When the Human Genome Project mapped and sequenced the entire set of DNA instructions in a human cell—a 13-year, $2.7 billion global endeavor that completed in 2003—it produced one of humanity’s ...

The UB team that discovered how a gene found in 75% of us protects against neurodegeneration has now found that this same gene enhances immune function as well. The new findings were published in ...

To our immune system, naked RNA is a sign of a viral or bacterial invasion and must be attacked. But our own cells also have RNA. To ward off trouble, our cells clothe their RNA in sugars, Vijay ...

Dr Sinead O'Rourke in the laboratory, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that electrically stimulating “macrophages” – one of the immune systems key players ...

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, ...

Look in the mirror. Is one eye slightly higher than the other? Is your smile a bit lopsided? These tiny asymmetries might seem like nothing more than quirky physical traits, but they could be ...

Immunologist Dr. Jenna Macciochi explains that as we age, our immune system starts to decline. Here's how to spot an immune ...

An analysis of biological clocks throughout the human body suggests that too few hours of sleep-and too many-may speed aging ...

A team at Stanford Medicine has delivered something people with Type 1 diabetes have waited decades to hear: a cure in animals that does not rely on toxic chemotherapy or lifelong immune drugs. In ...