Phages, viruses that infect bacteria, could be genetically manipulated to destroy cancerous cells using the immunity we have ...

As we age, the immune system gradually declines and becomes less effective at responding to infections and vaccines.

Immunotherapies – treatments that aim to make the body's natural immune system more effective – are becoming more widely used ...

A researcher at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) and physician-scientist colleagues from Hackensack Meridian Health have shown how a critical pathway is fundamental to ...

Full-body defense does not always look the way textbooks say it should. In planarian flatworms, a newly identified cell type ...

T cell immunity constitutes a central pillar of the adaptive immune response to SARS-CoV-2, acting in concert with antibodies to prevent severe disease. CD4⁺ helper T cells orchestrate antiviral ...

The immune system relies on T lymphocytes to recognise and eradicate malignant cells. CD8+ T cells scan peptide fragments displayed on major histocompatibility complex class I molecules at the tumour ...

Much like humans generate mountains of garbage, our cells are constantly discarding proteins that are damaged or no longer needed. The cellular waste disposal system called the proteasome is best ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified the cellular mechanisms that cause immune cells to differentiate and ultimately lose function during viral infection, findings that could improve ...

Investigators from Mass General Brigham have developed a way to promote antitumor immunity by hijacking cellular machinery within cancer cells. The study demonstrated that inducing cancer cells to ...

To protect yourself from malaria, here are some immunity-boosting foods suggested by a top doctor. Including them in your ...