As part of the body's first line of defense against foreign invaders, macrophages play an integral role in the innate immune ...

T cells, which target infection and disease, can become more effective after a meal. The finding might help improve ...

New research published in Nature reveals that eating can temporarily enhance T cell function, giving immune cells a metabolic edge that may improve infection defense and cancer immunotherapy outcomes.

The article begins by introducing SGs as cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein granules formed through phase separation in response to stress. It discusses SGs’ roles in RNA metabolism, translation regulation ...

Ordinary human cells, not just neurons, respond more strongly to memory signals when they arrive in spaced bursts rather than ...

The central nervous system (CNS) exhibits remarkable plasticity, constantly adapting to internal and external stimuli. Within this dynamic environment, ...

Cancer immunotherapy is built on a simple but powerful idea: the immune system can recognize and destroy cancer cells if it ...

A hallmark of type 2 diabetes is the progressive loss of beta cell mass: cells in the pancreas that produce and release ...

New research from scientists at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine and Duke University describes how cellular RNA helps regulate antiviral signaling as part of the immune response ...

Triggering receptors expressed on myeloid cells (TREMs) are a cell surface receptor family found on granulocytes, monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells—as well as other myeloid cells in general.