Under normal conditions, cytokines aid in pathogen recognition and elimination while contributing to immune system ...

Psoriasis causes your body to make new skin cells too quickly. These cells tend to pile up and form spots, bumps, and thick scaly patches called plaques that can be uncomfortable. Scientists think ...

Telitacicept, a dual inhibitor of the cytokines B-lymphocyte stimulator and a proliferation-inducing ligand, showed efficacy ...

Cytokines regulate inflammation, autoimmunity and articular destruction in the joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. In particular, tumour-necrosis factor (TNF) has proved to be of particular ...

Physicians have long observed a mystifying phenomenon: After a bout of infection or an autoimmune disease flare-up, some people experience prolonged mood swings, emotional dysregulation, and changes ...

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 ...

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center investigators report that T cell interferon-γ (IFNγ) orchestrates a dendritic-cell–natural-killer-cell circuit that suppresses leptomeningeal metastases in mouse ...

The world got a little more steeped in cytokine knowledge because of the small protein's role in COVID-19, and, now, Merck will study how cytokines work in autoimmune diseases through a $525 million ...

Clinical Trials in Cancer Cachexia, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Retinal Disorders are Planned MONTVALE, N. J., Jan. 07, 2026 (GLOBE ...