Founder Patrick Soon-Shiong flagged incoming data linking COVID-related immune cell loss to breast cancer spread. ・The update spotlights Anktiva, which activates natural killer cells and CD8 T cells.

Scientists have discovered how two transcription factors form a reciprocal regulatory circuit that controls T-cell exhaustion ...

If biology did have a motto, it may well be ‘nothing is ever as simple as it seems,’ an idea which is exemplified by today’s scientific story. It comes to us from the Prlic Lab in the Vaccine and ...

Are you feeling unmotivated to work out regularly during the COVID-19 pandemic? Do you need a fresh source of daily motivation to stick with an exercise regimen involving cardio and strength-training ...

Researchers at the Dallas-based UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center report that lactate, a metabolic byproduct produced by cells during strenuous exercise, may rejuvenate immune cells that fight ...

Clonally expanded CD8+ T cells are key drivers of alopecia areata, mediating epithelial cell death and immune infiltration. JAK inhibitors are approved for AA treatment, but recurrence is common, ...

A study in the journal Science Immunology now shows how two subsets of one type of immune cell — the CD8 T cell — develop to provide either short-term or long-term immune protection. The study focuses ...

A review found that CD4/CD8 ratio could be used as a prognostic marker for mortality in patients with HIV, though future studies need to be done to confirm these findings. Clinical practices can ...