Immunologist Dr. Jenna Macciochi explains that as we age, our immune system starts to decline. Here's how to spot an immune ...
From sham surgeries to sugar pills, the placebo effect can work as well as real medicine, but the body relies on input from ...
When the Human Genome Project mapped and sequenced the entire set of DNA instructions in a human cell—a 13-year, $2.7 billion global endeavor that completed in 2003—it produced one of humanity’s ...
Look in the mirror. Is one eye slightly higher than the other? Is your smile a bit lopsided? These tiny asymmetries might seem like nothing more than quirky physical traits, but they could be ...
Dr Sinead O'Rourke in the laboratory, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that electrically stimulating “macrophages” – one of the immune systems key players ...
T cells, which target infection and disease, can become more effective after a meal. The finding might help improve ...
To our immune system, naked RNA is a sign of a viral or bacterial invasion and must be attacked. But our own cells also have RNA. To ward off trouble, our cells clothe their RNA in sugars, Vijay ...
Somewhere inside every human cell, a molecular alarm system watches for DNA that does not belong. When it spots a viral intruder, it fires off a chemical distress signal that rallies the body’s ...