The immune system plays a key role in detecting and destroying cancer cells. Cancer immunotherapy works by programming immune cells to recognize and eliminate cancer cells. However, many cancers ...

The human immune system is like an army of specialized soldiers (immune cells) each with a unique role to play in fighting disease. In a new study published in Nature, led by scientists at the ...

Researchers used an advanced mouse model to demonstrate the importance of regulatory T (Treg) cells, a specialized type of anti-inflammatory immune cell, in allowing healthy blood supply to the ...

Cell-to-cell tunnels rescue neurons from degeneration Other immune cells, such as macrophages, can take up extracellular vesicles that contain mitochondria, which are then quickly degraded 6.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A set of chameleon-like immune cells could be contributing to severe asthma in some patients. Intermediate group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) appear to ...

The team identified a specific population of immune cells that play a critical role in successful treatment of relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A research team from Columbia Engineering and ...

Your immune system includes your body's cells, tissues, and organs, which work together to fight off infections and diseases. But how much do you know about it? When you understand everything that ...

The team discovered a unique population of immune cells that is important to the successful treatment of relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML). This investigation was done in partnership with the ...

While our understanding is still far from complete, recent studies have provided exciting novel insights into the complex interplay of the many distinct intestinal immune cell types as well as the ...

Tissue-resident immune cells reside in distinct niches across organs, where they contribute to tissue homeostasis and rapidly respond to perturbations in the local microenvironment. Innate lymphoid ...

Background: The infiltration and activation of immune cells in the tumor microenvironment (TIME) affect the prognosis of patients with cancer. Tertiary lymphoid structure (TLS) formation favors tumour ...