A small patch, no larger than a bandage, may soon change how doctors understand the immune system. Instead of relying on ...

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

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered how tumors disable immune "gatekeeper" cells that alert the ...

Macrophages, the immune system’s front-line scavenger cells, do more than simply digest dead cells. A new study published in ...

A team has identified a previously unknown phase of the immune response. The results challenge long-standing assumptions about the process called 'T-cell priming'. These new insights have significant ...

PFAS are found in multiple everyday products, such as cosmetics, outdoor clothing and coated pans. This is because of their special properties. They are heat-resistant, repel water and grease and are ...

In solid tumours, such as breast and colon cancers, dendritic cells are not only rare but also defective. Without functional ...

For his work towards developing a novel cancer immunotherapy that turns tumors into their own vaccines, Fábio Rosa has ...

Brain immune cells may be responsible for the formation of Alzheimer's plaques, revealing a key turning point in this neurological disease.

Scientists at Cincinnati Children's have identified how certain immune cells are molecularly programmed to respond faster ...