The SCG2 hormone allows tumors to suppress immune defenses, opening up a new therapeutic avenue against cancer.

Researchers in Georgetown University School of Medicine (SOM) professor Alejandro Villagra’s lab are continuing novel ...

In the march of metastasis, a molecular trail of crumbs guides some cancer cells from the primary tumor to establish new ...

A researcher at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) and physician-scientist colleagues from ...

The research describes a novel and unusual mechanism for T cells to remember the pathogens and cancers that they had ...

Researchers have published the first description of the role of the ZFP36 family of RNA binding proteins in regulatory T cells (Tregs). Tregs are key to maintaining balance in the immune system and ...

In almost all solid tumors—i.e. cancers with a solid tissue structure—the detection of tumor cells in the lymph nodes is ...

The immune system works to maintain homeostasis throughout the body. Various cell types and immune mechanisms work in concert to fight disease. Specifically, two waves of immunity orchestrate a robust ...

Scientists at the Sanford Stem Cell Institute at UC San Diego are in the midst of their ninth research mission, with samples ...

They also don't capture circuit-level activity in the brain, Piao said, showing only activity within smaller, isolated structures. Future work could help to further clarify this previously unknown ...

When ocrelizumab became the first FDA-approved treatment for early forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2017, it offered patients immense hope. The long-awaited drug is a monoclonal antibody that ...

In the search for answers about Alzheimer’s disease, researchers are taking a close look at the immune system of the brain. A ...