In new research, scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in collaboration with ...

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

New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has explained how the body’s internal clock influences the inflammatory process of the immune system. The findings describe how immune ...

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 ...

Skin, our largest organ, acts as a protective barrier against pathogens that try to invade our bodies while constantly ...

This research on a T-cell–targeting vaccine in HIV has implications for future study design to incorporate consideration of age and years on antiretroviral therapy (ART) to evaluate the level of ...

Antibodies, which recognize viruses and proteins that the body has encountered before, have long gotten most of the credit for giving the human immune system a memory. Now, researchers at the ...

In a new experiment, scientists used virtual reality to show that the brain can sense virtual infection to trigger the body’s immune system, before the first microbe ever makes contact. Study: Neural ...

Our immune system protects the body from infections and harmful changes throughout our lives. However, it loses its ...

Weaning or switching from milk to solid food helps train a baby’s gut and immune system, shaping health for years.