Study findings map out a new way in which antiviral signals engage with cellular metabolism to balance defense and repair.

When our body fights an infection, the immune system must quickly activate defenses and trigger a beneficial inflammatory ...

Addressing the question of whether and how immune cells (macrophages) in the central nervous system (CNS) traffic out, researchers have now identified a perineural pathway through which the HIV virus ...

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — The body has a veritable army constantly on guard to keep us safe from microscopic threats from infections to cancer. Chief among this force is the macrophage, a white blood ...

Electrical stimulation can reprogram immune cells to heal rather than harm, reducing inflammation and speeding tissue repair. The discovery opens a path to new, safer therapies for chronic disease and ...

Immune cells (macrophages) capable of combating cancer exist within tumors in the human body, but they are unable to fulfill their functions adequately due to tumor suppression. KAIST researchers have ...