A study conducted by researchers at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology has uncovered a pivotal role of asparagine metabolism in regulating B cell homeostasis and immune response.

The theory is solid, but creating such a bespoke vaccine quickly enough to be of use is a different matter. “Not many years ...

Previous seasonal flu infections and vaccinations may protect us against infection from the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu outbreak.

New research led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) suggests that many people already have immune cells ...

Lockdowns instituted due to the COVID-19 pandemic could have brought about exacerbated immune responses in people living with ...

Discover how stressed-out immune cells in the brain may be the key culprit behind the development of Alzheimer's disease.

Discover the surprising link between herpes and Alzheimer's disease. Find out how the common herpes simplex virus may play a ...

When children receive their second measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, around the time they start kindergarten, they gain protection against all three viruses for all or most of their lives.

Future COVID boosters could be offered nasally, giving people another option from the usual jab in the arm. Vaccine ...

Engineers showed that some types of soil bacteria can influence a plant's balance of growth and defense. The bacteria produce an enzyme that can lower a plant's immune activity and allow its roots to ...

Shivering from cold exposure is the body's natural mechanism to produce heat through rapid muscle contractions, which raises ...

CAR T-cell therapy represents a groundbreaking advancement in the field of oncology, particularly in the treatment of certain types of blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma. This innovative ...