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Antibodies
Antibodies are blood proteins produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances that the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
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SEP 17, 2020Immunology
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, in partnership with BioNTech has reported that one of its lead vaccine candidates has shown ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 13, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Chicago have found a new way to reduce vaccine-related inflammation from adjuvants, a ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 08, 2020Immunology
Opioids are painkillers such as oxycodone (OxyContin and Percocet) and hydrocodone (Vicodin) that are synthesized to mim ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 07, 2020Immunology
The ability to edit the human genome using CRISPR has been heralded as a revolution in medicine. However, one of the big ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 06, 2020Microbiology
Effective vaccines have to trigger an immune response, which is intended to create an immune 'memory' of a specific infe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Many clinicians once thought that only celiac disease caused gluten intolerance. But some people without it report gastr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2020Immunology
Researchers in Costa Rica are turning to horses as an unlikely source of potential therapeutic antibodies against COVID- ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
All over the body, cells line organs and vessels, forming protective barriers. But pathogens like the flu have gained th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2020Immunology
In a new study published in Cell, researchers have identified a metabolic enzyme that could have powerful tumor-killing ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Agency (FDA) has given emergency approval for expanded use of antibody-rich blood plasma to help th ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 24, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers know that the viruses including SARS-CoV-2 have a Spike protein that allows them to bind to receptors on hos ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2020Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium. If it stays on the skin it's harmless, but if it gets into the bloodstream, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
As the pandemic virus, SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause tens of thousands of new cases of COVID-19 every day in the United ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2020Immunology
When it comes to cancer biomarkers, it’s often the genetic signatures that are associated with poor patient outcom ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 16, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
While COVID-19 may not affect cats much, felines are known to contract another kind of coronavirus that can sometimes be ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 15, 2020Cardiology
The heart is a sensitive thing, prone not just to metaphorical heartbreak, but genuine issues if not taken care of. Myoc ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 14, 2020Microbiology
From year to year, the influenza virus mutates and swaps genes with other flu viruses, and we need a new vaccine. But th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2020Microbiology
Researchers at JHU are starting a controlled trial that aims to learn whether plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have found that cannabidiol (CBD) combined with antibiotics has a mo ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 28, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
In order to generate immunity against invaders, some immune cells have to get to the lymph nodes. So how do they know ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2020Immunology
When it comes to clinical countermeasures against COVID-19, one class of molecules stands out among the others: antibodi ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 16, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Arthritis can be a very unpredictable disease, causing challenges for those that have it by suddenly flaring up and maki ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2020Immunology
Kristen Radford, a professor at Australia’s University of Queensland is among a scientific research team developin ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 15, 2020Microbiology
Heparin is a very common drug that's been approved as an anticoagulant since 1992. Researchers have now found that the m ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2020
Immunology
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, in partnership with BioNTech has reported that one of its lead vaccine candidates has shown
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 13, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Chicago have found a new way to reduce vaccine-related inflammation from adjuvants, a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 08, 2020
Immunology
Opioids are painkillers such as oxycodone (OxyContin and Percocet) and hydrocodone (Vicodin) that are synthesized to mim
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 07, 2020
Immunology
The ability to edit the human genome using CRISPR has been heralded as a revolution in medicine. However, one of the big
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 06, 2020
Microbiology
Effective vaccines have to trigger an immune response, which is intended to create an immune 'memory' of a specific infe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many clinicians once thought that only celiac disease caused gluten intolerance. But some people without it report gastr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2020
Immunology
Researchers in Costa Rica are turning to horses as an unlikely source of potential therapeutic antibodies against COVID-
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
All over the body, cells line organs and vessels, forming protective barriers. But pathogens like the flu have gained th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2020
Immunology
In a new study published in Cell, researchers have identified a metabolic enzyme that could have powerful tumor-killing
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Agency (FDA) has given emergency approval for expanded use of antibody-rich blood plasma to help th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 24, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers know that the viruses including SARS-CoV-2 have a Spike protein that allows them to bind to receptors on hos
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2020
Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium. If it stays on the skin it's harmless, but if it gets into the bloodstream,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
As the pandemic virus, SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause tens of thousands of new cases of COVID-19 every day in the United
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2020
Immunology
When it comes to cancer biomarkers, it’s often the genetic signatures that are associated with poor patient outcom
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 16, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
While COVID-19 may not affect cats much, felines are known to contract another kind of coronavirus that can sometimes be
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 15, 2020
Cardiology
The heart is a sensitive thing, prone not just to metaphorical heartbreak, but genuine issues if not taken care of. Myoc
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 14, 2020
Microbiology
From year to year, the influenza virus mutates and swaps genes with other flu viruses, and we need a new vaccine. But th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers at JHU are starting a controlled trial that aims to learn whether plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have found that cannabidiol (CBD) combined with antibiotics has a mo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 28, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
In order to generate immunity against invaders, some immune cells have to get to the lymph nodes. So how do they know ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2020
Immunology
When it comes to clinical countermeasures against COVID-19, one class of molecules stands out among the others: antibodi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 16, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Arthritis can be a very unpredictable disease, causing challenges for those that have it by suddenly flaring up and maki
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2020
Immunology
Kristen Radford, a professor at Australia’s University of Queensland is among a scientific research team developin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 15, 2020
Microbiology
Heparin is a very common drug that's been approved as an anticoagulant since 1992. Researchers have now found that the m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch