Fred Hutch Cancer Center molecular biologist Dr. Kevin Barry just received a $270,000, two-year grant from the American ...

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T cell activation—the process by which these key immune defenders recognize threats and mobilize against them—depends on exquisitely timed molecular signals. Now researchers have captured one of the ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." You’re probably aware that measles is a virus you don’t want to have, but it’s understandable to be fuzzy ...

Stimulating the liver to generate signals normally produced by the thymus can reverse age-related declines in T-cell populations. As people age, their immune function weakens. Owing to shrinkage of ...

Join this video for a demonstration on making lemon, ginger, and turmeric cubes meant to easily complement your health-focused kitchen habits. The method provided is accessible and ideal for those ...

The immune system function declines with age, but a team of MIT researchers may have found a way to rejuvenate it. When older mice were injected with mRNA that coded for the creation of ...

The same white blood cells that rush to fight infection seem to have a second job: preventing your body from burning too much fat. That’s the finding from a new study published in Nature, which ...