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Researchers discover an immune response associated with the development of idiopathic scoliosis (IS) in zebrafish

Idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is a complex genetic disorder that affects approximately 4 per cent of children worldwide, yet its underlying

Together with colleagues from Sweden and Luxembourg, scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of

Mammalian cells seem to be able to memorize anti-viral stimulation at the level of DNA-packaging molecules, enabling faster and greater

Researchers from Australia and Japan have discovered a new human immunodeficiency syndrome in two patients on separate continents. The study,

Cancer breakthrough as scientists ‘supercharge’ an immune cell that could be mass-produced to be used in revolutionary new treatment Researchers

The natural world often provides the answer to unsolved medical problems. On this occasion, the solution to a challenge posed

A study by MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) researchers finds that the immune cells of the brain called microglia play

Cancer immunotherapy—efforts to boost a patient’s own immune system, allowing it to better fight cancer cells on its own—has shown

After a pathogen infects the body, the immune system responds with a remarkable—and remarkably complicated—cascade of events. Some immune cells,

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which afflicts millions of people worldwide, arises when the immune system mounts an overly aggressive response