In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers analyzed temporal changes in polyclonal cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) T-lymphocyte dynamics upon immunization against severe ...

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes play a crucial role in adaptive immunity, primarily defending against tumors and viruses. These cells develop within the thymus gland and undergo rapid activation upon ...

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most genetic medicine uses viruses or double-stranded DNA to deliver genetic ...

Immunotherapy unleashes the immune system to fight cancer, but it doesn’t work for all patients, and newly reported research may help to explain why. The study, headed by a team at Weill Cornell ...

Preeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy—which are characterized by high blood pressure with or without organ dysfunction during the second half of pregnancy—carry considerable short ...