Innate immune cells are white blood cells that mediate innate immunity and include basophils, dendritic cells, eosinophils, Langerhans cells, mast cells, monocytes and macrophages, neutrophils and NK ...

Scientists at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered an unexpected role for ...

The tests, created by rhinologist Dr. Henry Barham, measure bitter taste receptors that he believes may help predict how ...

Mouse infection experiments show that Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains difficult for innate immunity to clear across ...

A new review maps how RNA- and DNA-sensing innate immune pathways determine whether cardiotropic viral infection resolves or ...

Along with defending against pathogens, the body's innate immune system helps to protect the stability of our genomes in unexpected ways - ways that have important implications for the development of ...

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 ...

Scientists discover how innate immunity envelops bacteria. The protein GBP1 is a vital component of our body's natural defense against pathogens. This substance fights against bacteria and parasites ...

He began searching for novel parasite-fighting immune cells. McKenzie knew that IL-25 triggers a class of T cells called type-2 helper T cells (Th2s) to proliferate and produce IL-13, and he wondered ...

Scientists at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered an unexpected role for a key innate immune protein, revealing how it helps regulate cholesterol ...

One of the most abundant amino acids found in humans is finally getting the recognition it seemingly deserves, with a new ...