Researchers have discovered the process that allows immune suppressor cells to develop, suggesting a potential new way to bolster immunotherapy treatment.

Where will the next seasonal flu virus come from? Michigan researchers look at how the virus evolves inside sick people for clues.

A surprising finding explains how a crucial cancer gene impacts cell signaling to drive cancer growth.

Research finds that more than half of Medicare beneficiaries have a high risk of obstructive sleep apnea, but few have been assessed for the sleep disorder.

Successfully tested in mice, targeted drug and gene therapies might one day benefit patients with a deadly lung disease, new U-M research finds.

Promoting curiosity may be a valuable approach to boosting academic performance, particularly for low-income children, a new analysis finds.

New research documents how chemicals and a certain gene activate an enzyme to increase the risk and severity of RA and bone destruction.

A large randomized trial finds Keytruda given with chemotherapy resulted in 20 percent improved survival at one year.

U-M researchers aim to develop a new immunotherapy that could alter the immune reactions to food. The result: extended relief from peanut allergies.

A decadelong effort to genomically characterize multiple cancers begets a huge archive: 33 cancer types, 11,000 tumors and 25 new papers that explain the findings.

Stress granules help the body’s cells protect their most important messenger, RNA — a process that could give clues to cancer and other diseases.

Recent discoveries about how the immune system reacts to injury - and the dire consequences if that response spirals out of control - could help improve trauma care.

The results suggest that supervised doses of peanut protein powder, increased over time, could help protect against the consequences of accidental allergen exposure.

A new mouse study examines the fungus that causes cryptococcosis, which is a major source of illness in people with HIV and AIDS.

For the first time, researchers have linked radiation-damaged thyroid glands to poor surgical outcomes. The solution may be as simple as a common hormone supplement.