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

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

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

While the fabled fountain of youth may not actually exist, a new type of therapy now does.

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

A human study reveals how naturally occurring fat-derived molecules help switch off inflammation. Researchers at (UCL) have identified an important biological process that helps the body bring ...

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

Common gut bacteria use protein delivery systems to interact directly with human cells, reshaping how scientists view the ...

Antimicrobial resistance—when bacteria and fungi defend themselves against the drugs designed to kill them—is an urgent ...

A new study from Harvard University comes as wildfires tied to a warming climate threaten to unravel years of progress toward cleaner air. Exposure to wildfire smoke can affect the human immune system ...

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 ...