Autoimmune Disease
Autoimmune Disease: an illness that causes the immune system to produce antibodies that attack normal body tissues. When your body attacks itself, It sees part of your body as a disease and tries to combat it.
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FEB 13, 2020Immunology
FEB 13, 2020A study published in Human Immunology has described, for the first time, a link between an immunosuppressive protein on the surface of T cells and t...WRITTEN BY: Tara FernandezJAN 28, 2020Immunology
JAN 28, 2020Toxoplasma gondii suppresses the immune system of the hosts it infects – human or otherwise – just enough to survive, thrive, and move on to mo...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerJAN 22, 2020Cancer
JAN 22, 2020A new study describes how a molecule named VISTA has been impeding immune responses in cancer therapies. By turning this molecule “off,” resear...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
JAN 14, 2020Some genetic mutations are due to a change in only one base of the genetic code, while others involve large regions of the genome....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
JAN 14, 2020Genetic testing revealed that our ancestors have been eating wheat, rye, spelt and barley for over 8,000 years. Today, gluten, a protein found within these...WRITTEN BY: Tara FernandezJAN 08, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
JAN 08, 2020Intense, debilitating pain that can last for days. Nausea, numbness and sensitivity to light. For people who experience migraines, it’s frustrating t...WRITTEN BY: Tara FernandezDEC 20, 2019Neuroscience
DEC 20, 2019Research is increasingly pointing towards the importance of the gut-brain axis in regulating our health. Not only has the health of our gut bacteria, or mi...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonDEC 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
DEC 17, 2019When scientists assess the impact of a treatment like a drug on cells, they usually generally rely on large populations of cells to find general trends....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
DEC 14, 2019Cystic fibrosis is caused by a genetic mutation, but small changes other genes appear to influence the severity of the disease....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
DEC 11, 2019Biomedical researchers at the University of California—Riverside, found that the therapeutic drug ‘tofacitinib’ used in treating autoimmu...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminNOV 29, 2019Immunology
NOV 29, 2019Destroying human cells compromised by viruses and cancer is the name of the game for so-called “killer” cells of the immune system. They employ...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerNOV 27, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
NOV 27, 2019The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that 11 new cases of polio in five African countries including Nigeria, Congo and Angola were caused by a...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonNOV 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
NOV 27, 2019Humans have evolved in some ways to be less susceptible to pathogens, but those benefits can also carry risks of other diseases....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2019Cannabis Sciences
NOV 22, 2019Two federal agencies are alerting CBD companies that their marketing claims are illegal. The FTC and FDA sent out letters to several CDB companies deemed t...WRITTEN BY: Julia TraversOCT 31, 2019Cancer
OCT 31, 2019In a recent issue of Nature, the findings of one study made a particularly big splash: how and why cancer cells use energy differently than healthy cells. ...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 29, 2019Immunology
OCT 29, 2019An immune protein that was discovered more than two decades ago has been identified as the primary component of a molecular blockade that prevents genital ...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerOCT 23, 2019Immunology
OCT 23, 2019Delivering gluten to the body in a friendly, harmless package may be the way for people with celiac disease to finally have a sandwich again. A new clinica...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerOCT 22, 2019Immunology
OCT 22, 2019In the most severe cases of malaria, a person can experience organ failure and die. Often times, though, this is not directly due to the parasitic malaria ...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerOCT 19, 2019Neuroscience
OCT 19, 2019Until now, diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder have relied on behavioral assessments looking for symptoms including poor social and communication skills...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonOCT 16, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
OCT 16, 2019A publication in Nature Communications describes a therapeutic that can avoid the side-effects of insulin in diabetic treatments particularly hypoglycemia....WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminOCT 12, 2019Immunology
OCT 12, 2019The body’s own immune cells may be the common denominator in Alzheimer’s disease. In a new study of the relationship between microglia, tau pro...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerSEP 27, 2019Immunology
SEP 27, 2019Like humans, dogs can develop autoimmune encephalitis, and it’s common - mostly affecting smaller breeds and young adult dogs. Now scientists underst...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerSEP 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
SEP 14, 2019Researchers at KU Leuven in Belgium have created a DNA construction kit that, when injected into muscle cells, enables sheep to produce new antibodies to f...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonSEP 08, 2019Cannabis Sciences
SEP 08, 2019One of the main health claims for marijuana is rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If marijuana acts to alleviate symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, it begs the ques...WRITTEN BY: Amy Loriaux
FEB 13, 2020
Immunology
FEB 13, 2020
A study published in Human Immunology has described, for the first time, a link between an immunosuppressive protein on the surface of T cells and t...
WRITTEN BY:
Tara Fernandez
JAN 28, 2020
Immunology
JAN 28, 2020
Toxoplasma gondii suppresses the immune system of the hosts it infects – human or otherwise – just enough to survive, thrive, and move on to mo...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
JAN 22, 2020
Cancer
JAN 22, 2020
A new study describes how a molecule named VISTA has been impeding immune responses in cancer therapies. By turning this molecule “off,” resear...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
JAN 14, 2020
Some genetic mutations are due to a change in only one base of the genetic code, while others involve large regions of the genome....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
JAN 14, 2020
Genetic testing revealed that our ancestors have been eating wheat, rye, spelt and barley for over 8,000 years. Today, gluten, a protein found within these...
WRITTEN BY:
Tara Fernandez
JAN 08, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
JAN 08, 2020
Intense, debilitating pain that can last for days. Nausea, numbness and sensitivity to light. For people who experience migraines, it’s frustrating t...
WRITTEN BY:
Tara Fernandez
DEC 20, 2019
Neuroscience
DEC 20, 2019
Research is increasingly pointing towards the importance of the gut-brain axis in regulating our health. Not only has the health of our gut bacteria, or mi...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
DEC 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
DEC 17, 2019
When scientists assess the impact of a treatment like a drug on cells, they usually generally rely on large populations of cells to find general trends....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 14, 2019
Cystic fibrosis is caused by a genetic mutation, but small changes other genes appear to influence the severity of the disease....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
DEC 11, 2019
Biomedical researchers at the University of California—Riverside, found that the therapeutic drug ‘tofacitinib’ used in treating autoimmu...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
NOV 29, 2019
Immunology
NOV 29, 2019
Destroying human cells compromised by viruses and cancer is the name of the game for so-called “killer” cells of the immune system. They employ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
NOV 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
NOV 27, 2019
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that 11 new cases of polio in five African countries including Nigeria, Congo and Angola were caused by a...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
NOV 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
NOV 27, 2019
Humans have evolved in some ways to be less susceptible to pathogens, but those benefits can also carry risks of other diseases....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
NOV 22, 2019
Two federal agencies are alerting CBD companies that their marketing claims are illegal. The FTC and FDA sent out letters to several CDB companies deemed t...
WRITTEN BY:
Julia Travers
OCT 31, 2019
Cancer
OCT 31, 2019
In a recent issue of Nature, the findings of one study made a particularly big splash: how and why cancer cells use energy differently than healthy cells. ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 29, 2019
Immunology
OCT 29, 2019
An immune protein that was discovered more than two decades ago has been identified as the primary component of a molecular blockade that prevents genital ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
OCT 23, 2019
Immunology
OCT 23, 2019
Delivering gluten to the body in a friendly, harmless package may be the way for people with celiac disease to finally have a sandwich again. A new clinica...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
OCT 22, 2019
Immunology
OCT 22, 2019
In the most severe cases of malaria, a person can experience organ failure and die. Often times, though, this is not directly due to the parasitic malaria ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
OCT 19, 2019
Neuroscience
OCT 19, 2019
Until now, diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder have relied on behavioral assessments looking for symptoms including poor social and communication skills...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
OCT 16, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
OCT 16, 2019
A publication in Nature Communications describes a therapeutic that can avoid the side-effects of insulin in diabetic treatments particularly hypoglycemia....
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
OCT 12, 2019
Immunology
OCT 12, 2019
The body’s own immune cells may be the common denominator in Alzheimer’s disease. In a new study of the relationship between microglia, tau pro...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
SEP 27, 2019
Immunology
SEP 27, 2019
Like humans, dogs can develop autoimmune encephalitis, and it’s common - mostly affecting smaller breeds and young adult dogs. Now scientists underst...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
SEP 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
SEP 14, 2019
Researchers at KU Leuven in Belgium have created a DNA construction kit that, when injected into muscle cells, enables sheep to produce new antibodies to f...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
SEP 08, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
SEP 08, 2019
One of the main health claims for marijuana is rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If marijuana acts to alleviate symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, it begs the ques...
WRITTEN BY:
Amy Loriaux
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