An engineered protein turns off the kind of immune cells most likely to damage tissue as part of type-1 diabetes, hepatitis, ...

A credit-card-sized chip may soon outsmart cancer.A team led by NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s Weiqiang Chen has developed a miniature device that could reshape how blood cancer treatments are ...

Scientists have identified a biological ‘switch' that prevents the immune system from attacking healthy cells. This discovery could revolutionize treatments for autoimmune diseases, which affect ...

Immune system cells. Your immune system cells are your body's w hite blood cells that help fight infection and disease. Most of your white blood cells form in your bone marrow, ...

Mitochondria have primarily been known as the energy-producing components of cells. But scientists are increasingly ...

When the immune system overreacts and starts attacking the body, the only option may be to shut the entire system down and risk developing infections or cancer. Immune cells that are designed to ...

B-cell lymphoma and its treatments can weaken your immune system and increase your risk for infection. Learn ways to avoid getting sick while you're in cancer treatment.

White blood cells are an integral part of your immune system. Without them, you would not be able to fight off everyday pathogens, allergens, or other inflammatory and infectious substances.

Can our immune systems defeat cancer? Maybe so, if they have the right diet. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge tells us that T-cells that consume acetate can kill more cancer cells.

They wanted to take advantage of these suppressor cells’ power to temper immune responses, such as runaway inflammation. Unfortunately, suppressor cells can’t always stop a dangerous immune response.