Brain immune cells may be responsible for the formation of Alzheimer's plaques, revealing a key turning point in this neurological disease.

New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain immune cells in humans are less effective at fighting solid tumors compared to ...

Checkpoint inhibitors have transformed cancer treatment over the past decade, helping hundreds of thousands of patients by ...

We're keeping an eye on new influenza and SARS-CoV-2 viral variants. Here's what we know about those viruses—and your immune ...

The left image shows the immune organ-on-chip, where the organoids (right) are grown to study the response of human donors. The right image shows development of types of immune cells relevant to the ...

Immune cell dysregulation in critically ill patients correlates with higher risks of severe infection and mortality, highlighting the need for precision medicine. The Human Immune Dysregulation ...

For many people, getting their tonsils removed is a childhood memory: a sore throat, a surgery, some ice cream, and skipping school. More than half a million people undergo tonsillectomies each year ...

New research from Michigan State University has found that exposure to PFAS can weaken the immune system in adults, reducing ...

Scientists have achieved an unprecedented look into how the human immune system attacks a transplanted pig kidney, using spatial molecular imaging to map immune activity down to the cellular level.

Prostate cancer has long frustrated immunologists. Checkpoint inhibitors that unleash the immune system against tumors in the ...