During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and ...

New research shows how a specially trained population of immune cells keeps the peace by preventing other immune cells from attacking their own. The study provides a better understanding of immune ...

Ten years of substantial work by Université de Montréal immunologist Nathalie Labrecque's team at the Montreal Clinical ...

The cell doesn’t die right away. Obeying instructions from the virus, the newly infected cell sprouts multipronged tentacles studded with viral particles. These sick zombie cells appear to be ...

Organelles in cells were originally often independent cells, which were incorporated by host cells and lost their ...

A research team led by Prof. Liu Xuanyong from the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has ...

They include cytotoxic T cells, which are important for killing cancerous or virally infected cells, and CD8-positive suppressor T cells, which restrain certain types of immune response.

Viral infection is the invasion of the body by a small agent known as a virus. Viruses replicate inside host cells and can produce toxins that cause disease. The immune system helps to destroy ...

The oral mucosa represents a fascinating scenario in the setting of medical research for its peculiar immune mileu. Not only the oral cavity hosts specific immune cells interacting with the local ...

Research in Fruit Flies Pinpoints Brain Pathways Involved in Alcohol-Induced Insomnia Feb. 6, 2025 — Research in fruit flies has identified specific groups of cholinergic brain cells that are ...

The activities at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) are focused on research and teaching in the subjects of infection biology, cell and tumor biology and immunology. The ...