B cells are known to generate antibodies through two different responses—an "emergency response" and an "everything is okay, let's prepare for the future response," says Mark Shlomchik, UPMC Professor ...

In the 13 th century, unusual skin lesions resembling wolf bites led to the term "lupus," meaning "wolf" in Latin. These symptoms also took the form of a butterfly across the face and to other parts ...

A single molecular switch is essential for blood stem cells to enter an activated, regenerative state in which they produce new blood cells, according to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell ...

Researchers have developed a new gene switch that can be activated using a commercially available nitroglycerine patch applied to the skin. One day, researchers want to use switches of this kind to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A “complete eradication” of B cells with chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy is responsible for the ...