Researchers have uncovered a previously hidden “internal brake” on immune cells that limits their ability to fight cancer, independent of tumor influence.

Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and UNSW Sydney have discovered why some people with celiac disease continue to suffer debilitating symptoms despite strictly avoiding gluten.

Microglia are shown in red, and CD11c-positive cells in green. Scale bar = 100 µm. A research group led by Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan has uncovered a potential mechanism ...

Immunotherapy has been one of the most transformative treatments for cancer patients in recent decades, shifting the emphasis ...

A new study has uncovered a key difference between the immune system of males and females—and it comes down to a single gene. The study is published in The Journal of Immunology. It is known that ...

Treating rare diseases can be complicated at the best of times, and it gets even more complicated when different patients with the same disease exhibit different symptoms. Now, researchers from Japan ...

Scientists have found a way to make one of the most aggressive brain tumors vulnerable to the immune system. A single injection of a modified virus can invade glioblastoma, kill cancer cells, and ...

Alzheimer’s disease has long looked like a slow-motion wildfire, starting in one part of the brain and then advancing along mysterious routes. A new cellular finding now offers a concrete explanation ...

Groundbreaking research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has revealed crucial new insights into the immune systems of COVID-19 survivors, particularly those struggling with ...

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

Scientists have identified mutated immune cell clones that could point to improved treatment for refractory coeliac disease. Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and UNSW Sydney ...