Measles can induce immune amnesia, a phenomenon that eliminates acquired immunity to other infectious diseases.

Learn how dietary supplements zinc and echinacea can boost your immune system, and whether taking them together is advantageous.

The immune system has two separate responses, which are orchestrated to optimize protection against pathogens. The first response is known as innate immunity. This first wave of protection provides ...

Damaging variants in genes involved in a rapid immune response (innate immunity) are significantly linked to earlier breast ...

During pregnancy, the maternal immune system must engage in a fine balancing act: maintaining tolerance to the fetal ...

UW–Madison researchers show that shaping early immune signals can produce longer-lasting, stem-like T cells, suggesting a ...

Findings may support development of more refined personalized breast cancer risk prediction models for BRCA1 pathogenic ...

Damaging variants in genes involved in a rapid immune response (innate immunity) are significantly linked to earlier breast ...

Recent advances in research have focused on immune system variation mainly from a genome perspective. This population-based study (N=1,001 from The Human Phenome Atlas (THPA) cohort) investigated the ...

What is the TREM-1 receptor? A new review explores TREM-1's role in sepsis, rheumatoid arthritis, and neuroinflammation.

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

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine have identified a possible way to make ...