Influenza continues to cause major illness each year in the United States, leading to more than 35,000 deaths annually.

A unique quality of the immune system is that it can generate a ‘memory’ response. This is generally referred to as ‘immune memory’ because of the body’s ability to remember previously encountered ...

Obesity appears to leave a molecular imprint on key immune cells that may persist for 5 to 10 years after weight loss. This long-lasting “obesity memory” could help explain why some obesity-related ...

Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have recently found that a certain protein may have a large influence on how the immune system functions. POSH, a structural protein, plays ...

The average human has about 1.8 trillion immune cells. These cells patrol the body for bacteria, viruses, cancers, and other threats. Vaccines enhance this security system by teaching our immune cells ...

Immune cells keep a molecular record of obesity for up to a decade after weight loss.

New research identifies long-lived lung immune cells that support protective T-cell memory, suggesting galectin-1 could enhance flu vaccines.

The immune system can be further classified into the innate and adaptive immune systems. Although innate myeloid cells, such as macrophages, generate a ‘trained’ immune response following antigen ...