Cancer immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that harnesses the immune system to fight cancer cells. The treatment ...

As we age, the immune system gradually declines in function, leaving the body more vulnerable to disease. Scientists have discovered a new way to rejuvenate a key component of immune function, ...

Trojan horse” approach may enable ‘antigen-independent’ therapy with potential to treat cancers not traditionally amenable to immunotherapy.

Every time our body encounters a new disease-causing agent, a crucial defense system called adaptive immunity comes into play ...

The immune system relies on complex interactions between cells to orchestrate effective responses against pathogens and tumours. Among these, T cells play a pivotal role through their ability to ...

Magnetic nanoparticles engineered T cells inside living mice and guided them into solid tumors, achieving over 90% tumor ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia developed a reliable method to produce helper T cells from stem cells by precisely tuning Notch signaling, enabling scalable, off-the-shelf immune ...

CD8 + cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) serve as central effectors in cancer immunotherapy by directly eliminating tumor cells. However, current clinical therapies face significant limitations. These ...

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an awfully common—and awful—condition that impacts 1/4 to 1/3 of women worldwide in their lifetime. BV is triggered when the vaginal microbiome, which is normally dominated ...