"...targeting Piezo1 might be a new and ideal strategy to cure MS while preserving the immune system's ability to fight new infections."

People who get mild COVID-19 with fewer symptoms may have had more run-ins with other coronaviruses, like the ones that cause common colds.

People who get mild COVID-19 with fewer symptoms may have had more run-ins with other coronaviruses, like the ones that cause common colds.

Next-generation COVID-19 vaccines could stimulate another arm of the immune system to offer better protection against coronavirus variants.

If you've already had the coronavirus and recovered, you might be tempted to give the vaccine a pass. A scientist explains why the shot offers the best protection against future infection.

A genetically engineered killer T cell can identify and attack the T cells that cause type 1 diabetes in mice, researchers report.

Older coronavirus patients face grimmer outlooks. A virologist explains the aging-related changes in how immune systems work that are to blame.

If antibody levels drop dramatically after an infection, what does that mean for immunity? An expert explains how B and T cells contribute to immunity and why antibodies don't tell the full story.