As immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), microglia constantly survey the brain and spinal cord for changes to the local environment. In response to CNS infection or injury, microglia ...

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas.

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have uncovered a critical link between the immune system in early life and ...

The immune system depends on molecular alarms that detect danger inside cells. One of these alarms is STING, short for ...

A team has identified a previously unknown phase of the immune response. The results challenge long-standing assumptions about the process called 'T-cell priming'. These new insights have significant ...

Harvard Medical School scientists have identified a key protein in the human immune system that drives inflammatory and autoimmune conditions when it turns against the body. The protein, Granzyme K, ...

"Peacemaker" immune cells could help treat diseases ranging from type 1 diabetes to neurodegeneration by restoring immune ...