Once an era arrives where cancer can be treated through immunity, cancer will no longer be a fearsome disease but an ordinary ...

Pre-existing immunity against seasonal H1N1 flu might help explain why most reported human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. have not resulted in lethal outcomes, suggests a new study by University ...

'Cold' tumors are resistant to common immunotherapies. Researchers have uncovered a master regulator that can be manipulated to prevent tumor growth in mice. A protein identified nearly 40 years ago ...

Mammalian immunity has long been thought to rely solely on proteins and specialized immune cells. However, a newly proposed concept—RNA immunity—is reshaping this perspective. In a recent publication ...

Positive thinking boosts vaccine effectiveness, study finds - Findings may shed more light on the biological process behind ...

Bats are known as natural hosts for highly pathogenic viruses such as MERS- and SARS-related coronaviruses, as well as the Marburg and Nipah viruses. In contrast to the severe and often fatal disease ...

The interferon regulatory factor (IRF) family of transcription factors, pivotal for initiating antiviral type I interferon ...