In a new study, researchers have determined that a protein called NF-kB c-Rel can intensify the symptoms of psoriasis when activated by signals from the body's immune system. Understanding how 'c-Rel' ...

Prolonged illnesses, such as cancer and persistent infections, can fatigue the immune system, causing its frontline defenders ...

Prolonged illnesses like cancer and chronic infections often leave the immune system in a state of exhaustion, where its ...

A discovery about the mechanisms that enable the immune system to sustain long-term protection could revolutionize treatment for chronic disease and cancer.

A series of orders from the Trump administration have the potential to disrupt the delivery of life-saving medications to HIV ...

Curing HIV will be harder than curing cancer. Apart from a few 'miracle' cases, antiretrovirals only suppress HIV, they don't ...

Pseudoscience has recently been reemerging in the US. While much of it concerns vaccines, an "oldie" is again making the ...

A unique reaction in which antibodies bind to other antibodies may help scientists at Scripps Research better understand how ...

Many vaccines work by introducing a protein to the body that resembles part of a virus. Ideally, the immune system will produce long-lasting antibodies recognizing that specific virus, thereby ...

or immune system stress due to anxiety and lack of support. A person's genetic history, or the genetic strain of HIV involved with infection, also affects AIDS progression. Typical, in a window that ...

The immune system serves as the body’s primary defense against illness, making its maintenance crucial for overall health. While basic practices like hand washing and balanced nutrition form the ...

We’ve already talked about the immune system, so let’s cover genetics and environmental factors now. Your individual genetics can predispose you to developing IBD. One 2019 research review ...