The human immune system is like an army of specialized soldiers (immune cells) each with a unique role to play in fighting ...

Pathogen-fighting immune cells called tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells (TRM cells) go through a surprising transformation -- and relocation -- as they fight infections in the small intestine.

The human immune system has evolved throughout history to effectively recognize and adapt to invading pathogens. To combat disease, the human body employs | Immunology ...

Pathogen-fighting immune cells go through a surprising transformation and relocation as they fight infections in the gut.

The malfunctioning mitochondria seem to poison the immune cells, explains Yosuke Togashi, a pulmonary physician and ...

When sick, Nile tilapia seek warmer water. That behavioral fever triggers a specialized immune response, hinting the connection evolved long ago.

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Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a key molecule involved in inflammation and plays an important role in both healthy and diseased ...

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

Trained immunity, a modification of cells in the innate immune system, may represent a new way of protecting poultry from ...

In vivo perturbations and single-cell RNA-seq reveal cell-type-specific STAT1-IFNg signaling in regulation of trained immunity in tissue-resident immune cells.