Introducing either necroptotic cells or an enzyme that triggers necroptosis can wipe out cancer.

With her husband, she studied allergic reactions and identified antibodies that set off itching, wheezing, and rashes.

Those with two copies of the Δ32 allele in the CCR5 gene are 21 percent more likely to die by age 76, although it’s not clear why.

An experiment delves into how the microbiome shapes immunity.

Lymph from cattle proved more effective at inducing immunity to smallpox than the older, person-to-person method.

Quieting immune attacks against pathogens and even providing nutrients to the invaders could improve health, according to a new line of research.

Antigens originating from the microbiome may trigger an autoimmune response.

Symbiotic bacteria, metabolism, and stress pathways can all help animals tolerate, rather than succumb, to disease.

A rogue hybrid lymphocyte, bearing characteristics of both B and T cells, may play a role in driving autoimmunity in the disease, although the mechanism is far from clear.