Your immune system is a network of cells, tissues, and organs that fight off infection. Your immune system can be affected by ...

The answer came in 2023, thanks in part to the family of a patient who had a complete loss of brain function. After learning ...

Cervical epithelial cells are far from passive bystanders in the body's immune system. New research shows they actually play ...

One shot in the arm, and the whole body is protected. But how? For one thing, the immune system produces antibodies and cells that patrol the entire organism by traveling through the bloodstream. For ...

A study published in Science by the Champalimaud Foundation reveals a surprising new role for the immune system. During ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that some natural killer cells, NK cells, temporarily reside ...

Nanomedicine uses ultra-small particles to deliver drugs directly to the tissues and cells that need them, improving ...

The work of Nobel winners on immune cells is now helping researchers fine-tune cancer treatments, showing how basic science ...

While our immune systems typically do a great job containing pathogens and clearing infections, they can occasionally ...

What causes a weak immune system can be anything from medication to an unhealthy lifestyle.