Macrophages, key regulators of tissue health and immune defense, are among the most abundant immune cells in solid tumors. Their role in cancer has been difficult to define because even closely ...

Neuroimmunology has demonstrated that T cells residing in the human brain constitute a distinct, tissue-adapted lymphocyte population. Unlike their ...

Taking a sauna boosts the immune system, reveals new research. Sauna bathing releases white blood cells into the bloodstream, ...

Taking a sauna boosts the immune system, reveals new research. Sauna bathing releases white blood cells into the bloodstream, ...

By identifying and replacing failing 10-to-20-year-old dental work with precision-engineered, biocompatible solutions, ...

Jamie-Lynn Sigler was between the third and fourth seasons of "The Sopranos" when she began feeling pins and needles and a ...

A new study demonstrated that introducing neurons into Xenopus-derived biobots led to the self-organization of active neural ...

The intestinal immune system plays a pivotal role in maintaining mucosal homeostasis, acting as the interface between environmental stimuli, host epithelial ...

Lindsey DeSoto, RD, is a nutrition writer, medical reviewer, and registered dietitian who helps clients improve their diet for health-related reasons. Her writing covers a variety of topics, including ...

Growing research suggests the bacteria left behind by the common childhood infection may trick the immune system into attacking both the invader and the body's own cells. Colored scanning electron ...

The immune system function declines with age, but a team of MIT researchers may have found a way to rejuvenate it. When older mice were injected with mRNA that coded for the creation of ...

Pancreatic cancer uses a sugar-coated disguise to evade the immune system, helping explain why it’s so hard to treat. Northwestern scientists discovered this hidden mechanism and created an antibody ...