When a virus enters the lungs, the immune system has to react fast. The lung maintains its own community of immune cells ...

Scientists have found a way to make one of the most aggressive brain tumors vulnerable to the immune system. A single injection of a modified virus can invade glioblastoma, kill cancer cells, and ...

Inherited variations in antibody genes can affect how we respond to infections and vaccines, show two new studies from ...

T cell activation—the process by which these key immune defenders recognize threats and mobilize against them—depends on ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have discovered a promising new treatment approach for pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest and most treatment-resistant forms of cancer. The ...

A virus from humble black-eyed peas is showing extraordinary promise in the fight against cancer. Unlike other plant viruses, the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) can awaken the human immune system and ...

Mammalian immunity has long been thought to rely solely on proteins and specialized immune cells. However, a newly proposed concept—RNA immunity—is reshaping this perspective. In a recent publication ...

Researchers have found that transplanting specific gut viruses into obese mice can sharply improve how those animals regulate ...

A drug that is already in clinical trials against hepatitis C virus can also prevent hepatitis E virus from replicating.