A team led by researchers at the University of Cologne has identified a protein called ANKIB1 that acts as a volume dial for the body’s frontline immune defenses, controlling how strongly cells ...

Growing research suggests the bacteria left behind by the common childhood infection may trick the immune system into attacking both the invader and the body's own cells.

This is your immune system, and it consists of an intricate combination of cells and proteins able to spot and destroy ...

Researchers used health administrative data from the province of Ontario, Canada, to assess the association between immune-mediated GI disease and the subsequent development of an eating disorder in ...

Researchers engineered immune cells that protect insulin-producing cell transplants, bringing scientists closer to a cure for ...

Clinical research has long focused on ways to harness the actions of the immune system. From vaccines to immunotherapies, researchers have used their knowledge of the immune system to develop ...

Researchers at King's College London have discovered that an immune protein best known for protecting the body against ...

A genetics‑guided drug, compound 6, targets CARD9 to subtly calm gut inflammation in Crohn’s disease, pointing to safer, longer‑lasting, precision treatments.

February 28th is Rare Disease Day across the U.S. and around the world. The Immune Deficiency Foundation - based in Maryland - serves a specific rare disease ...

Dry eye has emerged as an early warning sign of autoimmune disease, appearing roughly three years before many patients receive a formal diagnosis. That gap reframes a common irritation as a potential ...

Patients with major depressive disorder and patients with inflammatory skin diseases like atopic dermatitis share similar ...

Nika Beamon thought she was going to die. The former college athlete always played high-impact sports. Rugby, ice hockey, you name it. Always knocked down but toughing it out. By the time she was a ...