Though it has long been recognized that the liver exhibits remarkable immune tolerance, the underlying mechanisms driving ...

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A new University of Toronto-led study has discovered a possible biomarker linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) disease ...

Within tumors in the human body, there are immune cells (macrophages) capable of fighting cancer, but they have been unable ...

Background Exacerbations are major causes of morbidity in individuals with chronic respiratory diseases such as chronic ...

Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer mortality with limited therapeutic options. Despite ...

Trapped in a hell he helped make, a lone hacker aboard a space station far from home sneaks and fights his way through horrible mutants and killer robots in order to take down the monstrous artificial ...

Chelsea Rae Bourgeois is a health writer and registered dietitian nutritionist with over eight years of experience in the clinical setting. Her writing covers nutrition and overall health topics, ...

Vaccines that display filovirus surface proteins on engineered, self-assembling protein nanoparticles improve immune system detection of the virus.

Filoviruses get their name from the Latin word "filum," meaning thread—a reference to their long, filamentous shape. This virus family contains some of the most dangerous pathogens known to science, ...

Filoviruses, named after the Latin word “filum” meaning thread due to their long, filamentous shape, include some of the most lethal pathogens known, such as Ebola, Sudan, Bundibugyo, and Marburg ...

Filoviruses get their name from the Latin word "filum," meaning thread-a reference to their long, filamentous shape. This virus family contains some of the most dangerous pathogens known to science, ...