Many of the cells in the innate immune system produce cytokines or interact with other cells directly to activate the adaptive immune system. In cancer cells, mutations can lead to expression of tumor ...

Brief exposure to "danger signals" can prime the innate immune system into a long-term hyperreactive and inflammatory state.

Medically reviewed by Valerie Cacho, MD Sleep is beneficial for your immune system, and getting enough sleep is especially ...

When thinking about the immune system, most people think about B and T cells and how they can be trained to recognize ...

Stem cells provide new insights into cardiovascular disease, helping researchers understand its causes and identify potential ...

Along with defending against pathogens, the body’s innate immune system helps to protect the stability of our genomes in ...

Along with defending against pathogens, the body's innate immune system helps to protect the stability of our genomes in ...

A new generation of cancer therapies has emerged over the past few decades, including checkpoint inhibitors and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies that modify or directly use T-cells ...

A healthy balance between innate and adaptive immune cells is the hallmark of a youthful immune system-;and a key to longevity. Our study provides compelling evidence that when a small subset of blood ...

The vaginal innate immune system represents the first line of defense ... cytokines and immune cells. All these components interact in order to maintain homeostasis. But, unfortunately, our ...

A healthy balance between innate and adaptive immune cells is the hallmark of a youthful immune system -- and a key to longevity. "Our study provides compelling evidence that when a small subset ...

A healthy balance between innate and adaptive immune cells is the hallmark of a youthful immune system—and a key to longevity. "Our findings suggest that restraining the small subset of blood ...