Dendritic cells occupy a pivotal role at the nexus of metabolism and immune regulation, employing distinct bioenergetic programmes to calibrate antigen uptake, processing and presentation. In their ...

Researchers from VIB, VUB, and an international network of collaborators have created the most comprehensive single-cell ...

(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – April 02, 2026) St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have discovered how tumors disable immune “gatekeeper” cells that alert the rest of the immune system to the presence ...

Cancer immunotherapy transforms a patient’s immune cells into a “search‑and‑destroy” force against tumors. But many cancers learn to camouflage themselves from dendritic cells—the immune system’s ...

For her Ph.D. at VUB and KULeuven, Aarushi Caro created a kind of systematics for dendritic cells, a special group of immune cells in the fight against cancer. Until now, there was a lot of confusion ...

The immune system consists of inflammatory and regulatory T cells (Tregs) that promote or dampen immune activity, respectively. These cells react to specific antigens that specialized cells like ...

Treating the brain cancer glioblastoma (GBM) demands more than conventional strategies due to a mix of factors including the cancer’s genetic complexity, invasive growth, and immune resistance. A new ...

Creatine, the organic acid that is popularly taken as a supplement by athletes and bodybuilders, supercharges a critical ...

Chronic diabetic ulcers represent one of the most challenging complications in modern healthcare, affecting over 131 million people worldwide and generating approximately $755 billion in annual ...