Pancreatic cancer may evade the immune system not by accident but by actively switching off internal danger signals through ...

In a recent review published in the journal Cell, a group of authors explored existing immunological assumptions to better understand unresolved phenomena and improve vaccine design, autoimmune ...

Cold and flu season doesn't wait for anyone. Neither does stress, poor sleep, or the everyday wear on your immune system. The question isn't whether you need support—it's what kind, ...

People who commonly experience everyday discrimination are more likely to have higher levels of "exhausted" white blood cells, suggesting that the chronic stress of discrimination may hamper the ...

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 ...

A researcher is planning on investigating potential treatments aimed at the root causes of type 1 diabetes. At the (MUSC), Leonardo Ferreira, Ph.D., is taking on type 1 diabetes (T1D) with support ...

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

“We know for multiple reasons why smoking is bad in terms of its cancer risk, but here we're showing additional information that it's also probably negatively impacting your immune response. And that ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes painful sores and inflammation deep inside your colon and rectum. That can lead to hard-to-manage symptoms like ...

Brain-meningeal immunity is increasingly recognized as a central player in the complex network of interactions within the central nervous system (CNS).

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have uncovered new details about how a once-deadly coronavirus disease in cats spreads through the immune system. The findings may help scientists ...