A microbial sensor that helps identify and fight bacterial infections also plays a key role in the embryonic development of blood stem cells, valuable new insight in the effort to create ...

Yale scientists have discovered a family of immune proteins, which they describe as a “massive molecular machine,” that could affect the way our bodies fight infection. Our immune system mobilizes ...

When you catch a cold or the flu, the misery you feel isn’t just from the invading virus. Instead, your body’s own immune response is responsible for most symptoms, from a runny nose to fever and ...

Trillions of microorganisms live in the human gut, collectively forming the gut microbiome. They support important bodily ...

An estimated 2.8 million people worldwide have multiple sclerosis (MS). This autoimmune condition is the result of the immune system damaging parts of the nerves in the brain and spinal cord, which ...

During the recent Covid-19 pandemic, the rate of serious illness and death was jarringly high in older populations. Why? Weakening immune systems — as we age, we become more vulnerable to infections, ...

Immune checkpoint inhibitors are cancer therapeutics that have shown remarkable success in extending lives in many cancers, including melanoma, MSI-high cancers, and other cancers. However, these ...

Blood stem cells forming in the trunk of a zebrafish embryo. The blood stem cells are yellow, with the red tubes are the aorta on the top and a vein on the bottom. AMES, Iowa – A microbial sensor that ...