Memory T cells are a special type of white blood cell that "remember" past infections and vaccines, helping our bodies to ...

As the immune system ages, it reacts more slowly to pathogens, vaccines become less effective, and the risk of cancer ...

New research, led by LJI scientists, offers a potential way to boost tissue-resident memory T cell numbers to better fight disease.

A peek inside some leading research labs shows how scientists-turned-detectives are painstakingly decoding what causes ...

Another common feature: Patients with a number of autoimmune diseases, especially women, often suffer heart attacks and ...

In Alzheimer’s disease, which is the most common cause of dementia, microglia (the immune cells of the brain) can behave in very different ways. At times, they help protect the brain, and at other ...

The gut microbiome can impact your digestion, immune system, and even your mood. Here’s how it works and what you can do to keep it healthy. The human microbiome is made up of trillions of microscopic ...

Your Blood Vessels Could Circle Earth Four Times Laid end to end, an adult's blood vessels could circle Earth's equator four ...

It's one of medicine's biggest mysteries — why sometimes our immune system attacks our own bodies. Autoimmune diseases affect as many as 50 million Americans and millions more worldwide.

Scientists have created the world’s first mosquito cell map, revealing how these insects spread diseases like dengue and Zika.

The ‘mineral of the moment’ is making waves online for its ability to improve sleep, reenergise skin and relax the nervous ...

Lupus, which is difficult to treat and on the rise, is part of the group of autoimmune diseases that affect millions of people worldwide. View on euronews ...