Look in the mirror. Is one eye slightly higher than the other? Is your smile a bit lopsided? These tiny asymmetries might seem like nothing more than quirky physical traits, but they could be ...
Microplastics that accumulate in the body can disrupt the immune system by preventing immune cells from gobbling up microbes and clearing dead cells, a new study in mice and lab dishes shows. Although ...
An initiative partly funded by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK has moved further towards its goal of producing a 'human cell atlas' (HCA) to map every cell type in the human body.
A new method to keep human lymph node tissue alive and functioning outside the body for several days could give researchers a much clearer view of how our immune system responds to infections, ...
Skip breakfast, and within a few hours your body may be quietly pulling front-line immune cells off patrol and parking them ...
A massive single-cell study has revealed hidden genetic differences in male and female immune systems that may shape disease ...
A coveted research award that comes with a $250,000 prize is going to a scientist who helped uncover a protein's role in the human body's immune defenses. Biochemist Zhijian "James" Chen, director of ...
A more effective vaccine technology may be on the horizon. In a new study in mice, researchers from the University of Copenhagen demonstrate that a simple addition to mRNA vaccines can significantly ...