Our body's own defense system not only clears away bacteria and viruses, it can also fight cancer. However, not all tumor ...

The Mediterranean diet shows promise in managing both systemic and organ-specific autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid ...

A new study on Lyme disease sheds light on the persistence of symptoms; another new study points to an antibiotic that may be ...

Antibodies are best known for their ability to latch onto and neutralize bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. But these ...

Compromised antigen presentation ranks among the top mechanisms that render cancers non-immunogenic (non-responsive to immune ...

Advancements in mRNA vaccine technology are reshaping medicine, addressing challenges and expanding applications from ...

People with type O blood enjoy a slightly lower risk of heart disease and blood clotting, but they may be more susceptible to hemorrhaging or bleeding disorders. This may be especially true after ...

Because RNAs are so central to our biology, they are also drivers of a wide array of diseases. Defects in how RNA is produced ...

A new study has revealed that a special group of cells in the intestines tamp down the immune responses caused by exposure to food proteins. Called 'tolerogenic dendritic cells,' these cells enable ...

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed another unorthodox view on vaccines, declaring that single antigen ...

A tenet of virology is that you go after one of the proteins on the surface that generates a good immune response, and that’s what you target. This principle has withstood the test of time because ...