Jody Baron and Gabi Fragiadakis discover why some people with chronic Hepatitis B are cured after they're taken off of ...
At WIRED Health, immunologist Daniel Davis detailed the ways in which new technologies are enabling a better understanding of ...
Why do immune cells that are supposed to eliminate viruses suddenly turn against our own body? There are instances where killer T cells—which are meant to precisely remove virus-infected ...
Scientists have uncovered an unexpected mechanism by which the gut’s immune system maintains balance, challenging ...
Innate immune sensors – known as pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) – detect specific molecular components of bacterial or viral intruders. The PRRs forward the signals which results in the ...
Explore Charles Richet's groundbreaking discovery of anaphylaxis, which transformed understanding of severe allergic ...
Vitamin C and vitamin D both support immune function in different ways, but neither will prevent you from getting sick on their own. Vitamin C may slightly shorten colds, while vitamin D deficiency ...
Autoimmune arthritis no longer impacts only older adults, but also young women. Currently, a large number of women are being ...