Scientists mapped how the human immune system evolves from birth to old age, revealing key changes that influence health, ...

Bacteria in the gut have been implicated in autoimmune diseases, like lupus, that don't primarily affect the gastrointestinal ...

“It shows how the nervous, immune, and hormonal systems work together to enable one of the body’s most essential processes—producing glucose when energy is scarce”. “Mice share many ...

Induces potent and long-lasting immune responses to defined antigens or whole pathogens (particles), mainly through the ...

"Who are you?" This question, in its many variations, is almost inevitable in school applications, job interviews or introspective moments. We spend years, perhaps our entire lives, unraveling the ...

researchers have determined that a protein called NF-kB c-Rel can intensify the symptoms of psoriasis when activated by signals from the body's immune system. Understanding how ...

Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Working with an international team, researchers ...

Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and eliminate harmful threats. One of its most powerful defense mechanisms is the complement system-a group of proteins that ...

To devise a strategy against cancer, the authors took a cue from a challenge facing people who receive organ transplants: the human immune system recognizes ... whether the body’s typical ...

Humans have an exceptional ability to deal with viruses. In most cases, your immune system is able to fight an infection. On ...

Inflammation is triggered by the immune system and is part of the body's natural response to injuries ... since they only account for 5% of human brain cells, making it difficult to characterize ...