Immune System

Technical innovation enables rapid assessment of T cell repertoires for research and diagnostics, with potential applications in studying COVID-19 immune responses

In a recent study, NIH researchers and their collaborators found that the most common biomarker of autoimmunity is significantly increasing in the US

Study finds lymphopenia is associated with a 1.6-fold increase in risk of dying from any cause

Recent research has potential implications for the diagnosis and treatment of this life-threatening condition

Study details the mechanism and scope of measles-induced immune amnesia in the wake of infection

The Epstein-Barr virus, which belongs to the herpesvirus family, is one of the most widespread human viruses and the main cause of infectious mononucleosis

Nearly 200 people from 2500 households with active TB were clearly exposed to TB for more than 10 years but the two most reliable tests came back negative on repeated tests

As the Lyme-causing bacteria multiply, they shed a cellular component that elicits a unique inflammatory response

Cook County, Illinois, tops the list, followed by Los Angeles County, California, and Miami-Dade County, Florida

The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is being awarded jointly to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation