Scientists Just Captured Killer T Cells in Action Inside Tumors

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

A new approach to cancer vaccination yields more powerful T cells

MIT engineers have developed a new way to amplify the T-cell response to mRNA vaccines—an advance that could lead to much ...
New Scientist

CAR T-cell therapy bolstered by stiffening up cancer cells first

CAR T-cell therapy has been hugely successful in treating certain types of tumours, and stiffening up cancer cells beforehand ...
University of California, San Francisco

The Liver’s Immune Cells Might Be the Key to Curing Hepatitis B

Jody Baron and Gabi Fragiadakis discover why some people with chronic Hepatitis B are cured after they're taken off of ...
Fred Hutch

Giving CAR T cells a portable pit crew

Over the last decade, the cellular cancer immunotherapy known as CAR T-cell therapy has roared to the rescue of many blood cancer patients. The engineered immune cells revolutionized treatment of ...

Small study shows one-time cell therapy can control HIV infection

By Deena Beasley May 11 (Reuters) - Re-engineering an HIV patient's own immune cells to find and destroy the virus succeeded ...
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Penn Medicine leads cancer treatment breakthroughs in CAR T-cell therapy

Penn Medicine is advancing cancer treatment with its work in CAR T-cell therapy, an innovative immunotherapy that is reshaping the fight against blood cancers and rare genetic diseases. Penn Medicine ...
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Scientists Discover Key Cells That Prevent Your Immune System from Attacking Itself

Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, attacking harmful invaders while protecting your own tissues. When that balance breaks, infections can spread unchecked, or the body ...