In a recent review published in Nature Reviews Immunology, researchers explored ways galectins can impact immunity and discussed the opportunities and challenges in the field. Galectins comprise ...

The articles in this focus issue discuss progress towards a more complete understanding of memory in the innate immune system, and efforts to exploit "trained immunity" for the development of new ...

Inflammation and increased mucus production are typical symptoms of worm infections and allergies. This immune response involves our innate immune cells, but their exact functions are not yet fully ...

At one time, natural killer cells were thought of as a small group of specialized immune cells that can rapidly identify and destroy cells that have been infected with a virus. But research has shown ...

Immuno-oncology is an evolving field of study on the role of the immune system in cancer initiation and growth. This introductory module describes the purpose of the human immune system, components of ...

Humans have evolved over millions of years along with our inherent immunity. The immune system is a critical feature of our bodies which helps fight disease and protect us from foreign pathogens. Our ...

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* server, researchers explored the role of the open reading frame 3c (ORF3c), a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) accessory protein ...

Next generation Bria-OTS+ platform demonstrates rapid, potent and durable anti-cancer activity by activating both innate and adaptive immune ...