Fungus can imitate signals from our immune system and prevent our body from responding to infection, new research from the […]
The immune system preys on growing lung cancers, forcing them to evolve to survive
Charles Darwin is a founding father of evolution, describing how from simple beginnings “endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful” […]
Researchers uncover new facets of HIV’s ‘arms race’ with human defense system
A new study reveals details about the evolutionary contest between HIV and the human immune system that could one day […]
Chaos in the body tunes up your immune system
Chaos in bodily regulation can optimize our immune system according to a recent discovery made by researchers at the University […]
Stopping cancer from recruiting immune system double agents
Cancerous tumors trick myeloid cells, an important part of the immune system, into perceiving them as a damaged part of […]
Cancer cells distinguished by artificial intelligence-based system
In cancer patients, there can be tremendous variation in the types of cancer cells from one patient to another, even […]
Study uncovers possible link between immune system and postpartum depression
The immune system might play an important role in the development of postpartum depression after a stressful pregnancy, new research […]
Researchers design delivery system to guide drugs directly to cancer cells ‘hiding’ in bone marrow
Researchers led by a UCLA bioengineer have developed a therapy—based on two types of cells joined into a single unit—that […]
A biomarker in the brain’s circulation system may be Alzheimer’s earliest warning
USC scientists say Alzheimer’s could be diagnosed earlier if scientists focus on an early warning within the brain’s circulation system. […]
Gut branches of vagus nerve essential components of brain’s reward and motivation system
A novel gut-to-brain neural circuit establishes the vagus nerve as an essential component of the brain system that regulates reward […]