The colorful dots at the center are cytotoxic granules used to destroy infected or cancerous cells. Credit: F. Lemaitre @ ...

Diets and healthy eating habits hold promise for preventing and treating diseases, but far less is known about acute effects on the immune system shortly after a meal.

Scientists want to know what causes B cells — which direct T cells to attack cancer — to malfunction and how they can be ...

An engineered viral protein enhanced the anticancer function of T cells in mice, suggesting a new strategy to improve immunotherapy. Courtney and his team sought to exploit this property of TIP to ...

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes are the body's specialized "killer" cells, precisely eliminating infected or cancerous cells. Their action relies on a specialized exchange zone called the "immune synapse," ...

By deploying a "tag and sort" fix using E3 ligases, scientists successfully cleared the protein buildup and restored T-cell ...

T cells are crucial components of our immune system, serving as critical protectors against infection and disease. But there ...

The Notch signaling pathway plays a pivotal role in determining cell fate, especially in the development and function of T cells. But mimicking this highly mechanical, contact-dependent pathway in the ...