"Who are you?" This question, in its many variations, is almost inevitable in school applications, job interviews or introspective moments. We spend years, perhaps our entire lives, unraveling the ...

Researchers explore the cellular and molecular adaptations associated with human secondary lymphoid tissue in adults during ...

Nearly every disease has an inflammatory component, but blood tests can't pinpoint inflammation in specific organs or tissues ...

A new study shows how an anticancer drug triggers an "outside in" signal that gets it sucked into a cancer cell. The work, ...

Cell-cell interactions help drive tolerogenic or inflammatory responses to the maelstrom of antigens passing through the gut.

A team of biomolecular engineers, pathologists, and internal medicine specialists at the University of Texas Medical Branch, ...

Harmful infectious organisms are identified as invaders due to their antigens (distinct molecules on their surface). Each antibody produced by your immune system binds to a specific antigen and then ...

Sjögren’s antibody testing is done using a blood sample. It checks antibody levels, including anti-SS-A (also called anti-Ro) and anti-SS-B (also called anti-La). Anti-SS-A and anti-SS-B are ...

If the proteins are foreign or “non-self” antigens they will eventually generate antibodies - hence the name antigen, from “anti(body)-generator”. Antibodies are small Y shaped proteins that are ...

Immunotherapy against cancer: How therapeutic antibodies do their job Date: January 10, 2025 Source: University of Würzburg Summary: A look at cancer cells: Thanks to an innovative method of ...