The immune system’s front line of defence against pathogens are the barriers presented by surfaces including the skin, gut mucosa and airway epithelium. Whilst providing a physical barrier through a ...

Kimchi has been enjoyed for centuries in Korea. But the spicy fermented cabbage dish has recently gained popularity in other ...

“There has been a tremendous amount of work by researchers around the world to understand how the human immune system functions,” says the study’s senior author, Philip Kranzusch, PhD, of Dana-Farber.

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a group of genes that encode proteins on the cell surface that have an important role in immune response. Their main role is in antigen presentation where ...

Researchers analyzed the epigenetic and transcriptional regulation in structural cells. They found widespread activity of immune genes, suggesting that structural cells are deeply involved in the body ...

Red blood cells are important mediators of the innate immune system. Depending on the cellular environment, these cells either activate the immune system or maintain the system in a dormant state. In ...

Your tonsils and adenoids are part of your immune system. They’re similar to the lymph nodes found throughout the rest of your body. Your tonsils are located in the back of your throat. They’re the ...

Scientists are closing in on a deceptively simple idea with radical implications: an oral compound that appears to reset key ...

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses known to man. It spreads like wildfire — if you catch it, it can spread quickly to other people through coughing and sneezing, infecting between. But the ...

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