Macrophages, the immune system’s front-line scavenger cells, do more than simply digest dead cells. A new study published in ...
In a paradigm-breaking study, researchers have discovered a novel way the immune system, specifically T cells, attack their target cells, reshaping long-held assumptions in immunology and ...
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified how the quintessential immune protein known as stimulator of ...
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have identified a new class of small molecules that selectively shut down ...
Why do parasites cause loss of appetite? Scientists have identified a gut-to-brain signaling pathway involving tuft cells and ...
The thymus is a small organ located in the upper chest that plays a central role in the immune system: it produces T cells - ...
A small patch, no larger than a bandage, may soon change how doctors understand the immune system. Instead of relying on ...
How does the same infection, say the flu or a cold, give some people mild symptoms and leave others suffering? Why do people develop autoimmune diseases? And will we ever be able to predict when—and ...