Natural killer cells (also known as NK cells, K cells, and killer cells) are a type of lymphocyte (a white blood cell) and a component of innate immune system. NK cells play a major role in the ...

Researchers have found that 'natural killer' white blood cells could guard against the cascade of cellular changes that lead to Parkinson's disease and help stop its progression.

Nkarta said Monday that two experimental, off-the-shelf treatments, both made from engineered natural killer cells, induced complete responses in patients with advanced forms of blood cancer.

MD Anderson isn’t stopping its cell therapy revolution at blood cancers. Newly engineered NK cells could soon take on solid tumors – a challenge that has largely eluded CAR T therapies.

Natural killer (NK) cells are present in most human tissues. A high frequency of NK cells can be found in peripheral blood, the lungs, the uterus and the liver, whereas NK cells are scarce in ...

Smudge cells are ruptured chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells appearing on the blood smears of CLL patients. Our recent findings suggest that the number of smudge cells may have important ...

In the fight against cancer, chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy has achieved notable success in treating blood cancers. However, it has been largely ineffective against solid tumors.