New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis—a disease caused by parasitic worms and ...

The study led by teams at The University of Manchester and National Institutes of Health in the USA, revealed that a specific type of immune cell, the Th17 cell, can be stimulated when you chew. The ...

A growing body of evidence is drawing a surprising connection between poor oral health and liver disease. This new review explores how chronic gum infections might influence liver inflammation and ...

Emerging research reveals a surprising link between gum disease and liver conditions like cirrhosis and MASLD.

This study uncovers dynamic immune adaptations during pregnancy through single-cell RNA sequencing of peripheral blood ...

A study shows that the semi-synthetic bile acid NorUDCA inhibits in the intestine the formation of pro-inflammatory T helper 17 cells (T H 17) and at the same time promotes the generation of anti ...

Gut microbiota composition and sex hormones influence the immune response to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus gastrointestinal colonization in mice.

IRF8, a member of interferon regulatory factor (IRF) family of transcription factors is a novel intrinsic transcriptional inhibitor of TH17-cell differentiation. TH17-cells are believed to be ...