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Featured in immune cells

By Jan 7, 2019
Health

Half of the people who think they have food allergies actually don’t

But that doesn’t mean you’re imagining things.
By Sep 17, 2018
Health

How studying chicken butts cracked the inner workings of our immune system

A Golden Goose award just recognized how poultry enhanced our understanding of B and T cells.
By Sep 13, 2017
Health

Infections during pregnancy may help autism develop—and scientists are finally figuring out why

Our immune systems aren’t perfect.
By Oct 18, 2016
Under The Microscope

The Sinister Way Staph Avoids Arrest During Infection

Researchers have learned another way Staphylococcus aureus evades the immune system
By Oct 3, 2016
Health

One In 10 Children May Have A Natural AIDS Defense Mechanism

A "monkey-like" immune system that stays calm
By Sep 27, 2016
Under The Microscope

Tracking A Viral War In Real Time

Researchers track immune cells during influenza infection
By Jun 17, 2016
Health

Plan Could Be First Use Of CRISPR To Gene-Edit Humans

The National Institutes of Health will review it next week
By Mar 8, 2016
Under The Microscope

Evolutionary Conservation of An Antimicrobial Net

Researchers have learned an immune mechanism to control pathogens is similar in humans and amoebae
By Jun 4, 2015
Health

This Blood Scan Reveals Every Virus That’s Ever Infected You

Like a crystal ball into your past infections
By Feb 8, 2013
Science

Your Immune System ‘Remembers’ Microbes It’s Never Fought Before, New Study Says

Immune cells build up strength against common bugs we encounter everywhere, and this helps us resist more dangerous ones. Kids...