While the brain and spinal cord have their own squad of specialized immune cells, the peripheral immune system is armed with a larger battalion of proteins, cells and entire organs, such as the spleen ...

A Columbia University study published Oct. 7 found the memory of COVID-19 infection is primarily stored in T and B cells in the lungs and surrounding lymph nodes. Researchers studied the tissues of ...

In a recent article published in the Cell Reports Journal, researchers used a preclinical mouse model to demonstrate that T helper 1 (Th1) effector memory cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) + T cells ...

There is a link between the Candida fungus — one of the most common types of yeast in the body — and schizophrenia in men and memory impairment in mentally ill women, according to a new study ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Catching a cold or the flu could speed memory loss in people with Alzheimer's disease, researchers reported Tuesday. In a study of patients with mild to severe Alzheimer's ...

A study led by A*STAR’s Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs) has identified an immune cell population—known as memory B cells—that is associated with a reduced risk of COVID-19 vaccine ...

A little-known potential side effect of measles called “immune amnesia” is getting attention amid the outbreak of the viral illness. As of March 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Even when immune memory cells form in the lung after influenza infection, insufficient dietary iron leaves them less able to mount a strong antiviral response, revealing how nutrition can shape ...

More than 200 viruses can infect and cause disease in humans; most of us will be infected by several over the course of a lifetime. Does an encounter with one virus influence how your immune system ...

Bacteria aren’t just mindless microbes. Research by scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has revealed that single bacterial cells can carry a “memory” of their past environments—passing it ...