As it turns out, tattoos actually have a deep and complex interaction with our immune system, which hold some of the secrets regarding their longevity. New research has unveiled more insight into ...

The immune system is the body’s tool for preventing or limiting infection. Its complex network of cells, organs, proteins, and tissues enables the immune system to defend the body from pathogens.

Andrea Ablasser, an immunologist and laboratory head at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne in Switzerland, leads a team that aims to understand how immune system cells detect ...

As scientists, we often think we understand a virus—its structure, its tricks, the way it moves through the body. But every ...

There are plenty of fictional villains who can be considered criminal masterminds and challenging forces to be reckoned with. Inside the human body, the immune system is confronted with a similar ...

Antibodies, which recognize viruses and proteins that the body has encountered before, have long gotten most of the credit for giving the human immune system a memory. Now, researchers at the ...