Anyone who has weathered a bad stomach bug knows the feeling: a loss of appetite that sets in and lingers, even after the ...

Dendritic cells (DCs) are among the first immune sentinels to detect viruses, bacteria, or other challenges. These specialized messengers alert T cells while orchestrating either a measured calm or a ...

Researchers have established a direct experimental link between inflammatory signals in the intestinal lining and the kind of spinal cord damage that mimics multiple sclerosis. A study published in ...

In some mammals, the timing of the normally continuous embryonic development can be altered to improve the chances of survival for both the embryo and the mother. This mechanism to temporarily slow ...

Drugs that block enzymes called tyrosine kinases are among the most effective targeted therapies for cancer. However, they ...

The well-established existence of sex differences in immune responses, including immune responses driven by T cells, cuts both ways. Females tend to have a stronger immune response to pathogens, yet ...

Immunotherapy has transformed cancer care, offering a way to harness the body’s own immune system to fight tumors. But even with these advances, many patients still don’t respond. One major barrier to ...

Psoriasis plaques have a stubborn habit of returning to the exact same patches of skin, even after months or years of ...