For immune cells, the actin cytoskeleton is more than a structural scaffold. Immune cells can migrate to sites of infection or form precise, short-lived contacts with other cells, by constantly ...

Ocrevus rapidly depletes immune B-cells in people with MS, but ongoing treatment also leads to changes in immune T-cells, a study found.

Scientists have discovered that cancer uses a hidden hormone to switch off the body’s natural defenses, allowing tumors to ...

Borrowing a cancer cell’s disguise, scientists shielded insulin-producing cells from attack by the immune system, a breakthrough that could pave the way for targeted type 1 diabetes treatments without ...

People are exposed to millions of fungal spores every day, even potentially harmful ones like those from Aspergillus ...

The NIH is funding a new study at Weill Cornell that aims to identify the regulatory roles of gene variants involved in Type ...

Israeli researchers have discovered that immune system cells called neutrophils are recruited by the tumor environment and support tumor progression in the later stages of the disease. “In light of ...

Immunotherapy, which uses programmed immune cells to selectively destroy cancer cells, has transformed cancer treatment. However, cancer cells have developed immune evasion strategies, leading to poor ...