The advent of immunotherapy, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), has revolutionized oncology. However, a significant proportion of patients ...

The immunopathogenesis of viral diseases is a crucial focus in contemporary immunology, reflecting the interplay between viral agents and host immune ...

Scientists have discovered a way to supercharge the immune system’s T cells by blocking a protein called Ant2, forcing the cells to rewire how they generate energy. This shift makes them more powerful ...

Losing your sense of smell might signal Alzheimer’s far earlier than expected. Scientists found that immune cells in the brain actively destroy smell-related nerve fibers after detecting abnormal ...

A review highlighted the potential of CAR therapies to treat neurodegenerative disorders. Key challenges include targeting ...

A UAB research team defines the criteria that CAR immunotherapies for neurodegenerative diseases must meet to advance both ...

A UAB research team defines the criteria these immunotherapies must meet to advance both conceptually and in trials, which ...

What is the TREM-1 receptor? A new review explores TREM-1's role in sepsis, rheumatoid arthritis, and neuroinflammation.

Once viewed only as power generators, mitochondria are now understood to play a role in mental illness. Their ability to ...

New research led by Gregory Pearson, a doctoral student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences in the College ...

The human body is constantly recycling and regenerating itself, sometimes that means it has to eat itself, even this organ you might not expect.

Brain immune cells may be responsible for the formation of Alzheimer's plaques, revealing a key turning point in this neurological disease.