Kimchi may do far more than add flavor to meals—it could help fine-tune the human immune system. A clinical study using ...

For the first time, scientists have successfully created a type of mouse with a 100% functional human immune system and human-like gut microbiome. This 'humanized' mouse takes the guesswork out of ...

A drug-resistant variety of the common fungus Candida auris is gaining virulence and spreading across the globe, scientists ...

Medical researchers have used animals, particularly mice, to mimic disease and study biological phenomena. The origin of mice as a standard model system for scientific research can extend back to the ...

Researchers are striving to understand the impact a phenomenon known as original antigenic sin has on immunity to the virus.

The most comprehensive map of the developing human thymus sheds light on how immune responses are built and maintained at early life, with implications for understanding and treating immunodeficiency, ...

Cancer researchers have chased the idea of a universal cancer vaccine for decades. The promise sounds bold and almost ...

From vitamin C to your microbiome and mindset, the latest science of immunity is often counterintuitive. Here's how to give ...

When the Human Genome Project mapped and sequenced the entire set of DNA instructions in a human cell—a 13-year, $2.7 billion global endeavor that completed in 2003—it produced one of humanity’s ...

Sneaky parasite evades the human immune system by stripping cells and wearing them as a disguise Parasites are known to infect human cells through a variety of ingenious mechanisms. Many of them have ...

For centuries, physicians observed that nuns, who are celibate, had much higher rates of breast cancer, leading to the theory ...