Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide.1 Despite therapeutic ...

There are many kinds of T cells, and they play different parts in defending the body. Some T cells kill infected cells, ...

The field of tissue-immune interactions has undergone significant transformation as emerging evidence demonstrates the centrality of local microenvironments ...

Researchers investigating ways to reduce exhaustion in cancer-fighting T-cells found that the Golgi apparatus can be used as a simple marker -- more Golgi means a more robust cell. The Golgi apparatus ...

An engineered viral protein enhanced the anticancer function of T cells in mice, suggesting a new strategy to improve immunotherapy. Courtney and his team sought to exploit this property of TIP to ...

Detailed mapping of CD4⁺ T cells from children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has revealed distinct immune cell ...

A team of researchers from the University of Chicago, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, has identified a novel oncometabolite that accumulates in tumors and impairs ...

Memory T cells are a special type of white blood cell that "remember" past infections and vaccines, helping our bodies to ...

A newly recognized set of T helper cells seems to guard against aging by eliminating harmful senescent cells. Their presence ...

New research published in The Journal of Immunology suggests that a lack of dietary iron can negatively affect the ability of ...