Researchers generate cutting-edge mouse models by engrafting human cells and tissue into the animals to better study the human immune system. Scientists have employed mouse models in immunological ...

In order to reprogram readily available cells into specific immune cells that fight various diseases, one must know the ...

Researchers have developed a new class of antibodies that amplify the immune system’s ability to fight cancer. By clustering ...

Your immune system could weigh 1 to 1.2 kilograms and contain 1.8 trillion cells. “The immune system is a complex system comprising many different cell types with essential functions,” says Ron Milo ...

A microscopic parasite that can live for decades in the human brain infects an estimated one-third of the world's population ...

A researcher is planning on investigating potential treatments aimed at the root causes of type 1 diabetes. At the (MUSC), ...

Pancreatic cancer uses a sugar-coated disguise to evade the immune system, helping explain why it’s so hard to treat.

I am lying under a blanket, feeling rough, staring at a bowl of oranges. Every fibre of my being is urging me to devour the lot. I can hear my mum – and medical friends at university – insisting that ...

Do you often ask yourself, "Why am I always the one getting sick? Why is my immune system so weak?" These questions might linger in the back of your mind, especially if you're frequently down with the ...