The immune system is the frontline protection against infection, continually searching for and destroying unknown pathogens. While typical operation of the immune system scans for threats, some ...

As the immune system weakens with age, scientists have found a way to restore some of its lost strength. By delivering mRNA to the liver, they created a temporary source of immune-boosting signals ...

Why does the same virus barely faze one person while sending another to the hospital? New research shows the answer lies in a molecular record etched into our immune cells by both our genes and our ...

But their options are expanding like never before as a wave of new research and therapies are “moving beyond a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach,” says DeVon Preston, an allergist at Cleveland ...

Our immune system protects against disease through a complex network of innate and adaptive components. It includes white blood cells, antibodies, blood marrow and the thymus gland. As well as ...

As an immunologist specialising in ageing, I study how we can slow down this decline. The immune system is your body’s defence and repair network, protecting you against infection, clearing damaged ...

Objectives We investigated associations between maternal occupations and a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in offspring. Methods We obtained data for 1702 ASD cases born between 1973 and ...

Introduction Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease of high morbidity and mortality. We previously identified a novel subset of pathological fibroblasts, characterised by CTHRC1 expression, ...