Researchers have published the first description of the role of the ZFP36 family of RNA binding proteins in regulatory T cells (Tregs). Tregs are key to maintaining balance in the immune system and ...

A new study traces the molecular pathway connecting the gut immune system to the brain during a parasitic infection, ...

The article, titled "Emerging roles of immune cell-derived neurotransmitters in immunity and disease," published on March 17, ...

A new preclinical study found that inhibiting the enzyme LSD1 can activate the skin’s immune system and suppress tumor growth ...

New research by scientists at the Champalimaud Foundation has revealed a surprising new role for the immune system. Their study in mice found that during periods of low energy— such as intermittent ...

Anyone who has weathered a bad stomach bug knows the feeling: a loss of appetite that sets in and lingers, even after the ...

We often judge our immune systems based on how many colds we catch in a year, but experts say that’s an oversimplification of what is a highly complex network of cells, tissues and organs that works ...

A new study suggests that vitamin D may help people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by promoting a more balanced, ...

Our immune systems develop to recognize what is foreign within our bodies. As immune cells are generated in the bone marrow and mature in other locations, they undergo processes that instruct which ...

Cancer immunotherapies, including cancer vaccines, harness and amplify the immune system’s natural ability to detect and attack cancer cells. In this illustration, immune T cells (pink) attach to a ...