Immune cells in skin provide powerful protection against infection, suggesting new routes for vaccination.
Immune cells in skin provide powerful protection against infection, suggesting new routes for vaccination.
A fluorescence microscopy image competition straddles the boundary of science and art.
Turning a standard technique into an unbiased screen for diagnostic biomarkers
This week will mark the one-year anniversary of the last polio case in the second-most populous country.
An adenovirus isolated from chimpanzee feces proves more effective than human adenoviruses as a vaccine vector for hepatitis C.
The body’s own mechanism for dispersing the inflammatory reaction might lead to new treatments for chronic pain.
An intrepid researcher and her team battle the elements and bouts of misfortune to explore the biodiversity of a brand new African country.
Not all inflammation leads to pain. Despite widespread infection followed by fever, colds rarely cause pain. But when some cytokines and certain immune cells are active near pain-sensing nerves, they trigger receptors that convey pain sensations to t