This new piece of the body’s immune defense could open new pathways to improved antibiotics and other medicinal therapies.

Your immune system protects you, but sometimes it overreacts. Learn how to recognize the signs and regain balance.

The immune system detects pathogen-associated molecular patterns — PAMPs — in the antigen. In this way, various parts of the system recognize the antigen as an invader and launch an attack.

But only a small percentage of cancer patients have benefited so far from immunotherapy, so we are continuing to investigate all parts of the immune system. That’s why we are also studying how the ...

An "unprecedented view" of how the body changes during and after pregnancy has revealed many long-lasting impacts on the ...

Scientists have discovered a hidden part of the immune system that produces natural antibiotics, offering a potential breakthrough in the fight against antibiotic-resistant infections. This new ...

The immune system then attacks various parts of the body, which can cause a host of symptoms (joint pain, skin rash, heart issues, etc.) as a result. While asthma is also caused by an immune ...

A study by Oregon Health & Science University researchers has uncovered a new way proteins can be changed inside cells. This ...

Birmingham scientists have shown that a sequence of just three amino acids may reduce the severity of psoriasis when applied ...