New research zeroes in on a unique group of immune cells that could transform how we treat—and possibly prevent—severe food allergies like peanut and shellfish.

Our gut is constantly exposed to a wide variety of foods, and the gut microbiome helps the immune system learn what's harmful ...

Inside cells, two important enzymes act like small central regulatory hubs: dipeptidyl peptidase 8 and 9—DPP8/9 for short.

The immune system must be able to rapidly target invaders such as viruses while avoiding innocuous stimuli, or allergies may develop.

The immune system must be able to quickly attack invaders like viruses, while also ignoring harmless stimuli, or allergies can result. Immune cells are known to ignore or "tolerate" molecules found on ...

Learn about metabolomics, biology's fourth language that has remained vastly untapped up until now and could accelerate ...

DNA strand displacement circuits are inching closer to becoming cellular machines. Scientists are finding ways to make these programmable nanodevices stable and functional inside living cells. If ...

Saturn’s largest moon might not be the barren world it seems. Beneath Titan’s icy crust lies a vast ocean of liquid ...

While any blood donor is welcome and prized, more Black donors are particularly needed, especially for recipients with sickle ...

What is less-well known is that there are other antigens, especially RhC, E and K antigens that can also cause transfusion reactions, especially when a person has gotten many blood transfusions. This ...

Dallas-based biotech firm Colossal Biosciences announced the ‘de-extinction’ of dire wolves, sparking massive buzz online.

AbbVie today announced that the European Commission (EC) granted marketing authorization to RINVOQ® (upadacitinib; 15 mg, once daily) for the treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA) in adult patients.