As part of the body's first line of defense against foreign invaders, macrophages play an integral role in the innate immune ...
BEER-SHEVA, Israel, February 3, 2026 — Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered that a gene long known for shaping the skin’s physical barrier also plays a crucial role ...
What the research is about When a virus enters the body, our body quickly detects it and begins to respond. This first ...
Nasal vaccines represent a promising shift in how we prevent infectious diseases. By building immunity at the body's first line of defence, they could stop infections before they begin, reduce ...
Somewhere in the tangle of a brain under siege by Parkinson’s disease, immune cells appear to be doing something remarkable: ...
Non-immune cells play a crucial and often underappreciated role in host defense against invading pathogens. Beyond serving as passive physical barriers, ...
Our immune system is much older than we think. Long before dinosaurs existed, early life forms had developed a powerful ...