Signaling is fundamental to how cells sense and respond to their environment—but in immune cells, those signals must be precisely amplified to mount an effective defense against invasive threats. New ...

T cells lie at the heart of adaptive immunity, recognising peptide antigens via the T cell receptor (TCR) and undergoing activation only when signals from co-stimulatory receptors complement antigen ...

Researchers at UCLA found that creatine not only enhances cancer-fighting killer T cells but also strengthens dendritic cells, which activate and direct T cells to attack tumors.

Creatine, the organic acid that is popularly taken as a supplement by athletes and bodybuilders, supercharges a critical class of immune cells that activate and prepare the body’s key cancer-fighters, ...

In autoimmune disorders, immune cells targeting "self" proteins are mistakenly activated, resulting in abnormal expansion and ...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have developed a messenger RNA vaccine ...