Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO Key Takeaways CD4 T helper cells help the body fight infections by signaling other cells to attack germs. Without enough CD4 T cells, the body can't fight ...

Immunologists from UNIGE have discovered the previously unsuspected anti-tumor potential of CD4 T lymphocytes. An important step toward new types of immunotherapy. In the fight against cancer, ...

A new international study led by Prof. Carmit Levy of the Department of Human Genetics and Biochemistry at the Gray Faculty ...

Scientists have discovered why the flu vaccine can perform poorly. They found that a specific type of immune cell, called T follicular helper cells, indirectly controls the anti-influenza response.

T cells represent a central component of the adaptive immune system, orchestrating responses that protect against pathogens while maintaining tolerance towards self-antigens. Their dysregulation, ...

Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During ...

After spending years tracing the origin and migration pattern of an unusual type of immune cell in mice, researchers headed by a team at The Ohio State University College of Medicine have shown how ...

During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign molecules from invading bacteria and viruses from molecules that are made by cells of the body. If it can’t, the immune system can ...