With every bite of food we take, our intestinal immune system must make a big decision. Tasked with defending us from foreign ...

Study reveals how immune cells in the gut distinguish between food and harmful pathogens, shedding light on the origins of both food allergies and intestinal diseases.

Antigen-presenting cells (APCs) marked in red With every bite of food we take, our intestinal immune system must make a big decision. Tasked with ...

Bats carry viral pathogens that typically do not lead to severe disease in the bats themselves but can be lethal to humans. Adaptations in certain immune genes might contribute to this resistance.

Different types of BM niches have been identified, including endosteal and sinusoidal regions, but their specific roles in stem cell hierarchy and immune tolerance remain contentious. Recent ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has shown that bats can tolerate coronaviruses and other viruses without ...