The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science has successfully developed a nanomaterial capable of simultaneously ...

A new study by scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus reveals that joint tissue from patients with early-stage rheumatoid arthritis often have high levels of a protein called ...

A team of scientists has uncovered how an ancient immune system, the complement system, decides when to launch an attack—revealing a hidden mathematical tipping point based on the spatial density of ...

Embryos can eliminate bacterial infections before forming their immune system, new research shows by Spanish National Research Council edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

Microglia are a specialized type of immune cell that accounts for about 10% of all cells within the brain and spinal cord. They function by eliminating infectious microbes, dead cells, and ...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a germ that causes a lifelong infection that slowly weakens the immune system. Though the infection is lifelong, medicines can keep the virus in check and ...