Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that regulates the immune response against parasites. During a parasitic infection, specific immune cells, known as virtual memory T cells ...

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Stress and broken sleep do not just leave people groggy, they quietly chip away at the very immune cells that keep infections ...

An encounter with a speeding car, a walk across an icy road, or exposure to germs: daily life comes with experiences that can potentially harm a person. Anticipating such threats and preparing for ...

Most humans have long-lived infections in various tissues-including in the nervous system-that typically do not result in disease. The microbes associated with these infections enter a latent stage ...

Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease that infects an estimated 100 million people globally each year, is notorious for its unpredictable severity. Some people experience little more than a fever and ...

Researchers at MIT have unveiled a way to temporarily reboot aging immune systems, using a targeted mRNA therapy that turns ...

Virtual memory T cells (T VM), activated by IL-4 during a parasitic infection in the intestine, expressing the CD22 receptor, which enables them to regulate this activation. Researchers at the ...