Within this understanding, we can think about the immune system as a living guardian that protects and regulates an individual’s internal balance and connection to the wider world.

Key Takeaways TIL therapy uses a patient's immune cells to target cancer, offering a novel treatment for advanced melanoma after anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy failure. The FDA approved Amtagvi (lifileucel) ...

The filoviruses Ebola and Marburg use several different and effective mechanisms to both evade and battle the immune system. This Review explores recent findings in the filovirus–host-defence ...

Trained immunity in alveolar macrophages can lead to damaging lung inflammation, confirming the importance of context in this phenomenon.

Holistic nutrition is more than just counting calories or tracking nutrients; it’s about understanding the deep connecti ...

Immunology is the branch of biomedical sciences concerned with all aspects of the immune system in all multicellular organisms. The use of cancer immunotherapies is expanding to patients resistant ...

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Effects of depression on the central nervous system Depression can cause a lot of symptoms within the central nervous system, many of which are easy to dismiss or ignore.

The appendix is an organ that is credited with very little significance and often removed indiscriminately to avoid complications due to infection. However, modern researchers believe that the ...

He led a group charged with the design of anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1 therapies for cancer that restore the immune system’s ability to spot and destroy tumors. Mellman’s team developed Genentech’s ...