Select cells ‘home in on the skin like guided missiles’ at birth to enhance immunity
April 13, 2023
Protection is afforded infants against disease-causing bacteria Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (April 13, 2023) — Certain immune cells possess a homing property that directs them to the skin at birth to protect the baby, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) discovered. “These […]