Lymph nodes, considered the command centers of our immune system, often get swollen and stiff when fighting infection. Now, a UC Berkeley-led team of researchers has discovered that this mechanical ...

Researchers at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology have found that physically resisting the formation of an immunological synapse actually promotes a stronger immune response. The findings could ...

Why do diabetic wounds refuse to heal? A new scientific review highlights how disruptions in the timing and behavior of ...

Immune system cells can be engineered outside of the body in a type of therapy called CAR-T. Now, Johns Hopkins scientists are developing ways to sidestep such cell manufacturing with a biodegradable ...

For five decades, scientists have known about a notorious cancer-causing enzyme called SRC. But they always assumed it only ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have developed a simplified version of biodegradable nanoparticles that can "educate" the immune system to find and destroy disease-causing cells throughout ...

Green tea contains beneficial compounds that may support immune health by reducing inflammation, fighting oxidative stress, ...

The immune system in the uterus can regenerate after both uterus transplantation and bone marrow transplantation. This is ...

Small food protein signals teach immune cells to accept food. The finding helps explain how the body prevents food allergies.

The kick-off signal for puberty begins in the brain. Specifically, in the hypothalamus, where specific neurons release a ...

For decades, differences in pain between men and women have often been attributed to psychological, emotional or social ...