Every time our body encounters a new disease-causing agent, a crucial defense system called adaptive immunity comes into play ...

When a transplanted organ arrives, it’s like a controlled burn that risks becoming a wildfire. The body’s innate immune system senses damage signals, like heat shock proteins (HSP70), and sounds the ...

Cancer immunotherapy has already transformed treatment for some patients, yet too often the body’s defenders stall out before ...

A new discovery about how cells communicate with each other in the body's immune system has revealed deeper insights for an ...

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an awfully common—and awful—condition that impacts 1/4 to 1/3 of women worldwide in their lifetime. BV is triggered when the vaginal microbiome, which is normally dominated ...

Data presented at ASH 2025 suggest earlier-line use of cilta-cel leads to better outcomes in multiple myeloma because patients have fitter immune systems and less exhausted T cells, improving CAR T ...

The immune system’s first encounter with a virus or vaccine establishes a “starting template” that shapes its response to new ...