Borrowing a cancer cell’s disguise, scientists shielded insulin-producing cells from attack by the immune system, a ...

Mayo Clinic scientists have made a breakthrough in type 1 diabetes treatment. They discovered a 'sugar coating' method. This ...

An inhaled vaccine using a sugar-based carrier activated lung immune cells and prevented tumor growth in mice, offering a ...

A virus from humble black-eyed peas is showing extraordinary promise in the fight against cancer. Unlike other plant viruses, the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) can awaken the human immune system and ...

Radiation therapy, once thought of mainly as a local cancer treatment, is now showing power to awaken the immune system in surprising ways. Researchers discovered that combining radiation with ...

When a cancer starts, immune system cells called T cells are naturally activated to attack it. However, the T cells then paradoxically produce "checkpoint" molecules that stop the T-cell attack.

Liver cancer cells thrive on fat, posing a serious risk of cancer diagnosis for millions of people living with fatty liver disease.

By sparking the immune system into action, radiation therapy makes certain tumors that resist immunotherapy susceptible to ...