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Immune response depends on mathematics of narrow escapes

The way immune cells pick friends from foes can be described by a classic math puzzle known as the “narrow

Researchers have identified a genetic mutation that caused an 11-year-old girl to suffer a fatal reaction to infection with the

New findings suggest an unexpected path to killing cancer cells could make the hottest cancer treatment, immunotherapy, more effective. Researchers

Researchers have discovered how a tiny molecule known as miR-132 acts as a “handbrake” on our immune system—helping us fight

To be prepared for epidemics, we need certain things in place. We need widespread surveillance systems to detect outbreaks before

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

“You see this place on the image? That’s where your kidney was,” says VCU Massey Cancer Center medical oncologist Asit

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

Immunotherapies use the immune system to fight cancer. But cancers like melanoma have found ways to turn off the immune

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., 6 July 2018 –Johnson & Johnson today announced that The Lancet has published key early-stage data regarding