A study published in Science by the Champalimaud Foundation reveals a surprising new role for the immune system. During ...

As we age, our immune systems undergo a gradual decline in function, but there are things we can do now to help keep them ...

Scientists have disguised tumours to ‘look’ similar to pig organs ― tricking the immune system into attacking the cancerous cells. This ruse can halt a tumour’s growth and even eliminate ...

“If you can introduce something that will affect the donor organ, then you can preserve the immune system of the recipient. And in lung transplantation, that’s really important because the lung is one ...

During fasting or exercise, immune cells (red) migrate to the pancreas and stimulate glucagon-producing cells (orange) to regulate blood sugar, with cell nuclei shown in blue.

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a breakthrough method to detect inflammation in the body using ...

Indeed, a recent study published in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology found a prolonged ...

Findings suggest targeting neuro-immune pathway could lead to strategies for managing diabetes, obesity or some types of ...

The latter often ended in death soon afterwards. The problem is, our immune system treats the transplanted organ like an infection and attacks. The focus these days is on pigs, as their organs are ...