As we age, the immune system gradually declines in function, leaving the body more vulnerable to disease. Scientists have discovered a new way to rejuvenate a key component of immune function, ...

A human study reveals how naturally occurring fat-derived molecules help switch off inflammation. Researchers at (UCL) have identified an important biological process that helps the body bring ...

Researchers are edging closer to a universal antiviral drug, a single medicine that could treat every virus known to man.

Researchers found an antibody that seems to play a role in people with better lung cancer prognoses, but turning it into a ...

Inflammation keeps people alive, but when it fails to switch off, it quietly drives pain, disability, and organ damage.

Human peadiatric thymus image from the IBEX protein multiplex (44 proteins on the same image) platform. Thymic epithelial cells are labeled with DEC205 (cyan), pan-cytokeratin (purple), keratin 5 (red ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A new study finds that proteasomes—structures that reside in all cells in the body and typically break ...

Aging immune cells may be sabotaging the body from within. Researchers found that macrophages produce a protein that locks ...

Data from several dozen human volunteers showed that blocking sEH raised epoxy-oxylipin levels and reduced harmful immune ...

Researchers have used a method of total-body imaging to measure and track the body’s immune response to viral infection. The method is a promising platform for studying human immunity in greater ...

A Carnegie Mellon University-led team is developing a functional 3D bioprinted liver for transplant.

One of this year's coveted Lasker Awards has gone to Zhijian "James" Chen, a scientist behind a key immune-system discovery. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...