For the immune system to effectively combat pathogens, antibody responses must be precisely controlled. So-called follicular ...

Metabolism guides the activation states of regulatory T cells, the immune cells that prevent inappropriate activation of the immune system. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists recently ...

Immunotherapy has transformed cancer care, offering a way to harness the body’s own immune system to fight tumors. But even with these advances, many patients still don’t respond. One major barrier to ...

Immune cells called double negative T cells are abundant in the intestine but have been poorly understood till date. In a recent study, researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo report that ...

For some people, cancer immunotherapies are life-changing. These treatments can turn the body's own immune system against a ...

Chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapies have revolutionized treatment for various blood cancers. When traditional treatments fail, CAR-T therapies provide a second highly effective option.

CAR T-cell therapy, which transforms patients’ own immune cells into cancer-fighting warriors, has revolutionized how physicians treat cancer, especially blood cancers. “These patients can be cured ...

A landmark study due to start in the coming months aims to test a method for rejuvenating our immune system in older age. The ...