A small patch, no larger than a bandage, may soon change how doctors understand the immune system. Instead of relying on blood draws or surgical biopsies, scientists have created a device that ...

Nonspecific, innate immune response is the first line of defense against invading pathogens. Cells of the innate immune system such as macrophages, natural killer cells, and dendritic cells prevent ...

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Without biomarkers and a gold standard test, the diagnosis of primary ITP remains one of exclusion. A recent analysis of 18 studies found that direct assays are more sensitive than indirect assays in ...

Tim Sweeney had been a surgeon for only one year, but he was already fed up with a seemingly unsolvable and dangerous problem. Many patients who underwent a major operation or trauma seemed unwell ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Autoimmune diseases are on the rise. It’s not just a hunch—autoimmune diseases are rising sharply, and the numbers are too ...

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Our immune system protects the body from infections and harmful changes throughout our lives. However, it loses its ...

A SARS-CoV-2 subvariant called BA.3.2, carrying a significant genomic deletion and mutations linked to immune evasion, has ...

The autoimmune testing landscape is shifting from single-analyte assays toward multiplex, high-sensitivity platforms capable of detecting multiple biomarkers from a single sample. Laboratories are ...

A technique that transforms immune cells into cancer-seeking bloodhounds may overcome a roadblock that has hampered ...