The body has an intricate system to defend against infections where each type of immune cell plays a distinct role. Now, a study led by researchers from the Penn State College of Medicine has ...

Researchers identified a key receptor that primes the formation of autoreactive B cells. Disrupting this pathway may be a ...

Researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine have found that YY1 knockout pro-B cells can generate T lineage cells helping B cells produce antibodies. Development ...

By profiling over 16 million immune cells from people aged 22 to 65 after flu vaccination, scientists discovered that memory T cell function changes with age.

CU Anschutz researchers uncovered a link between a type of mucosal immune cell and gut inflammation, finding that the cells ...

The immune system is made up of different types of cells, which have different roles in protecting the body from infection. One type of immune cell called a B cell creates antibodies that attack ...

A new study reveals how Epstein–Barr virus reprogrammes B cells into autoimmune drivers, uncovering a direct mechanism linking EBV infection to lupus development.

A new type of cancer cell that "warrants urgent investigation" has been discovered in childhood leukemia and could impact ...

It develops from the abnormal multiplication of T cells, or T-lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell essential for immune system function. The specific treatment course and prognosis for T-cell ...