Myocarditis has become a flashpoint in debates about COVID vaccines; however, new research suggests this rare heart ...

Systemic inflammatory cytokine profiling can predict the risk for kidney failure and long-term mortality in patients with ...

Scientists rely on cytokines, growth factors, and other agents to direct and create different types of organoid models.

Your body needs these cytokines to ward off viruses. It’s essential to immune response but can become toxic in large amounts, ...

Cancer patients often lose excessive amounts of weight. This affects up to 80% of patients and is mainly due to a decrease in ...

Dendritic cells are important innate immune cells that play a key role in shaping the body’s immune response. These cells mainly arise in the bone marrow and circulate in the blood to reach the sites ...

The development of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is closely linked to immune system dysfunction, involving the irregular release of inflammatory factors and an imbalance of immune cells, both of which ...

The job of your immune system is to protect your body from harmful foreign substances and keep you healthy. But sometimes your immune system does your body more harm than good. A cytokine storm occurs ...

When people become gravely ill from COVID-19, a cytokine storm — their body’s own reaction to the virus — may sometimes make things worse. The phenomenon has been described as “an immune system gone ...