The immune system is comprised of two separate active arms of immunity to provide robust protection against disease. The two separate systems of immunity include the innate and adaptive immune ...

Scientists have discovered key genetic factors that determine whether a T cell acts as a powerful disease fighter or enters ...

Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have recently found that a certain protein may have a large influence on how the immune system functions. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...

A new predictive framework reprograms T cells to sustain immune memory while preserving their ability to fight cancer and infections.

Getting measles doesn’t confer benefits on the immune system — in fact, it’s just the opposite. Even a mild case of measles destroys the memory cells that confer resistance on bugs the patient has ...

The research groups led by Wolfgang Kastenmüller and Georg Gasteiger employed innovative microscopy techniques to observe how specific immune cells, known as T-cells, are activated and proliferate ...

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified an important immune response that helps explain why ...

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

Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have recently found that a certain protein may have a large influence on how the immune system functions. POSH, a structural protein, plays ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A baby hospitalized with measles. (Jim Goodson, MPH) Dr. Adam Ratner has heard a lot of myths and misunderstandings about measles ...