A group of immune proteins known as the inflammasome can prevent blood stem cells from becoming malignant by removing specific receptors from their...

In blood cancers such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia, B cells of the immune system multiply uncontrollably. One form of therapy involves labeling the...

CAR T cell therapy is one of the most promising new cancer treatments to emerge in recent years. It involves removing a patient's own immune T cells...

A research team at KAIST has identified the core gene expression networks regulated by key proteins that fundamentally drive phenomena such as cancer...

Fighting cancer across ages: How immunity evolves over time? Children may require immunotherapies designed to kickstart their immune cells to kill...

Since its discovery in the 1990s, “programmed cell death protein 1,” or PD-1, has been regarded as a leading target in cancer treatments. A...

Want to say goodbye to food allergy? Targeting the gut protein RELM (and) #946; could restore immune tolerance and potentially cure or prevent food...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disease that affects the blood. Persons inherit a gene from each parent that changes how haemoglobin is made. ...

A study led by scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick has shown that specialized cells involved in how the body responds to insulin are...

Protein is vital for body functions like tissue repair, immune support, and hormone production. If you’re not getting enough, protein deficiency can...