A rare gene mutation that delays Alzheimer's disease does so by damping inflammatory signaling in brain-resident immune cells, according to a...

Scientists identified 473 human genes that act as genetic “on/off switches,” shaping disease risk through tissue-specific or universal patterns...

GUANGZHOU, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have identified a protein molecule that acts as a "universal key" enabling the EB virus (EBV) to...

GUANGZHOU, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have identified a protein molecule that acts as a "universal key" enabling the EB virus (EBV) to...

An engineered protein turns off the kind of immune cells most likely to damage tissue as part of Type-1 diabetes, hepatitis, multiple sclerosis, shows...

Scientists have uncovered a stealthy tactic used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus: one of its proteins can leap from infected cells to healthy ones,...

Scientists have uncovered a stealthy tactic used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus: one of its proteins can leap from infected cells to healthy ones,...

Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It mainly affects children but can also occur in adults. Once...

Current tuberculosis infection tests struggle to detect the disease in those with HIV. A common co-infection, HIV can hide TB from traditional tests...

Scientists have revealed how certain immune cells may be quietly helping prostate cancer grow - and how blocking them could help the body fight back.