Some worn-out cells don’t quietly retire. They linger in tissues, release inflammatory signals and may make it harder for ...

In the sickest COVID-19 patients, SARS-CoV-2 doesn't just cause severe damage by directly infecting airway cells. The virus ...

The immune system is a highly sophisticated defense network designed to protect against pathogens. A research team from the Universities of Würzburg and Jena and the Leibniz Institute for Natural ...

Despite having an overactive immune system, people with lupus may still struggle to fight bacterial infections. My team and I ...

Long-lasting antibody responses depend on immune cells that are difficult to observe inside living human tissue. An ...

Cancer cells can release antioxidants that interfere with the immune cells trying to kill them. Researchers have discovered ...

Scientists discovered that aging cells can use malfunctioning mitochondria to unlock inflammatory genes and keep the immune ...

One of the most stubborn puzzles in esophageal cancer research has just gained a striking new piece. Myeloid-derived ...

Immune cells that fight stomach bugs can migrate from the gut to the brain, where they establish a lasting ‘memory’ of ...

A cell’s internal cleanup system, and what happens when it fails Healthy cells constantly break down old or damaged proteins. They then reuse the components to build new ones. Nicole Scharping, a ...

Scientists at the Lausanne University Hospital and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have reported a striking proof of concept: a personalized neoantigen vaccine given to a patient with ...