Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have uncovered a critical link between the immune system in early life and ...

Antibodies, which recognize viruses and proteins that the body has encountered before, have long gotten most of the credit for giving the human immune system a memory. Now, researchers at the ...

Adults with blood cancers who need a stem-cell transplant from a matched donor now have a new option to prevent one of the ...

Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that gut bacteria help regulate the development of the body's ...

During the recent Covid-19 pandemic, the rate of serious illness and death was jarringly high in older populations. Why? Weakening immune systems — as we age, we become more vulnerable to infections, ...

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally, with increasing numbers in incidence and mortality. Cancer incidence is projected to increase by 70% ...

Researchers found that mRNA cancer vaccines can recruit an unexpected immune cell to launch powerful tumor-fighting responses ...

New research shows that the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on people's immune response to microorganisms. During the lockdown, inflammation level in the body was low, ...

A new study of wild bats reveals that an animal's immune system is shaped by more than its need to fight infections. Researchers from the University of Maryland have found that sex, age and ...