Our immune systems are meant to keep us healthy, but sometimes they turn their fire on us, with devastating results. Immunotherapies can help defend...
If a mother picks up an infection during pregnancy, her immune system will kick into action to clear the infection – but this self-defence mechanism...
A weight loss condition that affects patients with cancer has provided clues as to why cancer immunotherapy – a new approach to treating cancer by...
A small molecule that can turn short-lived ‘killer T-cells’ into long-lived, renewable cells that can last in the body for a longer period of time...
A new mechanism that affects how our immune cells perform – and hence their ability to prevent disease – has been discovered by an international team...
Smoking increases an individual’s risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) – and makes the infection worse – because it causes vital immune cells to...
An international consortium of laboratories worldwide that are studying the differences among dengue viruses has shown that while the long-held view...
