When pathogens enter our cells as part of an infection, our body will trigger a programmed cell death known as "pyroptosis" ...

New research has updated the understanding of how sugars, known as glycans, help immune cells move into the skin in the ...

Inflammation has long been portrayed as something inherently bad; a process that needs to be fought or suppressed. In popular ...

New research has updated our understanding of how sugars, known as glycans, help immune cells move into skin in the ...

When the immune system overreacts and starts attacking the body, the only option may be to shut the entire system down and risk developing infections or cancer. Immune cells that are designed to ...

The increasing knowledge of barrier tissue-resident memory macrophages and trained innate immunity (TII) will help develop both nontarget-specific and target-specific TII-based vaccine strategies.

Up to half of patients with Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease, develop a complication called fibrosis, where the gut becomes scarred and obstructed, causing pain and bloating. Currently, ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that affects millions worldwide and can have a devastating impact on patients' lives. Yet, about one in three patients respond poorly to existing ...

PHOENIX -- An implantable autologous cell therapy led to higher remission rates compared with standard surgical care in ...

A key pressure-sensing protein involved in intestinal movement and inflammation regulation has been identified. Researchers from Harvard Medical School (MA, USA) and the Icahn School of Medicine at ...