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Immunology is the study of the body's immune system.

Single-Cell Spatial Mapping Resolves Complex Tissue Senotypes During Aging

A massive scientific initiative to decode how aging reshapes the human body reached a major milestone this month.

15 Jun 2026

Scientists Discover Genetic Root of Rare Childhood Inflammatory Skin Disorder

An international team of researchers has identified a genetic cause for a rare inflammatory skin condition.

15 Jun 2026

Peking University Researchers Map High Dimensional Cellular Networks in Tumors

A comprehensive review led by Associate Researcher Linnan Zhu and Academician Zemin Zhang at Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Peking University, China, and Chongqing Medical University, China, was published in Volume 2, article number 27 of the journal Immunity & Inflammation on June 05, 2026.

13 Jun 2026

New Cell Therapy Modifies Natural Killer Cells Against Cancer

Scientists have made great progress in harnessing the body's own immune cells to treat so-called liquid tumors, cancers of the blood and lymphatic system.

11 Jun 2026

Creatine Linked to Cancer-Fighting Dendritic Cell Function

According to recent UCLA research, creatine, the organic acid that athletes and bodybuilders frequently use as a supplement, supercharges a crucial class of immune cells that activate and prime the body's primary cancer-fighting agents.

8 Jun 2026

Scientists Decode How T Cells Stop Deadly Viruses

T cells are among the immune system’s essential soldiers. They can inhibit tumor development and even combat serious infections.

3 Jun 2026

Immune Cell Metabolism May Determine Tuberculosis Disease Progression

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have identified key differences in how immune cells generate and use energy, a process known as cellular metabolism, in people with latent versus active tuberculosis (TB).

29 May 2026

Macrophage Placement Determines if Tumors Thrive or Regress

Cancer tumors are surrounded by immune cells, but not all of those cells help the body fight back. Some support anti-cancer immunity, while others can unexpectedly help tumors survive.

27 May 2026

Scientists Reconstruct a 700-Million-Year Evolutionary Tree of Blood Cells

Almost all animal species -- including humans -- have blood cells, but between different species our blood tells different stories. The lineage and components of blood cells vary widely, and this variety is a testament to how animals have evolved to protect themselves from infectious diseases.

26 May 2026

Study Explains Why Persistent Gut Damage Continues Despite HIV Treatments

For many people living with HIV, today's treatments can suppress the virus and dramatically improve health. But even when HIV is controlled, damage to the gut caused by the disease can persist, fueling chronic inflammation linked to serious health problems. A new Tulane University study published in JCI Insight helps explains why.

23 May 2026

Researchers Use Yeast Sugar Molecules to Extend COVID Vaccine Immunity in Mice

In a new study published in Nature Immunology, researchers at Boston Children's Hospital demonstrated that pairing the original COVID-19 mRNA vaccine with an immune system enhancer, known as an adjuvant, extended the duration of the vaccine's protection in mice from a few months up to two years. The combo also showed a more pronounced response against omicron viral components than the vaccine alone.

23 May 2026

Essential Keratin Guides Embryonic Cell Movement in Developing Zebrafish

Hair, nails, and horns, all made up of keratin, are some of the hardest and most resilient structures in animals. Inside zebrafish cells, keratin plays a distinct role, giving them the strength they need to move together as a coherent tissue while modulating the driving forces behind their movement during early development. But what happens when keratin is missing?

22 May 2026

Scientists Find Key Genetic Boundary That Dictates Immune System Failure

Not all broken genes fail in the same way: some simply stop working, while others interfere with what still works.

22 May 2026

Researchers Discover That Lesion Cells Fail to Recruit Surrounding Tissue Into Tumor Growth Helpers

In an unexpected finding, a new study flips on its head researchers' understanding of how precancerous pancreas lesions evolve into pancreatic cancer. The paradigm-changing discovery has tremendous implications for identifying people at higher risk of cancer or even, potentially stopping malignant transformation.

21 May 2026

Sensory Nerve Signals Block the Immune System's Response to Lung Cancer

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have revealed that sensory nerve signals interfere with the immune system's response to lung cancer. This previously unrecognized neuroimmune connection could be targeted to improve responses to immunotherapy.

20 May 2026