Protein complex in bacterial cell membrane acts like a rotary motor to recruit DNA-degrading enzymes to defend against phage ...

Your immune system includes your body's cells, tissues, and organs, which work together to fight off infections and diseases. But how much do you know about it? When you understand everything that ...

Developing effective treatments and understanding how the mechanism of the immune system have always been challenging for ...

HIV is spread by bodily fluids such as blood, breast milk or semen. It gradually weakens the body’s immune system and makes ...

In other words, rather than merely responding to IL-4 produced during the infection, they also work to prevent an overreaction of the immune system. Understanding this mechanism more precisely ...

A revolutionary approach to immune therapy has emerged: engineered immune cells that protect healthy tissue without ...

Your immune system affects more than just infections. Discover how it shapes energy, aging, and overall health—and how to strengthen it.

Prolonged illnesses like cancer and chronic infections often leave the immune system in a state of exhaustion, where its frontline defenders – T cells – lose their ability to function effectively.

After being struck down by winter illness, the BBC's James Gallagher goes in search of ways to boost his immune system.

Scientists have uncovered a mechanism for reinvigorating the immune system to stop it from flagging when it’s fighting long-term conditions like chronic infections and cancer. The discovery ...

"We specifically looked at how the immune system behaves in cystic fibrosis before the cycle of infection and inflammation begins," said Prof. Nikolai Klymiuk from TUM. He is part of the ...

Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Working with an international team, researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have discovered that the ...