Bubonic plague is still found in scattered locations around the world, but thanks to modern antibiotics it is far easier to treat than in the past. Yet, the disease may still have left its mark on ...

The fungus, candida auris (C.auris), is spreading globally and is increasingly resisting human immune systems, researchers ...

The most comprehensive map of the developing human thymus sheds light on how immune responses are built and maintained at early life, with implications for understanding and treating immunodeficiency, ...

an immune system that detects and responds to harmful agents, including pathogens, viruses, parasites, and cancer cells. Ron Sender, a biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, and his ...

Researchers who have analysed 36 remains of people who died from the bubonic plague in Germany in the 16th century have discovered the first evidence of evolutionary adaptive processes driven by the ...

It's true that vitamin C can give your immune system a boost, but when it comes to treating or preventing colds, things get a ...

A new method to keep human lymph node tissue alive and functioning outside the body for several days could give researchers a much clearer view of how our immune system responds to infections, ...

Discover the Human Immune Health Atlas in this episode of Teach Me in 10. Join Dr. Lucas Graybuck, an assistant investigator from the Allen Institute, as he talks about their new resource that maps ...