Scientists at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) and ShanghaiTech University have achieved a breakthrough ...

This unique function enables the education of the immune system by sampling benign dietary substances and regular microbiota ...

The hair follicle is a dynamic miniature organ. Its permanent portion opens to the skin surface, communicates with sebaceous ...

Researchers from the National Defense Medical Center in Taiwan have identified an increased risk of psoriasis in patients ...

During pregnancy, the maternal immune system must engage in a fine balancing act: maintaining tolerance to the fetal allograft while restoring innate and adaptive immune mechanisms for protection ...

Therefore, Treg cells provide an attractive target for interventions to improve maternal immune tolerance and protect against pregnancy disorders caused by immune imbalance in at-risk women." ...

In the exploration of immunological functions, cancer and autoimmune diseases share a common foundation — the disruption of immune tolerance. Immune tolerance is critical as it enables the body to ...

A new framework bridges a gap in understanding RNA therapeutics by linking the structure of lipid nanoparticles to immune response. It can help scientists and engineers expand the use of RNA ...

Regulatory T cells, which are typically anti-inflammatory, could help prevent the infant immune system from overreacting to new environmental stimuli and foods, a process known as tolerance. Zeng and ...

Being immunocompetent means that the immune system is working properly and that the body is capable of mounting an appropriate immune response, when necessary. A person who is immunodeficient has an ...