A new study confirms reports of membrane-bound RNA molecules and points to their role in neutrophil migration.

The changes may help explain the link between maternal infection and autism, though more research is needed.

Conversations between the immune and central nervous systems are proving to be essential for the healthy social behavior, learning, and memory.

Sorting out T-cell functional and phenotypic heterogeneity depends on studying single cells.

With human research trials resulting in dozens of successful deliveries in the US and abroad, doctors move toward offering the surgery clinically, while working to learn all they can about uterine and transplant biology from the still-rare procedure.

Once thought only to attack neurons, immune cells turn out to be vital for central nervous system function.

Four studies identify alternative origins for cells of the developing lymphatic system, challenging the long-standing view that they all come from veins.

The Scientist’s annual competition uncovered a bonanza of interesting technologies that made their way onto the market and into labs this year.

Molecules produced by resident bacteria and their hosts may signal immune cells to attack the body’s own tissues.

Macrophages play numerous roles within tumors, leaving cancer researchers with a choice: eliminate the cells or recruit them.