International team identify immune cells responsible for some hard-to-treat asthma cases Scientists from the University of Southampton and La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), in California, have ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists are looking at gut immune cells in their research for treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). RUNSTUDIO/Getty Images Scientists say they have identified a unique ...

A) We used advanced single cell analysis to examine B cells in the blood of human mRNA vaccine recipients and COVID-19 patients. B) Several new types of B-cells were discovered, notable division of ...

Scientists have uncovered a group of immune cells that may drive severe asthma. These cells gather in the lungs and appear to cause the most harm in men who develop asthma in later life. Scientists ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects the brain and spinal cord limiting movement, vision, and others. Known as an autoimmune disorder, this chronic disease of the central nervous system slows or blocks ...

The immune cell repertoire is composed of many different cell types that are orchestrated in response to infection and other pathogens that enter the body. As a result, the body can defend itself ...

For almost 140 years, the origin and behavior of an enigmatic cell type inside lymph nodes, called a tingible body macrophage, has remained a mystery. Now scientists have tracked the cell's lifecycle ...

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 1 in 3 people experience debilitating anxiety—the kind that prevents someone from going about their normal life. Women are also more at risk to ...

In the 3.5 billion years since life first evolved on Earth, it was thought that once-free-living bacteria had merged with other organisms on just three occasions, making this an exceedingly rare ...

During gestation, the placenta takes on the roles of many of the fetus’ developing organs and serves as a barrier between parent and child. Critical to this is the outermost layer of the organ, the ...