Mitochondria are well known as energy suppliers, and powerhouses of cells, but they have other crucial functions as well. One of those functions is outcompeting pathogens for resources, according to ...

New structural insights reveal a clever new use of antibodies to treat and possibly prevent infections by on the of the world ...

Researchers found that intestinal tuft cells signal to crypt enterochromaffin cells by releasing acetylcholine, triggering serotonin release and activating a gut-to-brain vagal pathway during type 2 ...

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine have identified a possible way to make longer ...

The immune system works to maintain homeostasis throughout the body. Various cell types and immune mechanisms work in concert to fight disease. Specifically, two waves of immunity orchestrate a robust ...

Anyone who has weathered a bad stomach bug knows the feeling: a loss of appetite that sets in and lingers, even after the ...

Researchers have revealed how a common bacterium, Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis), releases lactic acid to acidify its surroundings and suppress the immune-cell signal needed to start a proper ...

Scientists have discovered how two transcription factors form a reciprocal regulatory circuit that controls T-cell exhaustion ...

White blood cells can be super helpful, or they can make a problem worse: when faced with threats ranging from snake bites to ...

Severe respiratory viral infection increases risk for lung cancer, according to study results.The findings — derived from work in murine models and retrospective analyses of data from humans — ...