The immunologists working with De Libero discovered the immune cells in question, known as MR1T cells, around 10 years ago. This previously unknown type of T cell can attack and eliminate tumor cells.

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have identified a specialized population of immune cells that play a ...

In autoimmune disorders, immune cells targeting "self" proteins are mistakenly activated, resulting in abnormal expansion and ...

In 2000, researchers discovered that mutations that inactivate a gene known as TRIM37 cause a developmental disease called Mulibrey nanism. The extremely rare inherited disorder leads to growth delays ...

A genetic risk score can help predict which women will develop invasive breast cancer after abnormal cells have been found in their breast tissue, researchers said. Women who scored high on the ...

Accurate detection of abnormal cervical cells in cervical cancer screening increases the chances of timely treatment. The vigorous development of deep learning methods has established a new ecosystem ...

Transposons, DNA sequences that can self-replicate and move (jump) throughout the genome, are widespread and can affect cell survival if left unchecked. Cells control these "jumping genes" by ...

Br Sola Ogundipe, Health Editor Every year, millions of people around the world live with sickle cell disorder, a genetic ...

When cells become tumor cells, their metabolism changes fundamentally. Researchers have now demonstrated that this change leaves traces that could provide targets for cancer immunotherapies. When ...