Tcells

A new study by University of Liverpool researchers reveals how resistance to bacteraemic pneumonia is provided by a unique subset of lung T regulatory cells. Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is the leading cause of community…

Radiation therapy is a proven approach to destroying tumours. However, it is possible that it might be able to do even more in the future -- namely stimulate the immune system at the same time and so fight cancer even more intensively. The…

<!-- -->Unlike antibodies, T cells can target the whole of the virus's spike protein.An unsung arm of the immune system appears to protect against severe disease with the omicron variant even when antibodies wane, helping to explain…

The view that the immune system — prepped via either recovery from infection, or vaccination — can tackle the new variant has found support in a South African study that credits T-cells with putting up a robust…