CD4 counts and viral load measurements help monitor HIV and how well treatment is working. The goal is to increase CD4 counts and decrease viral load. A low CD4 count indicates a weakened immune ...

Dolutegravir/lamivudine shows comparable virologic suppression to bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide in HIV with very high viral loads, with no significant difference between the regimens ...

T cell surface markers CD4 and LAG-3 are related proteins that promote and inhibit cell activity, respectively. However, although LAG-3 has started to gain appreciation as an immune checkpoint ...

People who reach the age of 110 and beyond may owe part of their extraordinary longevity to an immune system that keeps ...

T cells play important roles in helping to fight infections and cancers—and they can also drive autoimmune diseases. Now researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have discovered new ...

People who reach 110 and beyond appear to have unusually large numbers of rare immune cells capable of killing abnormal cells ...

Bronchial asthma is associated with an inflammatory process that is characterized by the presence in the airways of large numbers of CD4+ T cells producing interleukin-4 and interleukin-13. However, ...

Medically reviewed by Suzanne Fisher, RD Key Takeaways A month-long vegan diet may lead to epigenomic changes linked to ...