Innate lymphoid cells, which curiously behave like T cells even though they don’t recognize specific antigens, show promise as a potential cancer therapeutic. In the years that followed, other groups ...

We sometimes hear about the benefits of “boosting” our immune system, but what we really want to do is support our immune system on an ongoing basis. People often think of the immune system as ...

The innate response's job is to assess the threat and determine how best to handle it. When it has a firm grasp on the situation, and if it can't deal with the threat itself, the innate response ...

The BCG vaccine protects against tuberculosis, but by inducing trained immunity it also protects against many more respiratory infections. International research led by Radboud University Medical ...

SARS-CoV-2 has an enzyme that can counteract a cell's innate defense mechanism against viruses, explaining why it is more infectious than the previous SARS and MERS-causing viruses. The discovery may ...

A comprehensive review led by Professors Malgorzata Kloc and Xian Chang Li at the Immunobiology and Transplant Science Center ...

Before stepping into a research lab, Joselyn Allen was certain she’d become a veterinarian. However, her fascination with science deepened after she got her first taste of research. Then, following ...

They are the most effective marketing deception in modern wellness. But what is really protecting you from infections?

ImmunityBio IBRX is building a portfolio of immunotherapies designed to activate both innate and adaptive immunity in cancer and infectious diseases. Its Cancer BioShield platform centers on Anktiva ...