Tag: T cell
Super-resolution microscopy reveals unprecedented detail of immune cells’ surface
Salk scientists used light-sheet super-resolution imaging to capture the rearrangement of T-cell receptors from nanometer-scale protein islands (left) to micrometer-scale microclusters (right) after T-cell...
New measurement technique shows link between T-cells and aging
Thanks to a new technique for measuring the sequence and affinity of T cell receptors, researchers found that the elderly had lower numbers of...
Harnessing the ‘Natural Killer’ within us to fight cancer
Our bodies are constantly and successfully fighting off the development of cells that lead to tumours -- but when there is disruption to this...
Fighting cancer with the help of someone else’s immune cells
A human T-cell.Credit: NIH
A new step in cancer immunotherapy: researchers from the Netherlands Cancer Institute and University of Oslo/Oslo University Hospital show that even...
Do germs cause type 1 diabetes?
Germs could play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes by triggering the body's immune system to destroy the cells that produce...
