Researchers have found a reliable way to grow helper T cells from stem cells, solving a major challenge in immune-based ...

A vitamin A byproduct could weaken the immune system's cancer-fighting ability, according to new Princeton University ...

A research team has made a breakthrough in epigenetic drug discovery. The researchers have successfully developed a ...

Tracking how cancer cells develop in real time How these differences in the genome and in epigenetic control arise in cells, and how they are passed on to their daughter and granddaughter cells, has ...

A vitamin A byproduct has been found to quietly disarm the immune system, allowing tumors to evade attack and weakening ...

Senescent fibroblasts are aging cells in connective tissue that no longer divide and protect against tumor development. Yet, these same cells can promote cancer growth in a laboratory setting. Until ...

Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified a new way to reprogram T cells, ...

A study led by Aaron Hobbs, Ph.D., and Rachel Burge, Ph.D., at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, reveals why a specific gene ...

Scientists have presented a new approach to cancer treatment using mast cells, which are immune cells known for their ability ...

Even with breakthroughs, treatment for advanced squamous cell carcinoma is more complex. Patients often need more than one treatment. Many patients with this advanced cancer are cared for by a team of ...

We currently know that COPD, and specifically emphysema, is not just a lung disease found alongside lung cancer; it increases ...