The immune molecule TGFβ has been found to weaken immune defences against latent viruses, triggering reactivation of the Epstein–Barr virus. This mechanism links TGFβ release in SARS-CoV-2 ...

A conserved molecular pathway controlled by the proteins cGAS, STING and IRF3 can detect DNA outside of these compartments, and report it to the neighbouring and immune cells by secondary ...

"Having access to an unprecedented dataset of pediatric tumors and new bioinformatic tools allowed us to investigate how T cell immune response and clonal expansion could be used as markers for ...

The study, published in The EMBO Journal, provides a multi-use biomedical tool to visualize the innate immune response to aberrant ... neighboring immune cells by secondary messengers, including ...

For the 80 million people worldwide with celiac disease, the only treatment available is to cut grains like pasta and bread out of their lives. But researchers are hoping to change that with a new ...

A new study published in JCI Insight suggests that interleukin-7 (IL-7), a key immune-boosting cytokine, may help critically ...

Discover how allergies can cause swollen lymph nodes, and learn to distinguish between normal immune responses and warning ...

An experimental T cell therapy developed by Orca Bio, a private biotech company, significantly reduced the risk of a debilitating immune reaction in patients with several types of blood cancer ...

The rare occurrences of secondary cancers that did occur following CAR T cell therapy could be attributed to a damaged immune system from first-line cancer treatments like radiation and ...