The human immune system usually works wonders, protecting us from all sorts of diseases. However, if the immune system goes into overdrive, it can become even more dangerous than the diseases it ...

The immune system’s first encounter with a virus or vaccine establishes a “starting template” that shapes its response to new ...

DMBT1 is a multifunctional secreted protein that plays a pivotal role in the body’s first line of defence across mucosal surfaces. Characterised by its scavenger receptor cysteine-rich (SRCR) domains, ...

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 ...

A new study has shown that person-to-person variation in antibody immunity plays a key role in shaping which influenza (flu) strains dominate in a population. The work, published today as a Reviewed ...

Regulatory T cells are a type of white blood cell that can help identify and repair damaged tissues. It's been thought that various tissues hold specific populations of T cells that remain there to ...

This study shows that SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination generate strong, highly specific spike-binding immune responses ...

As you age, your immune system is supposed to slow down. It becomes less able to fight off infections, less effective at responding to vaccines, and more likely to stumble when facing cancer. But ...