Now, researchers have identified a mechanism by which viral infection can lead to cachexia. In mice infected by a particular virus, killer T cells trigger the wasting of fat tissue and body weight, ...

As part of the process, the cancer cells are recognized by the immune system's killer cells, such as T cells. A T cell, for instance, has a lock-shaped structure on its surface into which a ...

A study shares new insights into how two of the most common types of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells kill cancer. Investigators examined how molecular dynamics at the immune synapse ...