This article explores how advanced immune imaging technologies enable real-time visualization of immune responses, improving understanding of inflammation, autoimmunity, cancer therapy outcomes, and ...

An antigen is any substance that can trigger an immune response in the body. Antigens are typically proteins or polysaccharides that are recognized as foreign or potentially harmful by the immune ...

Parents can help strengthen their child’s immune system by focusing on some key areas. The immune system is a complex network of cells, tissues and organs that work together to protect the body from ...

As populations age worldwide, the decline of the immune system, a process known as immunosenescence, has become a critical biomedical challenge. This decline leads to increased susceptibility to ...

The Forum on Regenerative Medicine held a two-day virtual workshop that explored promising approaches to modulate the patient immune system and/or the regenerative medicine product for improving the ...

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

Thousands of tiny fruit flies soon will journey into space to help NASA scientists better understand changes in the human immune system caused by space flight. Despite differences in size and ...

The yeast Candida albicans colonizes mucosal surfaces and is usually harmless. However, under certain conditions it can cause dangerous infections. A research team at the University of Zurich has now ...

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

Scientists find key protein signals that train the immune system to accept food, opening new possibilities for preventing food allergies.

Cancer immunotherapies, including cancer vaccines, harness and amplify the immune system’s natural ability to detect and attack cancer cells. In this illustration, immune T cells (pink) attach to a ...

The immune system is a complex network of cells, tissues and organs that work together to protect the body from harmful microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi, that can lead to ...