Using single-cell epigenomic profiling of immune cells from 110 individuals, researchers show that genetic variation and ...

While many people are growing deeply concerned about the negative impact artificial intelligence might have on our fragile ...

A Dartmouth study published in Nature Communications reveals that immune cells in the brain use a surprising two-step process ...

Bacteria in the human gut can directly deliver proteins into human cells, actively shaping immune responses. A consortium led ...

How does the same infection, say the flu or a cold, give some people mild symptoms and leave others suffering? Why do people develop autoimmune diseases? And will we ever be able to predict when—and ...

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. Brunkow, 64, is a senior program manager ...

UCLA scientists have developed advanced miniature 3D tumor organoid models that make it possible to study glioblastoma tumors in a setting that closely mirrors the human brain, shedding light on how ...

A new study from Harvard University comes as wildfires tied to a warming climate threaten to unravel years of progress toward cleaner air. Exposure to wildfire smoke can affect the human immune system ...

Researchers are edging closer to a universal antiviral drug, a single medicine that could treat every virus known to man.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A new study finds that proteasomes—structures that reside in all cells in the body and typically break ...

Once tattoo ink enters the body, it does not stay put. Beneath the skin, tattoo pigments interact with the immune system in ways scientists are only just beginning to understand.Tattoos are generally ...