MIT and Harvard Build “Invisible” Immune Cells That Obliterate Cancer

MIT and Harvard scientists have created engineered CAR-NK cells that can hide from the immune system and more effectively ...

Nobel Prize for medicine awarded for discoveries about the immune system

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi shared the Nobel Prize for fundamental discoveries about how the immune system keeps itself in check.

Immune cell homing hydrogel-based platform captures dendritic cells to process mRNA from cancer vaccines

A research team led by Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Hua Wang has published new research detailing a new mRNA ...

UT-Arlington scientists score $1.84M to study immune system response to danger

Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington are aiming to shed light on the circuitry behind the immune system’s response to danger. The university announced last month it has received a $1.84 ...

What is the science for which trio won Nobel for medicine 2025? Explained in simple terms

Regulatory T-cells, or Tregs, called the body's "security guards" by the Nobel committee, help stop the immune system from ...
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The Immune System and Cancer Vaccines

Cancer immunotherapies, including cancer vaccines, harness and amplify the immune system’s natural ability to detect and attack cancer cells. In this illustration, immune T cells (pink) ...

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded to Three for Uncovering "Peripheral Immune Tolerance" ... "A Testament to the Power of Basic Science"

This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to scientists who elucidated the "brake" mechanism of the ...
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Immune system holds the key to why some ALS patients live longer

ALS may be linked to the immune system, which could explain differences in survival and open doors for new treatments.