When the immune system overreacts and starts attacking the body, the only option may be to shut the entire system down and ...
A basic function of cells is that they act in response to their environments. It makes sense, then, that a goal of scientists ...
Specially packaged DNA secreted by tumor cells can trigger an immune response that inhibits the metastatic spread of the ...
Cancer cells impair monocyte-mediated T-cell activation by disrupting inflammatory pathways in the tumor microenvironment.
Treated mice also had reduced tumor growth when injected with melanoma cells, and they produced more T cells in response to ...
Recent advances in immunotherapy research have revealed crucial roles for new immune cells in combating cancer, leading to ...
Receptors are cellular components that trigger internal changes based on external signals. Researchers have built a new synthetic receptor with incredibly broad potential to program cell activity, ...
Macrophages, immune cells typically known for fighting infections, have been discovered to play a vital role in controlling movement and linking neural activity with metabolic demands.
Immune cells have a surprising and critical role in controlling movement and bridging neural activity with metabolic demands, concludes a groundbreaking study published in Nature by researchers at the ...
Immune dysfunction is a condition in which the immune system doesn't work as it should. It can be underactive, which means ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved AstraZeneca blockbuster drug Imfinzi to treat some adults with ...