A microscopic parasite that can live for decades in the human brain infects an estimated one-third of the world’s population — usually without causing symptoms. But in people with weakened immune systems, the infection can lead to severe neurological disease,…

As people age, immune cells called T cells tend to decline in both quantity and quality. Credit: National Institutes of Health, NIAID/SPL A twice-weekly cocktail of three messenger RNAs can rejuvenate the weary immune systems of aged mice and boost…

Pioneering research led by Brazilians describes the immune system’s reactions in detail in the first living patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant. This paves the way for the search for therapies that can prevent organ rejection. The…

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Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a promising new way to bolster the body’s immune system response to cancer. In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers used specially engineered multi-pronged antibodies to better activate cancer-killing T cells.…

NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) – A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in her car in Minneapolis on Wednesday amid President Donald Trump’s federal crackdown. Local officials rejected the Trump administration’s explanation that…