LC3-associated phagocytosis (LAP) is a specialized process for degrading dead cells, microbes or other particles. It plays a ...

Living longer doesn’t always mean living healthier, and researchers are exploring how diet can extend healthspan.

A new study from Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet has found a system in the brain that explains why female mice ...

Some bacterial-infecting viruses use ‘sponges’ to mop up defence molecules, but bacteria can fight back by responding when a ...

Approximately 9.5 million people globally live with type 1 diabetes, a chronic autoimmune disease where T cells from the body ...

From the moment they're born, newborns—or, specifically, their immune systems—must learn to fight germs without harming their ...

HPV, a very common virus, is found to hijack the body's cells to directly drive skin cancer growth, even after surgeries and ...

Obtaining and using a true burner phone is hard—but not impossible. Here are the steps you need to take to protect your ...

The cell nucleus goes a long way during an immune response, both literally and figuratively. New research published in ...

Scientists have engineered Salmonella bacteria to self-destruct inside tumors, releasing signals that spark powerful immune ...