The human immune system is like an army of specialized soldiers (immune cells) each with a unique role to play in fighting ...

Cigarette smoking is widespread and deadly, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke actually causes serious respiratory ...

Without our immune system, we wouldn't last very long: this complex network of organs and cells fights off pathogens and ...

A collision happens. Someone is hurt, a head injury, a concussion. Just as the first responders arrive to help the person, ...

A collision happens. Someone is hurt, a head injury, a concussion. Just as the first responders arrive to help the person, ...

Researchers at the University of Adelaide's Robinson Research Institute have uncovered a new critical role for the immune system in supporting healthy ...

Findings suggest targeting neuro-immune pathway could lead to strategies for managing diabetes, obesity or some types of ...

Inflammation is triggered by the immune system and is part of the body's natural response to injuries or disease. However, ...

In their study, the researchers looked at the effects of cigarette smoke on Mucosal-Associated Invariant T (MAIT) cells, a ...

Researchers used computer modeling to predict which components of cigarette smoke might be recognized by antigen-presenting molecule MR1.

New research reveals how multiple chemicals found in cigarette smoke and e-cigarettes alter the function of a key type of ...

A group of immune proteins called the inflammasome can help prevent blood stem cells from becoming malignant by removing certain receptors from their surfaces and blocking cancer gene activity, ...