A discovery published in Nature Immunology has shed light on why the immune system is less aggressive toward self-antigens, ...

Researchers show that the immune system can recognize and control the latent stage of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, a finding that can inform the study of latency in other infections of the nervous ...

The mammalian immune system is an evolutionary wonder. It's capable of recognizing and destroying cancer cells, and it can ...

During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and ...

harness and amplify the immune system’s natural ability to detect and attack cancer cells. In this illustration, immune T cells (pink) attach to a cancer cell. One way our immune system protects us is ...

Current antiretroviral therapy is unable to target latent HIV-infected cells – immune system cells that are infected with HIV but are not actively producing new copies of the virus. These latent cells ...

Scientists have supercharged CAR-T therapy, making it more powerful against elusive cancer cells that usually escape detection. This innovation, called ALA-CART, helps the immune system better ...

T cells play a crucial role in the body’s fight against cancer, acting as the immune system’s frontline defenders. However, scientists are still uncovering the many ways in which cancer weakens these ...

"Measles infects immune cells ... immune system's memory to certain infections, so that leaves you more susceptible to getting some of those infections," she said. Measles isn't the only virus ...

As the immune system fights back, these infected memory cells are destroyed, along with their record of past battles. This is where things get a bit murky. This destruction isn’t total.