UCSF scientists have developed a “molecular GPS” to guide immune cells into the brain and kill tumors without harming healthy tissue. It is the first living cell therapy that can navigate through the ...

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 ...

Cancer-killing T cells have been programmed to have two levels of specificity. First, the T cells have been equipped with a receptor sensitive to a protein that is found only in central nervous system ...

For decades, immune-based cancer therapies have offered hope but also risk, with powerful tumor-fighting effects often ...

A video from Cambridge University's Under the Microscope series reveals a battle to the death between a white blood cell and a cancer cell. The T cell (green), which is only 10 microns long, ...

Extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL) is an aggressive malignancy most frequently involving the nasal cavity and upper aerodigestive tract, although it may present in other extranodal ...

For cancer- and infection-fighting T cells, glucose offers far more than a simple sugar rush. A new discovery by Van Andel Institute scientists reveals that glucose, an essential cellular fuel that ...

When the immune system overreacts and starts attacking the body, the only option may be to shut the entire system down and risk developing infections or cancer. Immune cells that are designed to ...

Scientists have developed a 'molecular GPS' to guide immune cells into the brain and kill tumors without harming healthy tissue. Researchers have found a way to program immune cells to attack ...