There is a small organ sitting behind your breastbone, roughly the size of a walnut in adults, that most physicians have ...

The thymus, an organ that was thought to be obsolete after puberty, may affect disease risk in adults ...

During fasting or exercise, immune cells (red) migrate to the pancreas and stimulate glucagon-producing cells (orange) to regulate blood sugar, with cell nuclei shown in blue. “For decades, immunology ...

Creativity and curiosity have always been central to the work of Joshua Moreau, Ph.D., an immunologist whose work at Oregon ...

The immune system is a complex response of various cells that detect and elicit mechanisms to eliminate disease. This ...

Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt researchers have built the first lung-on-a-chip with a working immune system, a breakthrough with the potential to reshape how we study disease, move beyond animal testing, ...

Immunologist Dr. Jenna Macciochi explains that as we age, our immune system starts to decline. Here's how to spot an immune ...