Researchers at MIT have unveiled a way to coax an aging immune system into acting young again, using the same kind of mRNA ...

Scientists hoping to discover better ways to boost immune function — which could lengthen our healthspan and protect immunocompromised patients — may have a new target, according to findings published ...

The study shows that fat tissue, when processed and cultured in a specific way, can self-organize into structures resembling ...

When you take a drug, where in your body does it actually go? For most medications, scientists can make only educated guesses ...

MIT researchers are using living cells to target diseased brain areas and deliver tiny electronic devices that can modulate ...

Immunotherapy has transformed healthcare and how physicians treat patients. Various forms of immunotherapy have been ...

As people age, their immune system function declines. T cell populations become smaller and can't react to pathogens as quickly, making people more susceptible to a variety of infections.

Our body controls the levels of sugar in our blood with a hormone called insulin, which is made by beta cells in the pancreas ...

The system, previously used to return circulation to severed pigs’ brains, can now restore some functions of cells in other vital organs A new system stopped the deterioration of cells in pig organs ...

EPFL researchers have successfully engineered cells of the immune system to more effectively recognize cancer cells. The work, covered in two papers, turns the previously lab-based method into a ...