Innate lymphoid cells (ILC) are instrumental to immediate, local response to pathogens. Here the authors use parabiosis and multiplex 3D imaging to identify a mouse type 3 ILC population that ...

A research team has uncovered a previously unknown type of immune signaling molecule—a novel compound combining histidine and ...

Due to their similarities to bacteria, mitochondria can actually trigger severe illness in humans. How can organelles inside our bodies suddenly become a threat? What evidence did Margulis use to ...

They trigger a controlled immune response in these participants by injecting pieces of dead bacteria, called endotoxins. The work has been published in Nature Immunology. Using advanced ...

Experts from the University of Southampton altered the shape and flexibility of the tiny proteins, which are naturally produced by white blood cells to protect the body from bacteria and viruses.

A new study has revealed that a special group of cells in the intestines tamp down the immune responses caused by ... immune tolerance to friendly gut bacteria, which help humans to digest food ...