Scientists have achieved long-term retina regeneration in mammals. The research has the potential to reverse blindness in ...

Discovery of innate immune receptor "brake" Siglec-E offers a novel therapeutic target to prevent organ transplant rejection in mice.

A key enzyme and its molecular pathway are critical to keeping certain immune cells active and away from "exhaustion," ...

Immune system scientists and computational biologists are developing a new tool to investigate how the body fights disease.

Researchers identified a natural 'brake' within the innate immune system: the inhibitory receptor Siglec-E (SigE) and its human counterparts, Siglec-7 and Siglec-9. This receptor helps prevent ...

Now, we may know why zombie skin cells have this double agent-esque existence. Not all senescent skin cells are the same.

Senescent skin cells, often referred to as zombie cells because they have outlived their usefulness without ever quite dying, ...

The immune system is comprised of two separate active arms of immunity to provide robust protection against disease. The two separate systems of immunity i | Immunology ...

Millions of people around the world have an autoimmune disorder known as rheumatoid arthritis, which can cause serious joint pain, swelling, and damage... | Microbiology ...

Scientists from The University of Manchester have changed our understanding of how cells in living organisms divide, which ...

Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh develop 3D-printed collagen scaffolds, enabling organic tissue models that mimic ...

Natural killer cells aren't just mindless defenders — a special type, adaptive NK cells, remember their enemies and come back ...