Chemotherapy remains what many people picture when they hear a cancer diagnosis, but treatment for certain blood cancers now ...

Defying long-held biological rules, an immature "starter" immune cell managed to stay young and divide indefinitely for ...

Immunotherapy for cancer works like a guided missile, directing the body's immune cells toward tumor cells. However, not all immune cells respond to the call to attack, and this can lead to ...

When thinking of the immune system, most people imagine white blood cells putting up a fight against invading germs in the bloodstream. But now, in research published in Molecular Cell, scientists ...

A new long-term study into long COVID has investigated how a certain population of white blood cells, called memory T cells, are established and develop as part of the body's defense to fight off the ...

The nucleus of the cells of interest has been labeled scarlet. Credit: University of Manchester Researchers found that a little-known group of immune cells is crucial for keeping cancer-fighting T ...

Pathogen-fighting immune cells called tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells (TRM cells) go through a surprising transformation -- and relocation -- as they fight infections in the small intestine. Your ...

An international team led by EPFL has discovered a powerful anti-aging pathway in roundworms, revealing how boosting the cell's lysosomes can help clear waste and promote healthy aging. The findings, ...

“While recent single-cell multiomics studies and CRISPR screens in murine NK cells have expanded our understanding, actionable genomic targets in primary human NK cells have remained largely ...

Angus reports on the basic research, clinical science, and drug development that may transform survival and quality of life for patients, as well as developments affecting the cancer community. You ...

Patient recounts IL‑2 therapy chills, rigors, ICU seizure scare, and recovery—what treatment feels like and why monitoring matters. This episode takes a closer look at the biology behind TIL therapy.