The mammalian immune system is an evolutionary wonder. It's capable of recognizing and destroying cancer cells, and it can deploy armies of antibodies against viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi.

The immune system works to maintain homeostasis throughout the body. Various cell types and immune mechanisms work in concert ...

CD8-EM T cells are a subset of memory T cells that have a key role in fighting cancer and infections, highlighting how Tregs are closely tied with health and disease. The team also found that ...

The research groups led by Wolfgang Kastenmüller and Georg Gasteiger employed innovative microscopy techniques to observe how ...

Physician-scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) recently published two papers that advance the science of addressing critical issues with CAR T cell therapy in patients with ...

The GI Cancers Symposium revealed new therapies for specific cancer subsets and progress in chimeric antigen receptor T-cell ...

In cultures of both human cells and living mice, engineered regulatory T cells were able to simmer down gluten-reactive effector T cells that cause the characteristic autoimmune response seen in ...

Study in mice identifies essential immune cells in the intestine that help to prevent unwarranted reactions to harmless food allergens.