A human study reveals how naturally occurring fat-derived molecules help switch off inflammation. Researchers at (UCL) have identified an important biological process that helps the body bring ...

Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines—and people can be trained to do ...

Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines —and people can be trained to ...

In order to reprogram readily available cells into specific immune cells that fight various diseases, one must know the ...

A new discovery about how cells communicate with each other in the body's immune system has revealed deeper insights for an ...

Millions of people live with atrial fibrillation, a racing, uneven heartbeat that can leave you exhausted and scared. Yet it ...

The current study shows that the Epstein–Barr virus can interfere with the normal control of B cells. One viral protein ...

A new discovery about how cells communicate with each other in the body’s immune system has revealed deeper insights for an international team of scientists into fundamental immune system function.

Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis arise when the immune system turns against the body itself. Yet for most of ...

Researchers have identified a new way to reprogram T cells, which are infection and tumor-fighting white blood cells, so that they have a superior memory, thereby making them more effective in killing ...

I am lying under a blanket, feeling rough, staring at a bowl of oranges. Every fibre of my being is urging me to devour the lot. I can hear my mum – and medical friends at university – insisting that ...