Multicellular organisms are a mosaic of different cells, tissues, and systems, each with their own specific function and interactions with other cells within the organism and/or the larger environment ...

The body has an intricate system to defend against infections where each type of immune cell plays a distinct role. Now, a ...

Cancer dysregulates the complex structure of tissues and internal cellular pathways. As a result, the immune system loses its ability to effectively target tumor cells. The immune system is made up of ...

A research team from Umeå University, Sweden, in collaboration with Ghent University, Belgium, has made a groundbreaking ...

The immune system is meant to protect the body from infection and disease. But with age, it can become less capable of doing ...

A new study has uncovered a key difference between the immune system of males and females—and it comes down to a single gene.

Blocking a single protein boosts T cell metabolism and tumor-fighting strength. The discovery could lead to next-generation ...

That’s part of why the immune system must strike a balance between going after abnormal cells while avoiding attacking normal cells. The focus of my lab is to understand what exactly the immune system ...

For years, doctors and scientists have tracked how space changes the human body. Astronauts often come back with weaker ...

Certain types of biochemical processes can impair the immune system’s ability to recognize and kill cancer cells. Purdue ...