Macrophages, the immune system’s front-line scavenger cells, do more than simply digest dead cells. A new study published in Nature Communications shows they actively extract nuclear DNA from dying ...

Our immune system protects the body from infections and harmful changes throughout our lives. However, it loses its effectiveness with age, resulting in an increased risk of disease. But what happens ...

Immunosenescence can occur in the elderly or aging population and involves a decrease in many immune functions, which leads to the immune system having reduced efficacy when responding to infections ...