Somewhere inside every human cell, a molecular alarm system watches for DNA that does not belong. When it spots a viral ...

The average human has about 1.8 trillion immune cells. These cells patrol the body for bacteria, viruses, cancers, and other ...

Human immunity is an incredibly complex system that has to be very carefully regulated by the body. We need our immune systems to be able to leap into action when our health is threatened by pathogens ...

Researchers say study lays groundwork for tailored sex-specific strategies to monitor and improve immune health across lifespan.

The breakthrough stems from new understanding of the signaling that takes place between different immune cells. Some of these patrol the body looking for signs of injury or disease, and then send ...

An innovative gene-editing strategy could establish a new way for the body to manufacture therapeutic proteins—including ...

The human immune system is finely tuned to detect and destroy viral threats. But this same defense system can misfire. When ...

Researchers have used a method of total-body imaging to measure and track the body’s immune response to viral infection. The method is a promising platform for studying human immunity in greater ...

In the summer of 2008, in a cave nestled within Siberia’s Altai Mountains, Russian scientists unearthed a sliver of a finger bone. At first, the scientists assumed the fossil was from a Neanderthal — ...

From minimalist wrist designs to full sleeves, body art has become so common that it barely raises an eyebrow.