Stanford scientists have discovered a new type of immune cell that kills surrounding cells via explosion—a cellular ...

A consistent biological barrier that stops the immune system from making the antibodies most needed to protect the nose and ...

Dubbed “ruptoblasts,” hormonal triggers cause these cells to detonate and wipe out the surrounding cells within minutes. Although flatworms are distant relatives of humans, this finding could inspire ...

In a study published in Science, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a spatial ...

Now, after years of experimenting with common bean plants in the lab and in the agricultural fields of Oaxaca, Mexico, ...

When viruses invade a plant, you might expect an all-out immune war. But new research published in Science shows that, much like in humans, too strong an immune response can actually do more harm than ...

In the United States, children routinely receive an injectable form of the polio vaccine. This vaccine is very effective at ...

PGV001 vaccine showed strong immune response and was well tolerated in a phase 1 trial with 13 patients across multiple cancer types. At five-year follow-up, six patients were alive, with three ...