Immunologists from the Institute have been the first to uncover a role for a family of RNA binding proteins in the function of regulatory T cells in the immune system. As their name suggests, ...

Among the lesser-spotlighted roles of the immune system is how a particular T cell helps maintain homeostasis—fostering a balanced and stable metabolic environment—in fat cells. It's a role ...

Sunshine may hold healing rays for a variety of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Scientists are turning this ...

Kathy Reagan Young steps out of the shower in her Virginia Beach home, towels off, dons a pair of protective goggles and ...

The ubiquitous presence of micro - and nanoscale plastics (MNPs) in environmental matrices - air, water, and food - has raised significant concerns about ...

When we experience a stressful event, consuming adaptogens can help our bodies return to a state of balance known as ...

To assess the applicability of the mouse studies to the human immune system, the researchers analyzed gene expression ... Systemic deficits in lipid homeostasis promote aging-associated impairments in ...

If you’re looking for a new fruit to snack on, this oddball will help you slay your next physical. With its hot pink skin, green spiky tendrils and a speckled inside that resembles cookies and ...

Historically, treatments for autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, myasthenia gravis, and primary biliary cholangitis have relied upon immune suppression. That approach can be effective ...

which are mostly found in your peripheral nervous system, especially immune cells Endocannabinoids can bind to either receptor. The effects that result depend on where the receptor is located and ...