Two years after this, Sakaguchi was able to link these discoveries. He proved that the Foxp3 gene governs the development of ...

A single signaling pathway controls whether immune cells attack or befriend cells they encounter while patrolling our bodies, ...

A new study in South Korea found that eating kimchi powder every day can make key immune cells more alert while helping the ...

A new study uses single-cell transcriptomics from a 12-week clinical trial to reveal how kimchi influences the immune system.

The human small intestine absorbs nutrients while protecting us from potentially harmful microbes. One of the cell types that ...

Why do certain immune cells remain permanently active in allergic asthma—even in an environment that should actually damage ...

When the immune system overreacts and starts attacking the body, the only option may be to shut the entire system down and risk developing infections or cancer. But now, scientists at UC San Francisco ...

Borrowing a cancer cell’s disguise, scientists shielded insulin-producing cells from attack by the immune system, a breakthrough that could pave the way for targeted type 1 diabetes treatments without ...

Enhanced immune cell activity and balanced immune system responses have been confirmed through scientific evidence showing ...

As a kidney transplant recipient, Paris Malachias was accustomed to dealing with skin cancer. But when a biopsy showed that ...

When the immune system overreacts and starts attacking the body, the only option may be to shut the entire system down and risk developing infections or cancer. Immune cells that are designed to ...