Lymph nodes, considered the command centers of our immune system, often get swollen and stiff when fighting infection. Now, a UC Berkeley-led team of researchers has discovered that this mechanical ...

Researchers at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology have found that physically resisting the formation of an immunological synapse actually promotes a stronger immune response. The findings could ...

A proof-of-concept study opens up an avenue for treating solid tumours that express low levels of a target antigen.

For five decades, scientists have known about a notorious cancer-causing enzyme called SRC. But they always assumed it only ...

A new method can produce specially designed proteins that can arm T cells to attack cancer cells. Precision personalized cancer treatment on a larger scale has come a step closer after researchers ...

Many biological functions are regulated by the switching on and off of mechanisms triggered by the matching of a keyhole ...

Researchers at the University of Sharjah are exploring a promising approach that could enhance the immune system’s ability to fight cancer, potentially paving the way for new treatments. In a recent ...

Though CAR T cells have been effective against certain blood cancers, they have not been for solid tumors. Now, a new form of highly sensitive CAR T cells aims to overcome one of the biggest barriers ...

A new paper in the journal Nature reveals an astonishing—and frankly unsettling—feature of some cancer cells: the ability to physically inject mitochondria into their neighboring cells. These ...