For many conditions including immune-related ones, genetics often explains only a small fraction of the differences between ...

Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, attacking harmful invaders while protecting your own tissues ...

Metabolism guides the activation states of regulatory T cells, the immune cells that prevent inappropriate activation of the ...

Researchers have published the first description of the role of the ZFP36 family of RNA binding proteins in regulatory T cells (Tregs). Tregs are key to maintaining balance in the immune system and ...

The researchers found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines could potentially help patients whose tumors don’t respond well to ...

Scientific breakthroughs in one disease don't always shed light on treating other diseases. But that's been the surprising journey of one Mayo Clinic research team. After identifying a sugar molecule ...

Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have recently found that a certain protein may have a large ...

Lymph nodes, hundreds of small structures located throughout the body, play a pivotal role in immunity, including anti-tumor immune responses. White blood cells, also known as lymphocytes, reside in ...

Scientists have developed a cancer vaccine that stopped three different types of aggressive tumors from growing in mice.

The gut is home to a richly diverse community of microbes and nearly 80 percent of the body’s immune cells. This menagerie of gut-derived cells send signals along a bidirectional cellular highway, ...