A recently published Phase I/II clinical trial in the peer-reviewed journal BMC Immunology, and announced by University of ...

Severe bacterial pneumonia remains a major cause of death in critically ill patients, largely due to impaired early immune responses.

A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine has identified a promising strategy to treat brain ...

Much like humans generate mountains of garbage, our cells are constantly discarding proteins that are damaged or no longer needed. The cellular waste disposal system called the proteasome is best ...

Sepsis and severe pneumonia are frequently accompanied by disruption of the gut microbiota, leading to immune dysfunction and ...

The immune system can work in two ways: the innate immune system reacts to any foreign invaders that are identified by immune cells that look for such pathogens; but the acquired or adaptive immune ...

Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have uncovered a new mechanism by which the body’s immune system responds to viral infections, a finding that can potentially be harnessed to attack cancer. The ...