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Many modern cancer treatments, including immunotherapy, depend on activating killer T cells to recognise and destroy tumours.

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At WIRED Health, immunologist Daniel Davis detailed the ways in which new technologies are enabling a better understanding of ...

A single hepatitis B injection set off a lasting immune response, and two patients reached a functional cure that held for ...

New research suggests obesity may leave a long-lasting “memory” on the immune system, even years after weight loss.

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Although chemotherapy helps kill cancer cells, it can also affect healthy white blood cells, weakening the immune system. Eating nutritious foods, exercising, and avoiding illnesses are some ways to ...

I am lying under a blanket, feeling rough, staring at a bowl of oranges. Every fibre of my being is urging me to devour the lot. I can hear my mum – and medical friends at university – insisting that ...