The COVID-19 pandemic showed the challenges of protecting populations when a new respiratory virus emerges. Although vaccines ...

Some studies have shown that certain stimuli can leave innate immune cells more responsive through a phenomenon called ...

New research in Nature shows that gamma delta T cells rely on their adaptive T cell receptors in real time to mount rapid, ...

Researchers from Adelaide University have demonstrated that blocking a specific immune system gene can reduce pancreatic ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, King's College London and Complutense University of Madrid have shown that γδ T ...

Scientists discover how innate immunity envelops bacteria. The protein GBP1 is a vital component of our body's natural defense against pathogens. This substance fights against bacteria and parasites ...

The BCG vaccine protects against tuberculosis, but by inducing trained immunity it also protects against many more respiratory infections. International research led by Radboud University Medical ...

The innate immune system serves as the body's first line of defence, rapidly detecting and responding to external pathogens and internal damage. Recent advances in the field have highlighted the ...

He began searching for novel parasite-fighting immune cells. McKenzie knew that IL-25 triggers a class of T cells called type-2 helper T cells (Th2s) to proliferate and produce IL-13, and he wondered ...

The term "immunity" is something we hear often when the seasons change."I want to boost my immunity.""I feel like my immunity is dropping.""I want to build a body that doesn't catch colds easily."Many ...