Phages, viruses that infect bacteria, could be genetically manipulated to destroy cancerous cells using the immunity we have ...

Full-body defense does not always look the way textbooks say it should. In planarian flatworms, a newly identified cell type ...

Immunotherapies – treatments that aim to make the body's natural immune system more effective – are becoming more widely used ...

Prostate-targeted, engineered nanoparticles made of amorphous silica are effective in killing prostate tumors directly while ...

As we age, the immune system gradually declines and becomes less effective at responding to infections and vaccines.

Researchers from National Taiwan University (NTU) and National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) have identified a promising ...

The maintenance of self-identity and defence from external threats are prerequisites for organismal survival. From the physical barriers formed by epithelial cells or mucus to the complex mechanisms ...

Tuft cells have gained substantial attention over the past 10 years due to numerous reports linking them with type 2 immunity and microorganism-sensing capacity in many mucosal tissues. This ...

Investigators from Mass General Brigham have developed a way to promote antitumor immunity by hijacking cellular machinery within cancer cells. The study demonstrated that inducing cancer cells to ...

A researcher at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) and physician-scientist colleagues from Hackensack Meridian Health have shown how a critical pathway is fundamental to ...

Much like humans generate mountains of garbage, our cells are constantly discarding proteins that are damaged or no longer needed. The cellular waste disposal system called the proteasome is best ...

To protect yourself from malaria, here are some immunity-boosting foods suggested by a top doctor. Including them in your ...