A unique quality of the immune system is that it can generate a ‘memory’ response. This is generally referred to as ‘immune ...

Primary immunodeficiencies are genetic disorders that impact on the immune system due to defective function of a variety of genes. Among those molecules are ...

A UCLA study found that macrophages rely on interferon gamma signaling from past infections to preserve innate defenses.

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, have discovered that immune cells known as macrophages remain ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how scientists understand proteins—these are working molecules that drive nearly every process in the human body, from cell growth and immune defense to ...

Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them - signaling molecules, nutrients, even pieces of their own surfaces ...

A ‘dancing molecule’ therapy, which was previously used to reverse paralysis after spinal cord injury, has now been applied to damaged human cartilage cells, demonstrating its regenerative effect.