First study of humans with a rare immunodeficiency reveals how the immune system protects the body against pathogens known to cause serious diseases, such as tuberculosis and COVID-19. The research ...

The immune system can be “reprogrammed” to heal the body faster using electrical stimulation, according to new research. Irish scientists discovered that electrically stimulating “macrophages” – one ...

Human peadiatric thymus image from the IBEX protein multiplex (44 proteins on the same image) platform. Thymic epithelial cells are labeled with DEC205 (cyan), pan-cytokeratin (purple), keratin 5 (red ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A new study finds that proteasomes—structures that reside in all cells in the body and typically break ...

A new vaccine design uses folded DNA to steer the immune system toward producing the rare immune cells needed to make protective antibodies against HIV.

“Axolotls are legendary for regenerating limbs and parts of the central nervous system,” says study co-author Maximina H. Yun, a biologist at the Chinese Institutes for Medical Research in Beijing.

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. In the battle against diseases, the human body boasts an intricate defence network capable of identifying and ...

The human immune system is one of the body’s most complex and fascinating defence mechanisms. It works tirelessly to protect us from infections, bacteria, viruses, and other harmful invaders. While ...

Salmon, love it or hate it, it is one of the few foods that provides vitamin D. Vitamin D plays a significant role in regulating the immune system. A 2020 found people with vitamin D deficiency were ...

When the Human Genome Project mapped and sequenced the entire set of DNA instructions in a human cell—a 13-year, $2.7 billion global endeavor that completed in 2003—it produced one of humanity’s ...

In the summer of 2008, in a cave nestled within Siberia’s Altai Mountains, Russian scientists unearthed a sliver of a finger bone. At first, the scientists assumed the fossil was from a Neanderthal — ...

Lesser known complication from the measles virus deserves attention, according to retired pediatrician: it can erase immune ...