When the immune system detects a harmful or foreign agent it triggers an inflammatory response small proteins called chemokines direct immune cells to the site of the injury or infection, resulting in ...

Our bodies are home to millions of fungi that, for the most part, are completely harmless. However, they can sometimes change ...

In autoimmune thyroid disease, we must look at immune system regulation, inflammation, and underlying triggers, not ...

Many readers are incensed that federal health officials may go after vaccines containing minuscule amounts of aluminum salts.

Researchers in Japan have identified a striking new way immune cells strip DNA out of dying neighbors, a process they call ...

Researchers have invented a new vaccine that protects mice from respiratory viruses, bacteria and allergens – the closest yet ...

Scientists at Texas A&M are turning an everyday pick-me-up into a high-tech medical switch. By combining caffeine with CRISPR ...

Trained immunity is an emerging field that describes the innate immune system’s ability to develop memory-like characteristics following exposure to ...

Deep in the folds of the intestine, in microscopic pockets called crypts, a quiet surveillance system is always at work. Stem cells lining the gut wall are not just rebuilding tissue—they are ...

An innovative approach supercharges the innate immune system to provide a first line of defence against respiratory ...

“Axolotls are legendary for regenerating limbs and parts of the central nervous system,” says study co-author Maximina H. Yun ...