Scientists explore how the immune and nervous systems constantly communicate, influencing brain diseases, behavior, and ...

Bacteria in the gut have been implicated in autoimmune diseases, like lupus, that don't primarily affect the gastrointestinal ...

T helper (TH) cells are essential immune cells that help other immune cells function effectively. When activated in response ...

A new Moffitt Cancer Center study has identified a specific immune response that may prevent the spread of breast cancer ...

It essentially hacks the immune cells, transferring its own faulty mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) into the T-cells meant to attack it. This sneaky move weakens the immune cells, making them less ...

He studies how tumor-recognizing T cells — a type of immune cell — respond to these solid tumors, and how to improve those responses to help patients. One research focus is on CD4, or "helper" T cells ...