Fighting cancer with the power of immunity
New treatment elicits two-pronged immune response that destroys tumors in mice.
Taking on melanoma, one cell at a time
In step toward personalized medicine, researchers are using single-cell analysis to unravel cancer’s secrets.
How chronic inflammation can lead to cancer
Researchers discover how the immune system can create cancerous DNA mutations when fighting off infection.
Watching how cells interact
New device allows scientists to glimpse communication between immune cells.
How the immune system fights off malaria
Study reveals immune cells that are critical to combating the parasite in early stages of infection.
Biologists find clues to a parasite’s inconsistency
Certain strains of Toxoplasma provoke inflammation that can damage host cells, while others are harmless.
New view of dengue fever
Mice with human immune cells help researchers discover how the mosquito-borne virus depletes blood platelets.
A worm’s-eye view of immunity
Biology professor Dennis Kim seeks to understand the physiology and evolution of host-microbe interactions by studying a simple worm.
Bringing a new perspective to infectious disease
Enlisted in the fight against HIV, MIT engineers and scientists contribute new technology, materials and computational studies.
Five from MIT named AAAS fellows
Recognized by their peers for their efforts to advance science or its applications.
Immune protection from an unexpected source
MIT biological engineers find that proteins in mucus help ward off viral infection.
Monitoring how T cells respond to HIV
New technology could help AIDS researchers develop new vaccines.
Biologists shed light on a puzzling parasite
New discovery reveals why some forms of Toxoplasma are more dangerous than others.
On the trail of a stealthy parasite
Biologist Jeroen Saeij shows why some strains of Toxoplasma are more dangerous than others.
Countering ‘memory loss’ in the immune system
New findings from MIT biologists could help vaccine designers elicit long-term immunity.