Scratching where it itches reduces the presence of potentially harmful bacteria on the skin, studies in mice show.

Prolonged illnesses like cancer and chronic infections often leave the immune system in a state of exhaustion, where its frontline defenders—T cells—lose their ability to function effectively.

Jan. 28, 2025 — Study reveals how immune cells in the gut distinguish between food and harmful pathogens, shedding light on the origins of both food allergies and intestinal ...

A discovery about the mechanisms that enable the immune system to sustain long-term protection could revolutionize treatment for chronic disease and cancer.

Prolonged illnesses like cancer and chronic infections often leave the immune system in a state of exhaustion, where its frontline defenders – T cells – lose their ability to function effectively.

Scientists mapped how the human immune system evolves from birth to old age, revealing key changes that influence health, ...

Viruses are masters at disguise. When they are pushed too far by our immune system, they send new virus variants into play ...

For each of two nucleases—Cas9 from Streptococcus pyogenes and Cas12 from Staphylococcus aureus—they identified three short sequences, about eight amino acids long, that evoked an immune response.

A research team from the University of California, Irvine has revealed a previously unknown mechanism that triggers an inflammatory immune response in cells when their DNA is damaged. This ...