A few transplant patients in a small study were able to stop using immunosuppressive drugs, thanks to pre-transplant cell ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how a subset of immune cells are essential for successful organ transplantation acceptance and that therapeutically targeting them may improve ...

B cells are white blood cells that form a core part of the body's adaptive immune system, enabling it to recognize specific ...

More than 40,000 allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants are carried out worldwide every year, mostly for patients suffering from leukemia or other diseases of the hematopoietic system. Very ...

Two papers recently published in Nature Communications signal a landmark in the development of more complex and representative organoid systems. The papers come as the result of a collaboration ...

Scientists have discovered a way to supercharge the immune system’s T cells by blocking a protein called Ant2, forcing the cells to rewire how they generate energy. This shift makes them more powerful ...

Collagens and elastin in the extracellular matrix, which forms a scaffold to support organs, cause the immune system's natural killer cells to switch off their 'killer' function. The hypertension drug ...

In the theater of the brain, nerve cells have long been cast as the stars, bringing mental scenes to life with their electrical and chemical performances. Yet many of the cellular actors in the human ...

Olympics Gold Medal Swimming in the Men’s 200 meter Individual Medley Final via GIPHY. The GIF above shows Michael Phelps swimming in the 200m Individual Medley at the 2016 Olympics. He is the most ...