Macrophages, the immune system’s front-line scavenger cells, do more than simply digest dead cells. A new study published in ...

Researchers have uncovered how a disease-causing bacterium uses a single protein to interfere with the body's defenses in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Immune system cells A new study identifies an extreme but effective way that brain immune cells can prevent the parasite ...

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered how tumors disable immune "gatekeeper" cells that alert the ...

HIV exhausts the body's immune system by overactivating it, despite effective antiviral treatment. Researchers from Linköping University in Sweden have conducted cell studies showing that an existing ...

The cells that line the inside of the gut may play a key role in triggering inflammation that drives MS, a study found.

A new preclinical study found that inhibiting the enzyme LSD1 can activate the skin’s immune system and suppress tumor growth ...

"A robust immune system has broad implications. By rejuvenating immune cells, we could make life-saving cancer treatments effective for more patients. We have already initiated a follow-up study in ...

A new study suggests that vitamin D may help people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by promoting a more balanced, ...