Chronic and viral infections can literally exhaust certain key cells in the immune system from a constant barrage of attacks.

Disgraced financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein tried to end his life at least three times before his successful attempt, and his cell was found strewn with nooses after his August 2019 ...

A lawsuit filed on behalf of the man accused of fatally shooting a DCH Health System nurse alleges the Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based system failed to provide emergency psychiatric care before the attack, a ...

Protests have erupted across France after authorities revealed that a man accused of kidnapping Lyhanna Rameau Bernard, a French schoolgirl found dead this month, had previously been flagged to law ...

CAR-T cells must overcome cancer’s many defenses in order to mount an effective attack. Lulu Perez, CC BY-SA You might think of cancer as a mass of rogue cells that grow uncontrollably. But cancer is ...

(THE CONVERSATION) You might think of cancer as a mass of rogue cells that grow uncontrollably. But cancer is more organized and strategic than that. Rather, cancer is a tightly controlled cellular ...

The complement system has an important role in physiological bone healing, as studied mainly in animal models and local bone tissues. However, the role of the complement system in human fractures, ...

A Chicago man with nearly a decade-long rap sheet appeared in court Wednesday after authorities say he killed a police officer and gravely injured another in the latest example of what one city leader ...

Alternative therapies that aid the body's immune system to fight bacteria have shown promise in addressing the global threat of antibiotic resistance. University of Queensland researchers have found ...

The complement system bridges innate and adaptive immunity, orchestrating immune surveillance and maintaining tissue homeostasis. This review summarizes the role of the complement system in ...

Researchers found a new way to kill harmful “zombie” cells that linger after chemotherapy and help cancers become more aggressive. These senescent cells survive by relying on a protective protein ...

Among the challenges in treating disease, including cancer, is wiping out malignancies, infection, contaminants or other pathologies, without destroying healthy tissue. "This is a holy grail of ...