During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and viruses from self-antigens that are expressed by cells of the body.

The method triggers immune responses that inhibit melanoma, triple-negative breast cancer, lung carcinoma, and ovarian cancer ...

Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type -- the blood stem cell. An international research team has now investigated the developmental pathways ...

At the centre of this discovery is a previously unknown protein, ArfGAP2, which plays a key role in triggering immune ...

Explore the groundbreaking role of Aspirin and plant-based NSAIDs in tackling inflammation and enhancing overall health.

Scientists have uncovered a critical piece of the puzzle in autoimmune diseases: a protein that helps release immune response ...

Jarrod French, PhD, associate professor at The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, is the recipient of a yearlong grant totaling more than $140,000 from the University of Minnesota Office of ...

A vaccine kept patients free of pancreatic cancer for years, yet new reports say the NIH is advising against mentioning mRNA tech in grants.

Antibodies, which recognize viruses and proteins that the body has encountered before, have long gotten most of the credit ...

A new study has uncovered a molecular mechanism by which rice cells perceive viral infections and initiate antiviral response ...

Statistics show hundreds of thousands of systemic bacterial and fungal infections are diagnosed each year in the United ...

Targeted inhibition of a "signal jammer" protein may improve how tumors respond to immunotherapy. Published today in Nature, a new study demonstrates how some cancer cells use the protein ...