A map of the immune system has revealed how cells that are key to fighting off infections and certain medical conditions change with age. This could help improve vaccines and treatments for ...

Inherited variations in antibody genes can affect how we respond to infections and vaccines, show two new studies from ...

Inherited variations in antibody genes can affect how we respond to infections and vaccines, show two new studies from ...

Lymph nodes are key control centers in the immune system and play an important role in defending the body against infections ...

When a virus enters the lungs, the immune system has to react fast. The lung maintains its own community of immune cells ...

David Ewing Duncan has spent the last 25 years being poked and prodded in the name of science. He’s signed up for hundreds of tests because, as... How mapping the entire immune system could ...

New research co-led by Burnet Institute and WEHI has uncovered how the human immune system fights Plasmodium vivax, paving the way for the first effective vaccine against the most widespread form of ...

A first-of-its-kind comprehensive map of the network of connections in the human immune system has uncovered previously unknown interactions and filled in gaps in understanding why approved ...

Skin, our largest organ, acts as a protective barrier against pathogens that try to invade our bodies while constantly ...

How does the same infection, say the flu or a cold, give some people mild symptoms and leave others suffering? Why do people develop autoimmune diseases? And will we ever be able to predict when—and ...