Once thought to be a flaw in the system, new research suggests that CD4 T cells may actually hold the key to maintaining a ...

Fibre intake and the health of the human gut empowers key immune cells to act as “careful snipers” in protecting the body ...

Metabolism guides the activation states of regulatory T cells, the immune cells that prevent inappropriate activation of the immune system. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists recently ...

Why do immune cells that are supposed to eliminate viruses suddenly turn against our own body? There are instances where killer T cells—which are meant to precisely remove virus-infected ...

Our immune response is not fixed. It is a living, adaptive network of cells and signals that evolves over our lifespan, ...

Work on peacemakers in the immune system won the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. The peacemakers are regulatory T cells, a type of immune cell that calms the immune system after it has ...

An international research team focused on aging reports that urolithin A at 1,000 mg per day shifted human immune profiles ...

Researchers have published the first description of the role of the ZFP36 family of RNA binding proteins in regulatory T cells (Tregs). Tregs are key to maintaining balance in the immune system and ...

New Fred Hutch Cancer Center viral immunologist Dr. Paul Thomas is working to turn the "incredible potential" of the immune ...

It's unclear if these changes persist beyond the four weeks limited by the trial period, or what they mean for a person's ...

A new pancreatic cancer therapy targets sugar molecules on cell surfaces, offering hope where traditional immunotherapies ...

The immune system is complex with many moving parts. Research shows that consistent lifestyle habits, like adequate sleep, ...