Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. While many prostate cancers grow slowly and remain localized, other types are aggressive and spread quickly. That's why Dr. Carlos ...

It is well known that the biggest genetic risk factor for the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II). What remains unclear is the ...

The human immune system is incredibly complex, and healthy immune systems must be able to ignore cells of the self while also rapidly responding to pathogens that are detected in the body; that ...

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A new discovery about how cells communicate with each other in the body’s immune system has revealed deeper insights for an international team of scientists into fundamental immune system function.

From cholera to norovirus, Giardia to hookworms, the gut is vulnerable to an impressive array of pathogens. To keep us alive in the face of this onslaught, the intestinal immune system must be ...