A protein that helps to keep the immune system under control might undercut the body’s defences against Candida albicans, a...
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HIV has an "early and substantial" impact on aging in infected people, accelerating biological changes in the body associated with...
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are learning more about how special regulatory T cells can impact the immune...
The virus that causes COVID-19 undertakes a massive takeover of the body's fat-processing system, creating cellular storehouses of fat that...
A Rutgers scientist is part of an international team that has determined the process for incorporating selenium -- an essential...
Katharina Ribbeck’s lab collects mucus—the often gooey substance present in places like the mouth, gut, reproductive tract, and intestines. While...
In a new study, a team of researchers from the University of Missouri, Georgia Tech and Harvard University has demonstrated...
A single hormone appears to coordinate the lifespan extension produced by a low-protein diet. A new study from Pennington Biomedical...
Two strains of the bacterium causing tuberculosis have only minor genetic differences but attack the lungs in completely different fashion,...
University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have discovered a cluster of cells in the brainstem that controls the body's...