Multicellular organisms are a mosaic of different cells, tissues, and systems, each with their own specific function and interactions with other cells within the organism and/or the larger environment ...

As people age, their immune system function declines. T cell populations become smaller and can't react to pathogens as ...

As the immune system weakens with age, researchers have found a way to temporarily boost its function by reprogramming liver cells to support T-cell development.

The immune cell repertoire is composed of many different cell types that are orchestrated in response to infection and other pathogens that enter the body. As a result, the body can defend itself ...

Researchers at MIT have unveiled a way to temporarily reboot aging immune systems, using a targeted mRNA therapy that turns ...

Immunotherapy has transformed healthcare and how physicians treat patients. Various forms of immunotherapy have been ...

Taken together, these advances suggest that part of age-related immune decline is driven by specific, potentially reversible ...

Kimchi may do far more than add flavor to meals—it could help fine-tune the human immune system. A clinical study using ...

Natural killer cells act as the immune system’s rapid-response team, but the stress of anxiety and insomnia may be quietly ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a surprising new function for immune ...

A Cedars-Sinai study has identified a previously unknown role for astrocyte cells in how the brain responds to damage and disease. Cedars-Sinai researchers have identified a biological repair process ...

Eating the fermented food kimchi daily for 12 weeks may also help improve the immune system, in addition to its gut health ...