A popular workout supplement was linked to a surprising effect on cancer.

Previous studies in mice found creatine powers killer T-cells – white blood cells that help the body destroy cancer cells and viruses. Now, the team has discovered that the supplement fuels dendritic ...

Further tests would be needed but it could supplement the existing treatment ...

Creatine is one of the most popular fitness supplements in the world. It is widely used by athletes, bodybuilders, and ...

Scientists have discovered that creatine may strengthen one of the immune system's most important cancer-fighting pathways by energizing dendritic cells that activate killer T cells. The promising ...

EPFL researchers have successfully engineered cells of the immune system to more effectively recognize cancer cells. The work, covered in two papers, turns the previously lab-based method into a ...

Cancer immunotherapy is a strategy that turns the patient’s own immune cells into a “search-and-destroy” force that attacks the tumor’s cells. The “search” immune cells are the dendritic cells, which ...

Belgian scientists have uncovered new details about how the immune system responds to vaccines. Dendritic cells, which are key immune messengers that help kick-start the body's defenses, show specific ...

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 ...