At the surface, the immune response to a flu virus is simple. Some cells recognize the pathogen and send a signal to the ...

Microglia replacement therapy helps treat people with a rare genetic condition called ALSP, suggesting the approach could ...

The human immune system is like an army of specialized soldiers (immune cells) each with a unique role to play in fighting disease. In a new study published in Nature, led by scientists at the ...

Learning a pet has diabetes can be a shock. Sadly, about 20% of diabetic cats and dogs are euthanized within a year of diagnosis due to the impacts on the pets' health and their owners' lifestyle and ...

New details on how immune cells 'see' and respond to mutations in cancer cells may lead to more targeted and effective immunotherapy Study suggests immune responses could be strengthened even in ...

Aging-related physiological decline and the accumulation of senescent or aging cells in bodily tissues can trigger a number of diseases.

Salk scientists have created a new atlas of plant cells during immune response, in turn discovering a new rare cell state, called Primary IMmunE Responder (PRIMER), that acts as an immune response ...

Immune cells use two different routes to produce acetyl-CoA, an essential metabolite required to fight infection and cancer, reports a new study. The findings could help improve immunotherapies by ...

In addition, the SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin [Jardiance] was recently shown in a hypoxic-PAH mouse model to have anti-proliferative effects on pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells via ...

Immune cells have a surprising and critical role in controlling movement and bridging neural activity with metabolic demands, concludes a groundbreaking study published in Nature by researchers at ...