Some cancers and chronic inflammatory diseases are treated with immunotherapies. These stimulate the patient's immune system ...

On the path to better therapies: Researchers have established a direct link between centromeres and immunity for the first time.

Viruses are entirely dependent on their hosts to reproduce. They ransack living cells for parts and energy and hijack the ...

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a severe autoimmune disease with complex genetic causes. Some genetic contributors have been ...

Researchers have long advocated for a more systematic approach to environmental health, but funding may not hold.

Bats live long, cancer-free lives using extra tumor-fighting genes and stable immune systems. This may unlock new ways to ...

Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie announced a $50 million donation for the creation of the Lurie Autism Institute in ...

Human development is a beautiful, complex process. Beginning from just two germ cells, the cells divide and double until an entire organism is developed in just under a year.

Early-life dog exposure may modify the genetic effect of the single nucleotide variant rs10214237 on atopic eczema (AE) via IL7R, according to a study published online June 4 in Allergy. Marie Standl, ...

Researchers found that taking this vitamin every day may slow cellular aging by as much as three years. Here's everything you ...

A large trial shows that the vitamin may delay one biological mechanism linked to aging, but don’t rush out to buy supplements just yet.