Cancer fighting T-cells, the immune system's primary enforcers, are scarce in the rare kidney cancer called chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (ChRCC) and those that are present are indifferent to the ...

Trained immunity in alveolar macrophages can lead to damaging lung inflammation, confirming the importance of context in this phenomenon.

Scientists have identified a biological ‘switch' that prevents the immune system from attacking healthy cells. This discovery could revolutionize treatments for autoimmune diseases, which affect ...

For the millions of Americans battling autoimmune disorders, new hope may be on the horizon in the form of reverse or inverse ...

Despite a significant increase in injections, today's vaccines expose children to a fraction of the immune-stimulating ...

A team of scientists has uncovered how an ancient immune system, the complement system, decides when to launch an attack—revealing a hidden mathematical tipping point based on the spatial density of ...

Food fuels your immune system by helping it build new immune cells, protective antibodies, proteins, and enzymes that, together, keep illness-causing invaders out. In fact, research suggests that ...

Microglia are a specialized type of immune cell that accounts for about 10% of all cells within the brain and spinal cord. They function by eliminating infectious microbes, dead cells, and ...

Bats have an extremely efficient immune system, knocking out multiple deadly pathogens. This also contributes to bats' anti-cancer abilities by recognizing and wiping out cancer cells, Gorbunova said.

HIV/AIDS remains a major public health threat worldwide, with an estimated 39.9 million people living with the disease at the ...