Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DOKey TakeawaysCD4 T helper cells help the body fight infections by signaling other ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine have discovered why the flu vaccine can perform poorly. They found that a specific type of immune cell, ...

(Golser/E+/Getty Images) Today, the average human lives for about 71 years. A rare few people will see their 100th birthday, earning the title of centenarian, and even fewer will live past 110. We ...

Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna have taken a closer look at a previously largely unknown component of the immune system: the protein molecule TRAT1 (T Cell Receptor Associated ...

A new Stem Cell Reports study describes a scalable method for generating CD4+ helper T cells from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The work, which was done by scientists at Boston University’s ...

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After spending years tracing the origin and migration pattern of an unusual type of immune cell in mice, researchers headed by a team at The Ohio State University College of Medicine have shown how ...

Researchers identified organised T-cell and dendritic-cell niches that may contribute to persistent inflammation in atopic ...

Scientists have discovered why the flu vaccine can perform poorly. They found that a specific type of immune cell, called T follicular helper cells, indirectly controls the anti-influenza response.