Listeria bacteria in food, water, or soil can cause food poisoning and even life-threatening infections in vulnerable people. In a study, Yale investigators have described how the pathogen
Sorting through individual immune cells is a handy way to see how the body responds to disease. For years, researchers around the world have used a technique called
A new HIV vaccine delivery strategy appears to enhance the protective immune response in a preclinical model. Scientists at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have discovered
For the first time, researchers have revealed the different molecular identities of important immune cells, called T regulatory cells, using single cell genomics, in both mouse and human
Much of the research on HIV has focused on preventing infection but little is understood about how the body keeps the virus in check post-infection. A new study
Obesity is at an all-time high in the United States. According to the National Institutes of Health, two-thirds of adults in the U.S. are either obese or overweight.
The immune system keeps T cells under control by regulating precisely when they can respond to a pathogen. For instance, helper T cells only turn “on” if other
Secret tunnels between the human skull and brain allow immune cells to take a shortcut The secret tunnels inside your head: Immune cells take shortcuts when fighting deadly
As soon as a baby is born, its immune system starts to change dramatically in response to the pathogens in its new environment, a phenomenon that is common
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