, published in the journal iScience, found that creatine helps activate a group of immune cells that decide whether ...

The mitochondria are a membrane-bound cellular organelle commonly referred to as the “powerhouse” of the cell. Their main function is to convert nutrients and oxygen into energy. The chemical ...

Autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases have traditionally been interpreted as disorders arising from dysregulation of adaptive or innate immune responses, ...

Although CD4 T cells are critical orchestrators of protective immunity, vaccine strategies that optimize generation of these cells are not yet prioritized. In this manuscript, to mimic the typical ...

Researchers hope that resetting these cells may help the immune system regain characteristics of healthier immune responses.