If you have had strep throat or an ear infection, there's a good chance you received amoxicillin or penicillin to effectively kill the troublesome bacteria. These drugs, which belong to a broad group ...

Researchers have mapped how the immune response in people with sepsis changes over time. The work, led by King's College ...

The immune system works to maintain homeostasis throughout the body. Various cell types and immune mechanisms work in concert to fight disease. Specifically, two waves of immunity orchestrate a robust ...

A new MS cell therapy uses a patient's own red blood cells to retrain the immune system, helping protect myelin and reduce ...

A team has identified a previously unknown phase of the immune response. The results challenge long-standing assumptions about the process called 'T-cell priming'. These new insights have significant ...

A routine blood sample contains a diverse collection of immune cells that can reveal important clues about health and disease ...

Neuroscientists have identified that the receptor IL-1R1 plays a critical role in enabling neurons to directly communicate with the immune system. The new study provides the most detailed mapping of ...

The human body operates like a finely tuned orchestra, with each system playing its part in perfect harmony. However, sometimes this delicate balance breaks down in ways that can leave people ...

A novel cancer vaccine that stimulates the immune system to target one of the most common cancer-driving mutations has shown encouraging early results in patients with pancreatic and colorectal cancer ...

Immune system aging, known as immunosenescence, is associated with changes in immune cell composition and function that increase susceptibility to disease. The results of a study by researchers at the ...