A new study reveals that lymph nodes near the lungs create an environment that weakens T-cell responses to tumors.

Study indicates ailing neurons may instigate an inflammatory response from the brain’s microglia immune cells.

Why has it taken the scientific community so long to include sex as a biological variable in research and analysis as a matter of course?

Infection during pregnancy with elevated levels of the cytokine IL-17a may yield microbiome alterations that prime offspring for aberrant immune responses, mouse study suggests.

Paper-based blood test developed by SMART researchers can rapidly determine the presence of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies.

Senior Desmond Edwards has an insatiable curiosity about how the human body works — and how diseases stop it from working.

Structural biologist Pamela Björkman shared insights into pandemic viruses as part of the Department of Biology’s IAP seminar series.

Unique survey of gene expression by cell type in humans and mice reveals several deficits affecting the most vulnerable neurons.

Knocking out the immune cytokine IL-6 exacerbates symptoms in HD model mice, affects neural connection genes.

A new platform that precisely quantifies antigens presented on cell surfaces may help researchers and clinicians improve the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies.