When a transplanted organ arrives, it’s like a controlled burn that risks becoming a wildfire. The body’s innate immune system senses damage signals, like heat shock proteins (HSP70), and sounds the ...

Data presented at ASH 2025 suggest earlier-line use of cilta-cel leads to better outcomes in multiple myeloma because patients have fitter immune systems and less exhausted T cells, improving CAR T ...

The immune system’s first encounter with a virus or vaccine establishes a “starting template” that shapes its response to new ...

As people age, their immune system function declines. T cell populations become smaller and can't react to pathogens as quickly, making people more susceptible to a variety of infections. To try to ...

Why do immune cells that are supposed to eliminate viruses suddenly turn against our own body? There are instances where killer T cells—which are meant to precisely remove virus-infected ...