An engineered protein turns off the kind of immune cells most likely to damage tissue as part of type-1 diabetes, hepatitis, ...

Scientists have identified a biological ‘switch' that prevents the immune system from attacking healthy cells. This discovery could revolutionize treatments for autoimmune diseases, which affect ...

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan studied what happens when macrophages—a type of immune cell—encounter dying cancer ...

This valuable manuscript investigates the localisation of nutrient receptors in bloodstream stage trypanosomes, with implications for both nutrient uptake and immune evasion. Results after direct ...

Modern humans have existed for more than 200,000 years, and each new generation has begun with a single cell—dividing, ...

When chronic stress disrupts this signaling, it leads to a cascade involving brain-resident cells and immune cells that ultimately increases fear behavior. What is fascinating is that psychedelic ...

Dr. Wheeler's laboratory employs cutting-edge technologies including genomic screening, single-cell analysis, and behavioral studies to create what he describes as a "wiring diagram" of brain ...

Dr. Wheeler's laboratory employs cutting-edge technologies including genomic screening, single-cell analysis, and behavioral studies to create what he describes as a "wiring diagram" of brain ...

Simultaneously, cancer cells decrease the production of interferons—molecules that stimulate immune activity— thereby further weakening the immune system’s ability to fight the tumor. “We’ve seen that ...

Our immune system is constantly monitoring our body. In order to survive, cancer cells need to evade this surveillance. Now a new study by researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute reveals a ...

As we age, the immune system begins to weaken. This leaves us exposed to dangerous infections. But a new study offers hope: we may soon be able to reverse the trend.