Cancer cells carry thousands of mutations, but not all mutations are created equal. Some make tumors highly visible to the ...

A new generation of engineered immune cell destroys cancer cells in mice 1 as effectively as conventional CAR-T-cell ...

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. Immune cells that are designed to ...

In most solid tumors, high numbers of regulatory T (Treg) cells are associated with poorer outcomes because they dampen the immune system's ability to fight against a tumor. Colorectal cancer, however ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have uncovered a new clue to how Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) could contribute to multiple ...

Borrowing a cancer cell’s disguise, scientists shielded insulin-producing cells from attack by the immune system, a breakthrough that could pave the way for targeted type 1 diabetes treatments without ...

Work on peacemakers in the immune system won the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. The peacemakers are regulatory T cells, a type of immune cell that calms the immune system after it has ...

Indian researchers reveal how immune cells 'betray' the body, aiding breast cancer spread and suggesting new treatment ...

Certain immune cells backstab their cellular coworkers during allergic reactions. Mast cells, the security patrols of the immune system, can trigger allergic inflammation when they run into unfamiliar ...

Around 64 million people worldwide suffer from heart failure, and nearly half die within the first five years of diagnosis ...

Your immune system is your body’s built-in defense network, working nonstop to protect you from bacteria, viruses, and other ...