Pre-existing immunity against seasonal H1N1 flu might help explain why most reported human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. have not resulted in lethal outcomes, suggests a new study by University ...

People who commonly experience everyday discrimination are more likely to have higher levels of "exhausted" white blood cells ...

Our immune response is not fixed. It is a living, adaptive network of cells and signals that evolves over our lifespan, bringing refinement and fragility. Early life is marked by immune learning and ...

DMBT1 is a multifunctional secreted protein that plays a pivotal role in the body’s first line of defence across mucosal surfaces. Characterised by its scavenger receptor cysteine-rich (SRCR) domains, ...

There are trillions of microorganisms living in our gastrointestinal tract. So why doesn't the immune system launch a massive response against all of those foreign microbes? Scientists have now ...

An article highlights new insights into the PARIS, an immune system that bacteria use to respond to viral infections. Scientists at Montana State University have been studying unique immune systems ...

Regulatory T cells are a type of white blood cell that can help identify and repair damaged tissues. It's been thought that various tissues hold specific populations of T cells that remain there to ...

Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, attacking harmful invaders while protecting your own tissues. When that balance breaks, infections can spread unchecked, or the body ...

Researchers at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Biology have identified a unique mechanism involved in the aging of the immune system – along with a framework for enhancing its ...

In the battle against type 1 diabetes (T1D), one researcher at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is leading a bold new front. With $1 million in funding from Breakthrough T1D, the ...

There may be no shortcuts, but there is a clear path. Every small step—one less packet of junk food, one more bowl of curd, ...