When the heart's muscle is weakened or injured due to a heart attack, it can make it hard for the heart to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. Over time, it can lead to heart failure, where ...

Brain tissue analysis of an animal model has revealed the potential role of immune system dysfunction in the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Published April 15, 2025 in the Journal ...

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The committee will review select conditions related to the immune system and address diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of those conditions. The select conditions should include but may not be ...

Something’s shifting in the world of children’s health, and it’s not good news. Autoimmune diseases—those tricky conditions where the body’s immune system turns on itself—are cropping up more often in ...

The immune system’s primary responsibility is to recognize and target invading pathogens. Various immune cells are orchestrated to carry out this responsibility. Additionally, these cells are ...

Consider two seemingly unrelated medical puzzles. First: Every day, our bodies produce hundreds of billions of new cells, ...

Dr. Donald Kohn has been developing gene therapies for rare pediatric immune disorders for over 30 years. This week, his role in a clinical trial has culminated in the first-ever U.S. Food and Drug ...

I am lying under a blanket, feeling rough, staring at a bowl of oranges. Every fibre of my being is urging me to devour the lot. I can hear my mum – and medical friends at university – insisting that ...