Regulatory T cells help your immune system distinguish between ‘self’ and ‘nonself’ – and can open doors to better treatments ...

Immunologist Daniel Davis wants to eradicate long-held myths and replace them with wonder at the complexity of the body’s ...

When it comes to our health, everyone loves a quick fix. Perhaps a vitamin C tablet or glass of orange juice to “boost” your ...

A molecular biologist who grew up in Portland is one of the three researchers who won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for ...

Groundbreaking new tests reveal patterns in our immune systems that can signal underlying disease and tell us how well we ...

"Immunotherapies are a promising treatment, but solid tumours are sometimes resistant to immunotherapies," Duncan explained. ...

Some of our biggest threats can come in the tiniest forms—viruses and bacteria. Thankfully, we are born with a built-in defense system, our innate immune system that protects us in our youth but can ...

Zeaxanthin, best known for eye health, has been found to boost the tumor-killing power of T cells. Researchers showed it ...

Mary Bruknow GS ’91 received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine on Monday. In interviews, Bruknow and her Ph.D.

Zeaxanthin, an eye health nutrient, boosted tumor-fighting T cells and slowed cancer growth in mice. Human trials are still needed.

The super adjuvant vaccine also protected against the spread of cancer to the lungs. When exposed to melanoma cells systemically, which mimics how cancer metastasizes, none of the ...

A study led by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers demonstrates that their nanoparticle-based vaccine can ...