As we age, the immune system gradually declines in function, leaving the body more vulnerable to disease. Scientists have discovered a new way to rejuvenate a key component of immune function, ...

A Dartmouth study published in Nature Communications reveals that immune cells in the brain use a surprising two-step process ...

Your immune system is your body’s built-in defense network, working nonstop to protect you from bacteria, viruses, and other ...

People who commonly experience everyday discrimination are more likely to have higher levels of "exhausted" white blood cells ...

Trained immunity provides a unifying framework linking innate immune memory to both protective and maladaptive inflammation ...

As people age, their immune systems deteriorate. This makes them more susceptible to infections and can mean that vaccines ...

Researchers have developed a new class of antibodies that amplify the immune system’s ability to fight cancer. By clustering immune receptors that normally receive weak signals from tumors, these four ...

In order to reprogram readily available cells into specific immune cells that fight various diseases, one must know the ...

A vitamin A byproduct could weaken the immune system's cancer-fighting ability, according to new Princeton University ...

When a transplanted organ arrives, it’s like a controlled burn that risks becoming a wildfire. The body’s innate immune system senses damage signals, like heat shock proteins (HSP70), and sounds the ...