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Ringel Lab Study Reveals Age-Related Decline in Tumor-Fighting T Cells and Its Impact on Cancer Treatment

Oct 1, 2024 Research Highlights

Researchers at the Ragon Institute of Mass General Brigham, MIT, and Harvard have uncovered critical insights into how aging impairs the immune system’s ability to fight cancer. A study led by the Ringel Lab at the Ragon Institute and published in Cancer Immunology Research shows that as the body ages a type of immune cells called CD8+ T cells, essential for […]