Our immune systems prevent and limit infections. They are a complex set of organs, cells, tissues and proteins that work together to protect our bodies from harmful invaders such as bacteria, viruses, ...

An immune component of breast milk known as the complement system shapes the gut environment of infant mice in ways that make them less susceptible to certain disease-causing bacteria, according to a ...

An international team of researchers has visualized the structure of the so-called ASC speck. A central component of the human immune system, the NLRP3 inflammasome plays an important role in fighting ...

An international team of researchers from LMU and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research has visualized the structure of the so-called ASC speck. A central component of the human immune system, ...

A team of international researchers led by scientists at City of Hope have demonstrated a way to boost thymic function after damage in preclinical studies. The team's study results, published today in ...

Your body’s stress response can trigger several physiological changes, which can affect immune function. Why you’re stressed and how long you’re stressed can impact how your immune system responds.

Researchers from Trinity have discovered how two deadly coronaviruses (SARS1 and MERS) outsmart one of our most important ...

Immune system disorders in children can involve an underactive, overactive, or misdirected immune response. Main groups include immunodeficiencies, autoimmune diseases, atopic diseases, and ...

Cigarette smoking is prevalent worldwide and causes numerous diseases, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke (CS) causes serious respiratory illnesses is incomplete, and has held back the ...