An engineered protein turns off the kind of immune cells most likely to damage tissue as part of type-1 diabetes, hepatitis, ...

The majority of children do not need a tonsillectomy.” But when done for the right reasons, tonsillectomy offers a meaningful ...

A credit-card-sized chip may soon outsmart cancer.A team led by NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s Weiqiang Chen has developed a miniature device that could reshape how blood cancer treatments are ...

Scientists have identified a biological ‘switch' that prevents the immune system from attacking healthy cells. This discovery could revolutionize treatments for autoimmune diseases, which affect ...

When the immune system overreacts and starts attacking the body, the only option may be to shut the entire system down and risk developing infections or cancer. Immune cells that are designed to ...

Mitochondria have primarily been known as the energy-producing components of cells. But scientists are increasingly ...

B-cell lymphoma and its treatments can weaken your immune system and increase your risk for infection. Learn ways to avoid getting sick while you're in cancer treatment.

White blood cells are an integral part of your immune system. Without them, you would not be able to fight off everyday pathogens, allergens, or other inflammatory and infectious substances.

Parasites are known to infect human cells through a variety of ingenious mechanisms.Many of them have even evolved sophisticated strategies to evade a host’s immune system by avoiding it entirely.

Our immune system is constantly monitoring our body. In order to survive, cancer cells need to evade this surveillance. Now a new study by researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute reveals a ...

Microplastics — pesky particles that have contaminated our air, water, food and bodies — have been linked to a range of health issues. A new study shows how they can harm our immune system.

They wanted to take advantage of these suppressor cells’ power to temper immune responses, such as runaway inflammation. Unfortunately, suppressor cells can’t always stop a dangerous immune response.