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Researchers have identified an enzyme in the thymus that is essential for immune T cells to correctly identify threats, safeguarding them from going rogue and attacking healthy tissue in the body.

Lactic acid present within tumors acts as an energy source for macrophages, which paralyze other immune cells as they attempt to destroy the tumor cells, leading to immunotherapy resistance.

A growth factor protein produced by rare immune cells in the intestine can protect against the effects of inflammatory bowel disease, according to a new discovery.

Researchers have discovered that oligodendrocytes might have a different role in the development of multiple sclerosis than previously thought.

Researchers have discovered where antitumor activity is housed on lankacidin C, a molecule that can be isolated from a common bacterium in soil. They are hoping to use the information to use the molecule as a starting point to engineer anticancer treatments.

Human immune cells not only circulate in the blood, but can also occupy certain tissues and sometimes remain there for years.

A novel immunotherapy drug – previously studied in blood cancers – has shown promise as a HIV therapeutic in a phase one clinical trial.

Researchers have found genetic variants in extremely ill patients with COVID-19 that may help explain the differences in how sick people get.

A UNIGE team demonstrates how genes and environment interact in autistic disorders, thus explaining the vast variability of the condition’s symptoms.

Surveys that ask too many of the same type of question tire respondents and return unreliable data.