Now, scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and Columbia University Irving Medical Center have uncovered evidence that ALS may be an autoimmune disease. The researchers discovered that ...

In the fight against cancer, immunotherapy - which aims to boost the body's natural defences against cancer - is experiencing remarkable growth. Most of these treatments are based on CD8 T lymphocytes ...

The researchers discovered that inflammatory immune cells, called CD4+ T cells, mistakenly target certain proteins that are part of the nervous system in people with ALS. This kind of "self-attack" is ...

Scientists have found a way to transform hard-to-treat tumors into targets for the immune system. Using two protein ...

Immune cells called double negative T cells are abundant in the intestine but have been poorly understood till date. In a ...

Whole brain radiotherapy and intrathecal injection of thiotepa, combined with systemic treatment for the primary tumor, to treat solid tumor leptomeningeal metastasis: A prospective, single center, ...

Hodgkin lymphoma and other malignancies that express the CD30 protein have been the scourge of oncologists for decades. For ...

Individuals with post-COVID syndrome had higher immune cell counts after receiving exercise-based rehabilitation vs. usual ...

Research explained how body protects itself from the immune system, offering new ways to treat autoimmune disease ...

The brain and spinal cord were once thought to enjoy immune privilege, meaning they were believed to be largely insulated from immune activity elsewhere in the body. In recent years, however, ...