A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells, leading to signs of ...

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A team from Osaka University has developed scSPOT, a new technique that reveals how immune cells called Tregs simultaneously ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sepsis is a serious medical condition that occurs when the immune system severely overreacts to an infection in the blood. Untreated sepsis can lead to septic shock. With septic shock, a person ...

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly’s own immune system to destroy brain cells leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study published in PLOS Biology today (Thursday 13 ...