The immune response to Plasmodium falciparum malaria encompasses a complex interplay between innate and adaptive systems, tailored to each stage of the parasite’s life cycle. During the ...

A team has identified a previously unknown phase of the immune response. The results challenge long-standing assumptions about the process called 'T-cell priming'. These new insights have significant ...

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas.

Genetically engineered CAR T cells expressing artificial receptor proteins are increasingly used in the clinic to boost the ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can cause severe lower respiratory tract infections, particularly in newborns and older adults. How the virus manages to evade the immune system and what changes it ...

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have uncovered a critical link between the immune system in early life and ...