Bacteria in the human gut can directly deliver proteins into human cells, actively shaping immune responses. A consortium led ...

Using single-cell epigenomic profiling of immune cells from 110 individuals, researchers show that genetic variation and ...

A Dartmouth study published in Nature Communications reveals that immune cells in the brain use a surprising two-step process ...

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. Brunkow, 64, is a senior program manager ...

Human virus patterns have been spotted in the highlands of Ethiopia within a community of wild monkeys. Now, ASU is studying these patterns.

How does the same infection, say the flu or a cold, give some people mild symptoms and leave others suffering? Why do people develop autoimmune diseases? And will we ever be able to predict when—and ...

Oranges aren’t the only immune-supporting food. Red bell peppers, spinach, papaya, and ginger also provide key nutrients for ...

An initiative partly funded by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK has moved further towards its goal of producing a 'human cell atlas' (HCA) to map every cell type in the human body.

An international research consortium, led by scientists at VIB and UGent, has developed a new platform that could change how ...