immune

When immune cells stop fighting cancer and start helping it

Understanding how tumors grow and spread remains one of the biggest challenges in cancer research. Scientists at the University of…

1 month ago

Vitamin A may be helping cancer hide from the immune system

Researchers at the Princeton University Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have uncovered new ways a vitamin A-derived…

2 months ago

MIT scientists find a way to rejuvenate the immune system as we age

As people get older, the immune system often becomes less effective. Populations of T cells shrink, and the remaining cells…

3 months ago

New study reveals how kimchi boosts the immune system

Growing seasonal concern about overlapping respiratory illnesses such as the common cold and influenza has increased interest in ways to…

3 months ago

Breakthrough lung cancer treatment supercharges immune cells with mitochondria

While chemotherapy remains a cornerstone of lung cancer treatment, it often weakens the immune system it relies on for long-term…

7 months ago

The fatal mutation that lets cancer outsmart the human immune system

New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain immune cells…

9 months ago

Shocking brain cancer breakthrough: Electric fields supercharge immune assault

A new study led by Keck Medicine of USC researchers may have uncovered an effective combination therapy for glioblastoma, a…

9 months ago

Fat-rich fluid fuels immune failure in ovarian cancer

New research led by Irish scientists has uncovered how lipid-rich fluid in the abdomen, known as ascites, plays a central…

10 months ago

New research unlocks key to long-lasting immune response in cancer and chronic diseases

Prolonged illnesses like cancer and chronic infections often leave the immune system in a state of exhaustion, where its frontline…

1 year ago

A dial for tuning the immune system: Discovery sheds light on why COVID makes some sicker than others

For years, scientists have looked to a critical piece of immune system machinery -- known as the interferon pathway --…

1 year ago