CAR T-cell therapy can be a lifesaving treatment for blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. The gene therapy trains a ...

No matter where cancer cells grow in the human body, they are a threat to our health and our lives. But instead of treating them with chemotherapy or radiation - which have undesirable side effects - ...

Testing in mice suggests that rejuvenating T cells could make vaccines and some cancer therapies more effective.

In most solid tumors, high numbers of regulatory T (Treg) cells are associated with poorer outcomes because they dampen the ...

A hidden “jack-in-the-box” mechanism inside T cells may hold the key to unlocking more powerful cancer immunotherapies.

Reducing calorie intake helps cancer-fighting immune cells do their jobs more effectively, reports a study by Van Andel ...

Our diets can affect our health, but despite extensive research, we still don’t have a great understanding of what diets are best for which people, and whether different diets can improve certain ...

Reducing calorie intake helps cancer-fighting immune cells do their jobs more effectively, laying the groundwork for ...

Survival rarely comes easy when pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma strikes. Most people learn of it only after it has spread, and only a small fraction reach the five-year mark. Treatments that succeed ...

A fluorescence image of a tertiary lymphoid structure (TLS), the lymph node-like immune structure developed in tumors. B cells (white) are making a dense aggregate of TLS. High endothelial venules ...

Reducing calorie intake helps cancer-fighting immune cells do their jobs more effectively, reports a study by Van Andel Institute scientists and collaborators.