Killer immune cells destroy cancer cells and cells infected by virus. These CD8 + T cells are activated after detection of viral infection or growth of ā€œnon-selfā€ tumor cells. However, in chronic ...
Jody Baron and Gabi Fragiadakis discover why some people with chronic Hepatitis B are cured after they're taken off of ...
When activated by its target, the newly characterized molecule rips the genome apart, a lethal move that researchers can ...
The worry that breast cancer may someday return is a troubling source of anxiety for many survivors of the disease. It’s understandable why, since most relapses and metastatic cancers (cancers that ...
The study demonstrated a substantial clinical burden from multiple viral infections in recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplants — especially among patients with cytomegalovirus (CMV) ...
A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on February 8, 2026, titled "Single-cell transcriptomics reveal intrinsic and systemic T cell aging in COVID-19 and HIV." In this study, ...
The worry that breast cancer may someday return is a troubling source of anxiety for many survivors of the disease. It’s understandable why, since most relapses and metastatic cancers (cancers that ...
Researchers at the University of Colorado (CU) Anschutz Medical Campus, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC), and Utrecht University have found what they suggest is the first direct ...
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare but serious brain infection. It gradually destroys brain tissue and often leads to death within a few weeks. It is triggered by human ...
Researchers at Umeå University have identified two human cell proteins, NUP98 and NUP153, that play a crucial role in how viruses such as tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), West Nile virus, and ...
Avian influenza can jump species from birds to humans, a fact that arouses concern for serious illness and broader human ...
A new kind of CRISPR that destroys cells rather than gene editing them has shown potential for killing sick cells while ...