It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues.

A newly recognized set of T helper cells seems to guard against aging by eliminating harmful senescent cells. Their presence ...

Cells have an internal skeleton that maintains their structure and also drives their movement. Known as the cytoskeleton, ...

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

Researchers found a hidden signal that makes T cells shut down during cancer fights. Turning off this signal reawakens the ...

The field of tissue-immune interactions has undergone significant transformation as emerging evidence demonstrates the centrality of local microenvironments ...

Like all hardworking things, the cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) of the immune system charged with detecting and destroying ...

Foods like citrus fruits and broccoli may boost the immune system and help you to fight illness. Learn which immunity-boosting foods to add to your diet.

A pig kidney with one genetic change functioned in a brain-dead human for 61 days, more than doubling previous records.

In a successful transplant in a man with brain death, scientists prevented the immune system from attacking a genetically ...

Being born with two X chromosomes brings a host of health benefits, and recognising this could lead to personalised medical ...