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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified previously unknown lymph node-like immune structures in the…

New research suggests that an overactive immune sensor may play a major role in severe genetic disorders linked to rapid…

The immune system relies on many different types of cells that work together after an injury. Among the earliest to…

Aging happens at different speeds from one person to another, but it eventually affects everyone. New research from Stanford Medicine,…

Obesity may leave a long-lasting biological imprint on the immune system, potentially keeping some health risks elevated for years after…

Cancer cells can sometimes evade the immune system by surrounding themselves with a dense layer of sugar-derived molecules. This coating…

For decades, scientists have generally viewed the brain’s immune system as largely separate from the immune defenses operating throughout the…

Stanford researchers have identified a previously unknown immune cell that destroys nearby cells by exploding. The process unfolds so rapidly…