When your immune system mistakenly starts attacking your healthy cells, it can lead to autoimmune diseases due to ...

Replacing immune cells called microglia holds promise for addressing brain conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.

Rare diseases suffer from a myriad of challenges, including misdiagnosis, no diagnosis, or lack of appropriate treatments. The NIH estimates that ~10,000 rare diseases are affecting ~ 30 million ...

Scientists at CeMM, Max Perutz Labs, and St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute in Vienna have achieved a significant advancement in the research of rare immune system disorders. Through a ...

Scientists have discovered that cancer uses a hidden hormone to switch off the body’s natural defenses, allowing tumors to ...

Getting old is not just about wrinkles and dark circles. Ageing also weakens the immune defences and increases the risks of ...

Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt researchers have built the first lung-on-a-chip with a working immune system, a breakthrough with ...

We often think about our immune system when a breakdown happens—AKA the sniffles start. Sick happens, and nothing can prevent anyone from never, ever coming down with an illness. However, it is ...

Foal pneumonia is one of the leading causes of disease and death in foals, with severe cases being most commonly caused by ...