In the midst of pandemic upheaval, researchers have gained fundamental insights about how the body fends off infections.

Imagine a bustling metropolis within your mouth—a dynamic community of microorganisms forming biofilms on your teeth and gums ...

Scientists mapped how the human immune system evolves from birth to old age, revealing key changes that influence health, ...

Scientists have progressed from merely provoking an anti-cancer immune response to designing it ...

Induces potent and long-lasting immune responses to defined antigens or whole pathogens (particles), mainly through the ...

Cells in the immune system don’t always fight; they often rest and wait for threats, like viruses or bacteria. When such threats emerge, the cells activate to defend the body. This delicate balance ...

In a study published today (October 20) in Science Translational Medicine, researchers show that these cells, the most abundant in circulation, also alert the immune system to the presence of bacteria ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital in Sweden have determined how children's ...

How immunity evolves over time? Children may require immunotherapies designed to kickstart their immune cells to kill tumor ...