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

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 ...

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

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

A longevity expert reveals how immune systems begin aging after 35, making people more susceptible to infections and ...

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 ...

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

By profiling over 16 million immune cells from people aged 22 to 65 after flu vaccination, scientists discovered that memory ...

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

Targeted particles carrying the cytokine IL-12 can jump-start T cells, allowing them to clear tumors while avoiding side ...

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

Pregnancy and breastfeeding reprogram the immune system, leaving lasting T cells that protect the breast from cancer for decades.