The malfunctioning mitochondria seem to poison the immune cells, explains Yosuke Togashi, a pulmonary physician and ...

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The human immune system is like an army of specialized soldiers (immune cells) each with a unique role to play in fighting ...

A group of immune proteins called the inflammasome can help prevent blood stem cells from becoming malignant by removing certain receptors from their surfaces and blocking cancer gene activity, ...

Scientists reveal how filopodia help cancer spread. The breakthrough could improve treatments that stop cancer cells from ...

Researchers find that microglia function differently in males versus females, potentially having broad implications for how neurological diseases are studied.

In their study, the researchers looked at the effects of cigarette smoke on Mucosal-Associated Invariant T (MAIT) cells, a ...

Researchers at the University of Adelaide's Robinson Research Institute have uncovered a new critical role for the immune system in supporting healthy ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics and Heidelberg University have observed largely intact HIV-1 capsids as ...

When we think about the immune system, we usually associate it with fighting infections. However, a study published in Science by the Champalimaud Foundation reveals a surprising new role.