The staggering diversity of T-cell antigen receptor recognition derives from an ingenious genetic ploy: small DNA snippets in thymocytes—nascent T cells undergoing differentiation in the thymus ...

CD8 T cells lacking Tet1/3 preferentially differentiate into short-lived effector and effector memory cells following acute ...

insights from industryOlivier NegreChief Scientific OfficerSmart ImmuneIn this interview, News Medical speaks with Olivier Negre, Chief Scientific Officer at Smart Immune, about how immunotherapy ...

The discovery of a protein’s contribution to the development of T-cells in the spleen and thymus could lead to new treatment strategies for immunodeficiency diseases. Despite its name, the ...

Scientists have discovered why a key organ retires at the same time as we do – stopping the production of cells that are vital to good health. The thymus produces T cells, which help the body to ...

Our immune systems develop to recognize what is foreign within our bodies. As immune cells are generated in the bone marrow ...

New research shows how a specially trained population of immune cells keeps the peace by preventing other immune cells from attacking their own. The study provides a better understanding of immune ...

Cancer of the thymus gland is rare. Most cancers that start in the thymus gland are called thymomas. There’s also a much rarer form of thymus gland cancer called thymic carcinoma. The thymus gland is ...

Dr. Jarrod Dudakov studies how the immune system naturally recovers after damage, such as from common cancer therapies like chemotherapy and radiation. He uses mouse models to study the thymus, the ...

Vaccine is intended to stimulate T cell responses against targets across the entire genome of the selected virus, similar to company’s lead ...

During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and ...