Our immune systems develop to recognize what is foreign within our bodies. As immune cells are generated in the bone marrow ...

During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and ...

New research shows how a specially trained population of immune cells keeps the peace by preventing other immune cells from attacking their own. The study provides a better understanding of immune ...

During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and viruses from self-antigens that are expressed by cells of the body.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A study by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital has discovered that removing the amino acid asparagine from ...

Did you know there's a small gland in your chest, often called the "thymus" or the "happiness gland," that plays a crucial ...

Author for correspondence Tel.: +44 191 222 5462 steven.o'[email protected] T cells develop in the thymus, where they undergo positive and negative selection to produce a nonself-binding T ...

thymus, adenoids, tonsils, and stomach. When you have B-cell lymphoma, your body makes too many abnormal B cells. These cells can't fight infections well. They can also spread to other parts of ...