Among other functions, the NK cells (natural killers, a type of lymphocyte forming part of the immune system) have the capacity to detect and eliminate cancer cells. But in some cases they cannot ...

A team of researchers from the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Pompeu Fabra University has developed a new tool that allows modifying these NK cells ...

Natural killer cell deficiency should be considered in patients susceptible to herpes virus or papillomavirus with persistently decreased NK cell function.

The genetic modification of the Natural Killer (NK) cells, lymphocytes forming part of the body’s immune system, would make it possible to retain ...

Interestingly, this study noted that only subtype 1-associated natural killer (NK) cells showed a positive correlation with immune-promoting scores, highlighting their potential role in enhancing ...

Previously reported Phase 1/2 data on WU-CART-007 demonstrated clinically manageable safety and evidence of anti-leukemic activity with an ...

Innate Pharma continues its slow rollout of promising clinical candidates, with 2025 set for key milestones. Read more about ...

Wexford-based biopharmaceutical company Coeptis Inc. announced the formation of GEAR Therapeutics, a majority-owned ...

With a storied history in vaccine development, India's Bharat Biotech is shaking things up and answering the call of advanced ...

A novel mouse model offers definitive evidence that a single inhibitory receptor family governs the critical natural killer cell functions of licensing and missing-self.