The mammalian immune system is an evolutionary wonder. It's capable of recognizing and destroying cancer cells, and it can ...

The lymphatic system forms a network similar to the blood vessels. It carries a substance called lymph instead of blood. Lymph is a fluid that carries immune-related cells to areas that need them.

Researchers at the University of Cologne have found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines have a lasting impact on the innate ...

has made new insights into how the body forms immune cell clusters called tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) in response to ...

Researchers are studying why the energy factories are moving between cells and whether the process can be harnessed to treat ...

The cells of the immune system are the guardians of these organisms – able to distinguish friend from foe and self from nonself. To accomplish this task in an organism with perhaps trillions of cells, ...

Lymphocytes are white blood cells that help the body fight infection ... around the body within a healthy range is important for immune system functioning. Lymphocyte counts above the typical ...

Now, researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have discovered a new form ... cell therapies that take advantage of these dials to control the immune system." ...

Not only does this tissue protect these key components of our nervous system, but just a few years ago, it was discovered that they also hold a concentration of T-regulatory immune cells (T-regs).

Our bodies response to invading pathogens through different mechanisms of the immune system. Innate immunity first detects ... The adaptive immune response is primarily made of two cell types ...

In a study published today (October 20) in Science Translational Medicine, researchers show that these cells, the most abundant in circulation, also alert the immune system to the presence of bacteria ...