Regulatory T cells help your immune system distinguish between ‘self’ and ‘nonself’ – and can open doors to better treatments for cancer, autoimmune disease and transplant rejection.

Researchers have discovered how unstructured segments of surface proteins regulate the biological function of a cell. Their ...

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered cells that protect the body from autoimmune diseases.

Get to know the functions of your heart, blood vessels, and blood itself and how they work together to maintain your health.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 700 million people worldwide and is caused by genetic and environmental ...

Immune cells called double negative T cells are abundant in the intestine but have been poorly understood till date. In a ...

There is no single best time to poop every day, but many people find it most convenient to poop in the morning before work.

The water management system of the city of Augsburg has evolved in successive phases from the 14th century to the present day. It includes a network of canals, water towers dating from the 15th to ...

Your body maintains a delicate balance between the water you consume and the amount you use. Most of the water you drink is quickly removed from your body, but the time it takes for this process to ...

Water is vital for kidney health, facilitating waste removal and preventing kidney stones. Insufficient intake significantly raises the risk of chronic kidney disease, yet excessive consumption can ...