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, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Precision DNA editing gene therapy achieves deep remissions in aggressive leukemia previously considered incurable.

The fight against cancer is undergoing a paradigm shift with the emergence of innovative strategies in Cancer Immunity & Immunotherapy. These approaches harness the body's own immune system to ...

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 ...