An article published by Technion - Israel Institute of Technology researchers in the prestigious journal Nature presents new insights about the evolution of the immune system. The team’s findings ...

The immune system’s first encounter with a virus or vaccine establishes a “starting template” that shapes its response to new ...

In a study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, scientists show that the SAMD9 and SAMD9L genes, key players in antiviral immunity in humans and involved in rare genetic diseases, share very ...

There is an undeniable connection between a strong immune system and nutrition. Learn why what you eat matters and other ways to boost your immune system.

An international research team has uncovered compelling evidence that gut-microbe-derived molecules may play an important ...

A new study has shown that person-to-person variation in antibody immunity plays a key role in shaping which influenza (flu) strains dominate in a population. The work, published today as a Reviewed ...

The evolutionary origin of adaptive immune receptors is difficult to study below the phylogenetic level of the jawed vertebrates because PCR methods yield a high number of artefacts. In November 4 ...

As the immune system weakens with age, scientists have found a way to restore some of its lost strength. By delivering mRNA ...

Recent findings reveal Cornell prime dots can activate the immune system against melanoma, improving cancer immunotherapy ...

Dr. Gil Mor discusses sex-specific placental responses and long-term immune alterations from prenatal virus exposure.