Scientists are tweaking a powerful cancer therapy in hopes it could fight HIV instead, by supercharging patients' own immune cells. On Tuesday, researchers said a single dose of those revved-up cells ...
Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UK) have contributed to discovering a "control switch" inside our immune cells ...
The colorful dots at the center are cytotoxic granules used to destroy infected or cancerous cells. Credit: F. Lemaitre @ ...
The first clinical trial to test the tumour-fighting power of a stem-cell-like class of long-lived immune cells suggests that ...
Researchers at National Taiwan University have developed a liver-directed IL-10 gene therapy that strengthens cancer-fighting ...
As blood stem cells age, their lysosomes become overactive and damaged, triggering inflammation and weakening the body’s ...
The immune system is a complex response of various cells that detect and elicit mechanisms to eliminate disease. This ...
When the immune system overreacts and starts attacking the body, the only option may be to shut the entire system down and risk developing infections or cancer. But now, scientists at UC San Francisco ...
People with hard-to-treat asthma often have to use medicines such as systemic steroids that broadly suppress the immune ...
Experts break down why eggs—a simple, high-quality protein—are immunity-strengthening heroes, and the best ways to cook them.