New research from Yale University shows that the hormone FGF21, which extends lifespan in mice…
Browsing: Immune System
The immune system is the body’s intricate defense network designed to identify and neutralize harmful pathogens like bacteria, viruses, and parasites, as well as to detect and destroy malfunctioning cells. It consists of a layered array of barriers, cells, and signaling molecules, including innate components that provide rapid, generalized responses and adaptive components that learn to recognize and remember specific threats. Key players include white blood cells, antibodies, lymph nodes, and organs such as the thymus and spleen. Research into the immune system has advanced fields from vaccine development to cancer immunotherapy, and continues to reveal surprising links between immunity, microbiota, and overall health.
New research from Yale University is exploring how beneficial bacteria that live in the gut…
New research from Yale University shows that the protein known as Nlrp6 plays a key…
New research from MIT reveals how the immune system can create cancerous DNA mutations when…
New research shows that TH17 cells can convert from pro-inflammatory to anti-inflammatory, revealing a possible…
By stimulating both major branches of the immune system, researchers from MIT were able to…
New research from Yale University identifies a strategy that non-harmful gut bacteria employ to preserve…
New research from Yale University shows that the common cold virus can reproduce itself more…
Scientists have identified a previously unknown component of the immune system, discovering that bacterial virulence…
While working with mice, scientists at Yale University found that the protein Chitinase 3-like-1 (Chi3l1)…
A newly published study from scientists at Caltech suggests that specific changes in an overactive…
Developed by a team of scientists at Yale, a new biodegradable nanoparticle, called a nanogel,…
A new study from the Harvard Medical School suggests that the superabundant microbes lining our…
A recently published study examines why Salmonella becomes dangerously virulent. While examining signals from outside…
A new study from a team of microbiologists and immunologists suggests that treatment aimed at…
A new study using the antibody drug BMS-936558 (MDX-1106, anti-PD-1), resulted in tumor shrinkage of…
Pathogens that cause plague or cholera use miniature syringes to introduce molecular agents into their…
Findings suggest that our own immune system may be working against us when it comes…