Activated immune cells secrete tiny capsules bearing DNA that can enter other immune and tumor cells to stimulate the body's ...

The body’s “killer” T cells don’t just attack—they strike with astonishing precision, forming a tiny, highly organized ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how a subset of immune cells are essential for successful organ transplantation acceptance and that therapeutically targeting them may improve ...

Duke researchers help reprogram immune cells inside the body, potentially expanding access to cancer therapies The following ...

Our immune system relies on T cells to fight infections. But T cells don't just show up and react—first, they train, get a game plan, and coordinate their defenses in lymphoid organs. Researchers have ...

Two papers recently published in Nature Communications signal a landmark in the development of more complex and representative organoid systems. The papers come as the result of a collaboration ...

B cells are white blood cells that form a core part of the body's adaptive immune system, enabling it to recognize specific ...

Collagens and elastin in the extracellular matrix, which forms a scaffold to support organs, cause the immune system's natural killer cells to switch off their 'killer' function. The hypertension drug ...

More than 40,000 allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants are carried out worldwide every year, mostly for patients suffering from leukemia or other diseases of the hematopoietic system. Very ...

Olympics Gold Medal Swimming in the Men’s 200 meter Individual Medley Final via GIPHY. The GIF above shows Michael Phelps swimming in the 200m Individual Medley at the 2016 Olympics. He is the most ...