Disease can arise both when immune cells are too active and when they're not active enough. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For ...

Supercharging immune cells could provide an effective way to tackle cancer, according to new research by scientists in ...

Researchers have developed a new class of antibodies that amplify the immune system’s ability to fight cancer. By clustering ...

The immune system provides constant surveillance for the body, aiming to spot and eliminate disease-causing microbes or ...

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare blood disorder in which the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys platelets. Platelets are small blood cells that play a critical role in helping your ...

A microscopic parasite that can live for decades in the human brain infects an estimated one-third of the world's population ...

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. Brunkow, 64, is a senior program manager ...

Cancer immunotherapies, including cancer vaccines, harness and amplify the immune system’s natural ability to detect and attack cancer cells. In this illustration, immune T cells (pink) attach to a ...

Colorectal cancer breaks the usual immune rules, with certain regulatory T cells linked to improved survival. In many solid ...

Novel research led by Brazilian scientists describes the immune system's reactions in detail in the first living patient to ...