According to the Technion, the findings, published in Nature Communications, could lead to new therapeutic strategies. In their study on the immune system's response to viral infections, the ...

A research team from the University of California, Irvine has revealed a previously unknown mechanism that triggers an inflammatory immune response in cells when their DNA is damaged. This ...

Although they thought it was an artifact at first, closer inspection showed that these neurons expressed more genes for nucleic acid-sensing immune responses, specifically toll-like receptor 9 ...

Jan. 6, 2025 — A research team from the University of California, Irvine has revealed a previously unknown mechanism that triggers an inflammatory immune response in cells when their DNA is damaged.

Between the lungs and in front of the heart sits a small gland called the thymus that wields incredible power over human health by producing T cells, key components of our immune system.

Prolonged illnesses like cancer and chronic infections often leave the immune system in a state of exhaustion, where its ...

This contrasts with senescent cells, which are highly inflammatory and use different mechanisms to evade the immune response. "This epigenetic silencing is a weakness of persister cells and could ...