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

This valuable manuscript investigates the localisation of nutrient receptors in bloodstream stage trypanosomes, with implications for both nutrient uptake and immune evasion. Results after direct ...

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

Scientists have uncovered a stealthy tactic used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus: one of its proteins can leap from infected cells to ...

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

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), a type of arthritis commonly occurring in children, is a chronic, inflammatory condition ...

Researchers use targeted lipid nanoparticles loaded with mRNA to reprogram T cells to fight autoimmune diseases ...

Israeli researchers have discovered that immune system cells called neutrophils are recruited by the tumor environment and support tumor progression in the later stages of the disease. “In light ...

When we think of the immune system, we usually picture it fighting off colds and the flu. But what if it could also help fight cancer? A new study suggests that's exactly what's happening specifically ...

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who received autologous chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy enjoyed potent ...

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 ...