"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 ...

Molecular mimicry at the B-cell level can occur with B cells cross-reacting between foreign and self antigens, helped by T cells specific for foreign determinants only. During disease development ...

Paternal antigens expressed by the fetus are recognized as foreign, which leads to the activation of the maternal immune system. At the same time, several regulatory mechanisms are activated, to ...

To counteract these challenges, novel strategies aim to restore the cancer immunity cycle. One approach involves directly injecting unadjuvanted influenza vaccines or drug-loaded oncolytic viruses ...

The cell categories are commonly known as non-professional APCs. APCs load foreign antigen-derived peptides onto MHC II, which then present peptide–MHC II complexes to CD4 + T cells (8–11). It is ...

Recognition of specific antigen through the B-cell receptor (BCR) stimulates the activation of B cells, which ultimately results in the production of high-affinity antibodies and the provision of ...

With every bite of food we take, our intestinal immune system must make a big decision. Tasked with defending us from foreign ...

A collaboration between the Ragon Institute and the Jameel Clinic at MIT has achieved a significant milestone in leveraging ...

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order suspending any new U.S. foreign development assistance for three months, and directed a review of foreign assistance programs to ensure they ...

Most credit cards tack an extra charge on purchases made outside the U.S. If you're planning to travel abroad, you'll want a card without foreign transaction fees, like one of the options below.