“Axolotls are legendary for regenerating limbs and parts of the central nervous system,” says study co-author Maximina H. Yun, a biologist at the Chinese Institutes for Medical Research in Beijing.

Groundbreaking study led by Weizmann Institute of Science and Hadassah AIDS Center scientists paves the way for new medical ...

Lung cancer tumor cells in mice communicate with the brain, sending signals to deactivate the body’s immune response, a study ...

During fasting or exercise, immune cells (red) migrate to the pancreas and stimulate glucagon-producing cells (orange) to regulate blood sugar, with cell nuclei shown in blue. “For decades, immunology ...

Modifying the organ instead of the recipient isn’t a new idea, but it is an important one, said Jeffrey Platt, a transplantation biologist at the University of Michigan Medical School who was not ...

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are developing an immune-stimulating wafer to be used after brain tumour surgery, ...

One shot in the arm, and the whole body is protected. But how? For one thing, the immune system produces antibodies and cells that patrol the entire organism by traveling through the bloodstream. For ...

Nipah vs COVID-19: Unlike most viral infections, the Nipah virus doesn’t just attack organs, it hijacks the immune system ...

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New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School offers a new view of how the immune system responds to organ transplants. The findings, published today in Science Advances External link ...

Nipah virus in India poses a serious threat due to immune suppression, rapid spread, brain involvement, and high fatality ...

A study published in Science by the Champalimaud Foundation reveals a surprising new role for the immune system. During periods of low energy—such as intermittent fasting or exercise—immune cells step ...