New findings could aid future development of more efficient therapeutic strategies in the context of regenerative medicine and aging.

When killer T cells of our immune system divide, they normally undergo asymmetric cell division (ACD): Each daughter cell ...

Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center have found that a cellular housekeeping mechanism called autophagy plays a major role ...

Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center have found that a cellular housekeeping mechanism called autophagy plays a major role in ensuring that T stem ...

The immune system is made of various cell types that take on critical roles to fight off foreign pathogens. These subsets of cells make up two distinct bar | Immunology ...

Scientists report progress towards a universal cancer vaccine using nanoparticles that trained the immune system to prevent ...

A stressful year leads to anxiety. Lasting isolation gives way to depression. An old trauma nags until it becomes paralyzing.

While one may think that the brain, after a certain age, doesn’t function the same and that cognitive decline is inevitable, a neuroscientist shared exercises that can, in fact, help grow new brain ...

CD8⁺ T cells are central effectors of antitumor immunity, capable of recognizing and eliminating malignant cells. Their presence within tumors often ...

Researchers have developed a new strategy that allows engineered T cells to recognize and respond to a single tumour antigen through two coordinated mechanisms.

Study finds ultrathin tubes connecting brain cells that transport Alzheimer's proteins. The network changes months before ...

Scientists developed two new sensors that can detect brain cell communication in real time, tracking chemical messages ...