How memory survives in immune cells works differently than medical scientists previously believed, according to international ...

The immune system may learn not to attack the body by using a small but representative sample of the body’s own protein ...

Duke researchers help reprogram immune cells inside the body, potentially expanding access to cancer therapies The following is a summary of a story that originally appeared on School of Medicine. CAR ...

Chinese stem cell therapy reverses heart failure in 90% of patients, landmark trial finds - Patients who received treatment ...

During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and viruses from self-antigens that are expressed by cells of the body. If not, the ...

(Golser/E+/Getty Images) Today, the average human lives for about 71 years. A rare few people will see their 100th birthday, ...

It is a fact that reliably startles anyone who hears it for the first time: the human body is home to at least as many bacterial cells as it has cells of its own, and by many estimates the microbes ...

The body's cells change their shape to close gaps such as wounds—with part of the cell flexing depending on the curve of the gap and the organization of cell-internal structures, a new study reveals.

Share on Pinterest Do all our cells have a type of memory, and if so, how might this influence health? We investigate. Design by MNT; Photography by Grant Faint/Getty Images & Ed Reschke/Getty Images.

Researchers have shed new light on how tissues in the body are repaired following the damage and premature death of tissue cells. As our bodies grow and develop, cells naturally die off where they are ...

When you take a drug, where in your body does it actually go? For most medications, scientists can make only educated guesses about the answer to this question. Traditional methods can measure the ...

New research shows how a specially trained population of immune cells keeps the peace by preventing other immune cells from attacking their own. The study provides a better understanding of immune ...