Complement Factor H (CFH) is a pivotal regulator of the complement system, integral to maintaining immune homeostasis and protecting host tissues from undue complement‐mediated damage. By inhibiting ...

Ocular infections and related inflammatory disorders are important causes of visual morbidity worldwide and may arise from viral, bacterial, fungal, and ...

Our immune systems function by employing two separate responses when in contact with disease. The first is the innate immune system, which aids in monitoring for infection throughout the body. Innate ...

Twenty-five years ago, the question ''What do we know about nutrition and immunity?'' could have been answered in a few minutes and written up on a few pages. The mutually aggravating interaction of ...

Harvard Medical School scientists have identified a key protein in the human immune system that drives inflammatory and autoimmune conditions when it turns against the body. The protein, Granzyme K, ...

CARs, chimeric antigen receptors; CD, cluster of differentiation; CTLA-4, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4; IL, interleukin; NK, natural killer; PD1, programmed cell death 1; PDL1, ...

Ever found yourself out of sync with normal sleep patterns after late nights or working a night shift? It could be you’re experiencing what scientists call social jet lag. The term describes the ...