After decades of stalled progress, new vaccines, treatments and genetic tools are helping scientists protect children and ...

Researchers from Monash University and the Lions Eye Institute have discovered a tissue protein that acts as a central 'traffic controller' for immune cells and can be hijacked by a virus to weaken ...

The university's scientists have received a $28.5 million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to develop a transplantable 3D-printed liver patch. The initiative ...

Chemotherapy’s gut damage turns out to have a surprising upside. By changing nutrient availability in the intestine, it ...

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, ...

Chemotherapy reshapes gut bacteria in ways that send powerful signals throughout the body. These signals reprogram immune ...

A new scientific review published in the journal Pathophysiology examines how cannabinoids—both those produced naturally in ...

Researching are throwing lots of ideas at the wall to see what sticks, but the U.S. just put some serious cash behind the ...

We don't yet know if vitamin D supplements can boost your immune system, as research on the topic has shown mixed results. If you want to try vitamin D supplements for better immune health, your ...

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

Researchers have discovered that mimicking cold exposure or fasting can trigger an immune response in the body that slows ...

IN A MAJOR advance for human liver modeling, researchers have created pluripotent stem cell–derived fetal liver-like organoids (FLOs) that simultaneously develop hepatic tissue and a functional ...