Metabolism guides the activation states of regulatory T cells, the immune cells that prevent inappropriate activation of the immune system. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists recently ...

Once thought to be a flaw in the system, new research suggests that CD4 T cells may actually hold the key to maintaining a ...

By electrically stimulating macrophages, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have found a way to calm inflammation and promote faster healing. The process turns these immune cells into ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A new study finds that proteasomes—structures that reside in all cells in the body and typically break ...

As flu season approaches and public health officials roll out their annual push for vaccination, Allen Institute scientists ...

An international team of researchers reports that the immune cells of older adults with a history of endurance training are more effective at combating inflammation. Regular physical activity not only ...

Specially engineered 'young' immune cells could help to reverse the effects of aging and the damage to brain cells caused by ...

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's Prof. Alon Monsonego had discovered that T helper lymphocytes, a subset of immune cells ...

About 1 million people in the U.S. live with multiple sclerosis, a chronic autoimmune disease that inflames the nervous ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In the march of metastasis, a molecular trail of crumbs guides some cancer cells from the primary tumor to establish new colonies within the body. Blocking the cells’ ability to ...