A novel study using a mouse model has found that the absence of the angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) protein during development triggers a long-lasting...

A protein made by stressed cancer cells helps lung and pancreatic tumors evade the immune system, a new study shows.

Cancer researchers working on immunotherapies have made a big discovery: SLAMF6, a molecule on the surface of immune cells that prevents T cells from...

Scientists have traditionally studied how the brain controls movement by asking patients to perform structured tasks while connected to multiple...

Scientists have traditionally studied how the brain controls movement by asking patients to perform structured tasks while connected to multiple...

After nearly 40 years of research on how Listeria bacteria manipulate our cells and battle our immune system to cause listeriosis, Daniel Portnoy and...

One of the biggest hurdles in developing an HIV vaccine is coaxing the body to produce the right kind of immune cells and antibodies. In most...

The Y Chromosome in male humans is gradually degenerating. Credit: aparticulate. CC BY-ND 2.0/flickr As men age, some of their cells quietly lose the...

The Y Chromosome in male humans is gradually degenerating. Credit: aparticulate. CC BY-ND 2.0/flickr As men age, some of their cells quietly lose the...

Cancer treatment has made great progress over the past few decades, but many solid tumors remain very difficult to treat. Tumors in organs such as the...