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Stress affects many systems in our body and biologists Marcel Schaaf and Erin Faught at Radboud University are figuring out ...

A single signaling pathway controls whether immune cells attack or befriend cells they encounter while patrolling our bodies, ...

When UC Berkeley biochemist Jennifer Doudna first began studying how bacteria fight virus infections, she had no idea it ...

African scientists have developed a nanoscale drug delivery system to treat pericarditis, a drug-resistant and lethal ...

The immune system is an important part of the survival of any animal, including humans. Our immune systems help defend our bodies against infection and fight off harmful substances when we get sick.