The immune system can work in two ways: the innate immune system reacts to any foreign invaders that are identified by immune cells that look for such pathogens; but the acquired or adaptive immune ...

Researchers at the University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne have shown in their study that the novel mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines not only induce acquired immune responses such as ...

A massive single-cell study has revealed hidden genetic differences in male and female immune systems that may shape disease ...

Triple-negative breast cancer and several other hard-to-treat tumors may have found an unlikely weak spot. It involves the ...

University of California, San Francisco researchers have identified a crucial immune mechanism involving CD4+ T cells that ...

In the following weeks, there will likely be an increase in respiratory illnesses such as influenza, COVID-19 and RSV. Now is an excellent time to strengthen your immune system to help combat those ...

I am lying under a blanket, feeling rough, staring at a bowl of oranges. Every fibre of my being is urging me to devour the lot. I can hear my mum – and medical friends at university – insisting that ...