When viruses invade a plant, you might expect an all-out immune war. But new research published in Science shows that, much like in humans, too strong an immune response can actually do more harm than ...

Inherited diseases of metabolism and immunity have more in common than previously recognized, according to a new study. The findings point to a new set of metabolic genes that are important for the ...

When thinking of the immune system, most people imagine white blood cells putting up a fight against invading germs in the ...

Sustained herd immunity against measles in Finland suggests that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine provides long-term protection against onward measles transmission, according to a new study ...

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered how tumors disable immune "gatekeeper" cells that alert the rest of the immune system to the presence of cancer—and how restoring their ...

Preclinical data demonstrate robust T cell activation, durable immune memory, and lymph node-targeted mechanism supporting ...

A newly developed blood test that measures a specific immune response in the body could help doctors gauge how much protection a person has against Covid-19, according to a new study. Subscribe to ...