Monocytes, a special type of white blood cell, secrete cytokines as inflammatory messengers that are crucial for an appropriate immune response. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and ...

New findings reveal how cancer manipulates immune pathways and highlight therapeutic strategies to unleash T-cells against even the most resistant tumors. Study: Cancer cells impair monocyte-mediated ...

Imagine a forest fire. Flames jump from tree to tree, leaving destruction in their wake. Only the trees burn, but the fire wreaks havoc on the entire ecosystem. Birds have nowhere to build nests; the ...

Researchers at Michigan State University have identified a specific type of immune cell that helps explain why men tend to recover from inflammatory pain faster than women. The finding, published in ...

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of Brazilian researchers showed why SARS-CoV-2 infection tends to be more severe in diabetic patients. Now, the same team based at the Institute of ...

A new study published in Science Immunology in February 2026 suggests that women experience pain differently from men due to a key immune system response. Researchers have found a biological mechanism ...

The clinical outcome and severity of COVID-19 cannot be explained by a single factor like age, gender, or comorbidities. A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has identified potential ...