Your immune system includes your body's cells, tissues, and organs, which work together to fight off infections and diseases. But how much do you know about it? When you understand everything that ...

“If you can introduce something that will affect the donor organ, then you can preserve the immune system of the recipient ... spot the donor organ thanks to cell surface molecules called major ...

Realizing that the immune system could affect a hormone as vital as glucagon, the team knew they were onto something of major impact ... a journey across different organs." Once in the pancreas ...

Bacteria in the gut have been implicated in autoimmune diseases, like lupus, that don't primarily affect the gastrointestinal ...

eGenesis isn’t the only company developing pig organs for human transplant. In February, the FDA approved the first large ...

Examination of the mucosal immune system as a global organ, rather than as a group of ... evident that mucosal surfaces are also the main sites of interaction between the host and its associated ...

"This is a surface where pathogens can sneak in," says La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) Assistant Professor Miguel Reina-Campos, Ph.D. "That's a massive challenge for the immune system." ...

Researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism that may drive tissue damage and a new target for drug discovery.

Selenium is an essential trace element associated with several biological functions, such as antioxidant defense, development, and support of the immune system. Cellular health lies in its binding ...

KAND567 has been developed to tune the immune system to preserve organ function and promote rehabilitation ... is reported as a likely main cause of COVID-19-related respiratory failure, as ...