T cell activation—the process by which these key immune defenders recognize threats and mobilize against them—depends on ...

Huntington's disease is a devastating brain disorder that slowly robs people of movement, memory, and personality. It is ...

Scientists have discovered that cells can sense far beyond the surfaces they touch. While individual cancer cells can probe ...

CAR T cell therapy has revolutionized the treatment of many blood cancers, but has shown little success against solid tumors, which account for over 85% of all cancers. Columbia researchers have now ...

Scientists have discovered that a rare “mirror-image” version of the amino acid cysteine can dramatically slow the growth of ...