Our immune system implements an array of strategies to combat threatening infections. White blood cells called cytotoxic T ...

The immune system can work in two ways: the innate immune system reacts to any foreign invaders that are identified by immune cells that look for such pathogens; but the acquired or adaptive immune ...

Research in psychoneuroimmunology suggests strong relationships may reduce stress and inflammation, indirectly supporting ...

New research uncovers how the brain, immune system, and nervous system contribute to heart attack damage, revealing three nodes that could be targeted with new therapeutics.

Secondary infections caused by bacteria or viruses during hospital care remain a long-standing global challenge, despite advances in modern medicine. In particular, mixed bacterial–viral infections in ...

Researchers from the HUN-REN Szeged Biological Research Centre and HCEMM have just published a new study suggesting that it's not simply the number of tumor mutations that matters for immunotherapy, ...

A detailed analysis of immune cells in Long COVID patients has revealed a previously unknown molecular signature linked to ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation, swelling and pain in joints. It can have a range of impacts, and as of 2019, was thought to impact about 18 million people ...

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 ...