Bone Marrow
Bone Marrow: semi-solid tissue which may be found within the spongy or cancellous portions of the bone structure. Bone marrow is the primary site of new blood cell production or hematopoiesis in birds and mammals.
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NOV 18, 2019Drug Discovery & DevelopmentNOV 18, 2019Sickle cell disease affects approximately 100,000 Americans. Currently, the only available cure for the disease is a costly bone marrow transplant, putting...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonOCT 24, 2019CardiologyOCT 24, 2019Amyloidosis is a disease caused by protein buildup in the body. These abnormal proteins, called amyloids, are produced in the bone marrow. Multiple types o...WRITTEN BY: Abbie ArceOCT 18, 2019Clinical & Molecular DXOCT 18, 2019AcroMetrix BCR-ABL External Molecular Panel: An Accurate Testing Method for Chronic Myeloid LeukemiaTo support the validation and verification of new assays in oncology testing, Thermo Fisher Scientific with AcroMetrix control products provides innov...WRITTEN BY: Nupur SrivastavaOCT 03, 2019CardiologyOCT 03, 2019Polycythemia Vera (PV) is a slow-growing cancer of the blood. The cancer is characterized by an overproduction of blood cells within the bone marrow. Too m...WRITTEN BY: Abbie ArceOCT 03, 2019CancerOCT 03, 2019Research published recently in Cell Stem Cell details the results from a new anticancer immunotherapy that uses invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells. Th...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 06, 2019Drug Discovery & DevelopmentSEP 06, 2019In the last 100 years, life expectancy in the US has risen from 55 years until 79 (Roser: 2019). And with the continuous development of medicine and scie...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonAUG 25, 2019Drug Discovery & DevelopmentAUG 25, 2019According to the findings of a clinical trial, scientists at Mt. Sinai have found a new therapeutic effective for patients with a particular type of b...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminAUG 20, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyAUG 20, 2019As we age, calcium can build up in various tissues in the body, and cause them to harden in a process called calcification....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyAUG 04, 2019Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey hybrids....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2019Genetics & GenomicsJUL 30, 2019Many human diseases can be traced back to genetic mutations, and researchers are beginning to find ways to correct those errors....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2019Health & MedicineJUL 16, 2019Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease with the hallmark diagnostic feature being non-caseating granulomas--clumps of immune cells including macr...WRITTEN BY: Dena ArutaJUN 08, 2019CardiologyJUN 08, 2019Of all the blood disorders, anemia is the most common. According to The Heart Lung and Blood Institute, it affects over 3 million Americans. Some people wi...WRITTEN BY: Abbie ArceJUN 07, 2019Health & MedicineJUN 07, 2019A stem cell, by definition, must be able to self-replicate to make more stem cells and to differentiate into a mature cell type. They can be unipotent...WRITTEN BY: Dena ArutaMAY 28, 2019CancerMAY 28, 2019Cancer patients who meet certain requirements can now stay in some of Airbnb rentals for free, thanks to an expansion of Airbnb’s Open Homes for Medi...WRITTEN BY: Julia TraversMAR 31, 2019MicrobiologyMAR 31, 2019Types A and B flu usually cause seasonal flu epidemics in the United States....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2019Cannabis SciencesMAR 12, 2019Paying homage to National Women's Month, Cannabis Science and Technology website published a feature highlighting 35 women who have made an impact on t...WRITTEN BY: Amy LoriauxMAR 06, 2019Health & MedicineMAR 06, 2019There is a consensus that the first HIV infection occurred in the 1920s in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo when it was passed to human...WRITTEN BY: Dena ArutaMAR 04, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyMAR 04, 2019Sleep is vital to good health for a variety of reasons. For example, the risk of heart disease increases when people don't get enough sleep....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2019ImmunologyJAN 30, 2019Bone marrow from a donor contains healthy immune cells whose mission is to protect the body from invaders. Immune cells can target the recipient's cancer cells and offer protection....WRITTEN BY: Nicholas BreehlJAN 23, 2019VideosJAN 23, 2019Bone marrow is the source of immune cells, which must then be moved into circulation....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2019ImmunologyJAN 15, 2019A new USC and Stanford study, conducted in mice, deepens the mystery, showing that successfully transplanted stem cells don't behave "normally" as in a healthy person without a transplant....WRITTEN BY: Nicholas BreehlDEC 23, 2018Drug Discovery & DevelopmentDEC 23, 2018In a final study published in Genes & Development, researchers at Northwestern University School of Medicine concluded their discoveries on two success...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminDEC 14, 2018CancerDEC 14, 2018Chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T cells) have emerged as a useful tool for cancer treatments in a small number of cancers thus far. This area of treatment research is expanding rapidl...WRITTEN BY: Mauri Brueggeman
NOV 18, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
NOV 18, 2019
Sickle cell disease affects approximately 100,000 Americans. Currently, the only available cure for the disease is a costly bone marrow transplant, putting...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
OCT 24, 2019
Cardiology
OCT 24, 2019
Amyloidosis is a disease caused by protein buildup in the body. These abnormal proteins, called amyloids, are produced in the bone marrow. Multiple types o...
WRITTEN BY:
Abbie Arce
OCT 18, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
OCT 18, 2019
AcroMetrix BCR-ABL External Molecular Panel: An Accurate Testing Method for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
To support the validation and verification of new assays in oncology testing, Thermo Fisher Scientific with AcroMetrix control products provides innov...
WRITTEN BY:
Nupur Srivastava
OCT 03, 2019
Cardiology
OCT 03, 2019
Polycythemia Vera (PV) is a slow-growing cancer of the blood. The cancer is characterized by an overproduction of blood cells within the bone marrow. Too m...
WRITTEN BY:
Abbie Arce
OCT 03, 2019
Cancer
OCT 03, 2019
Research published recently in Cell Stem Cell details the results from a new anticancer immunotherapy that uses invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells. Th...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 06, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
SEP 06, 2019
In the last 100 years, life expectancy in the US has risen from 55 years until 79 (Roser: 2019). And with the continuous development of medicine and scie...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
AUG 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
AUG 25, 2019
According to the findings of a clinical trial, scientists at Mt. Sinai have found a new therapeutic effective for patients with a particular type of b...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
AUG 20, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 20, 2019
As we age, calcium can build up in various tissues in the body, and cause them to harden in a process called calcification....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 04, 2019
Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey hybrids....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
JUL 30, 2019
Many human diseases can be traced back to genetic mutations, and researchers are beginning to find ways to correct those errors....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
JUL 16, 2019
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease with the hallmark diagnostic feature being non-caseating granulomas--clumps of immune cells including macr...
WRITTEN BY:
Dena Aruta
JUN 08, 2019
Cardiology
JUN 08, 2019
Of all the blood disorders, anemia is the most common. According to The Heart Lung and Blood Institute, it affects over 3 million Americans. Some people wi...
WRITTEN BY:
Abbie Arce
JUN 07, 2019
Health & Medicine
JUN 07, 2019
A stem cell, by definition, must be able to self-replicate to make more stem cells and to differentiate into a mature cell type. They can be unipotent...
WRITTEN BY:
Dena Aruta
MAY 28, 2019
Cancer
MAY 28, 2019
Cancer patients who meet certain requirements can now stay in some of Airbnb rentals for free, thanks to an expansion of Airbnb’s Open Homes for Medi...
WRITTEN BY:
Julia Travers
MAR 31, 2019
Microbiology
MAR 31, 2019
Types A and B flu usually cause seasonal flu epidemics in the United States....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
MAR 12, 2019
Paying homage to National Women's Month, Cannabis Science and Technology website published a feature highlighting 35 women who have made an impact on t...
WRITTEN BY:
Amy Loriaux
MAR 06, 2019
Health & Medicine
MAR 06, 2019
There is a consensus that the first HIV infection occurred in the 1920s in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo when it was passed to human...
WRITTEN BY:
Dena Aruta
MAR 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
MAR 04, 2019
Sleep is vital to good health for a variety of reasons. For example, the risk of heart disease increases when people don't get enough sleep....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2019
Immunology
JAN 30, 2019
Bone marrow from a donor contains healthy immune cells whose mission is to protect the body from invaders. Immune cells can target the recipient's cancer cells and offer protection....
WRITTEN BY:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 23, 2019
Videos
JAN 23, 2019
Bone marrow is the source of immune cells, which must then be moved into circulation....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2019
Immunology
JAN 15, 2019
A new USC and Stanford study, conducted in mice, deepens the mystery, showing that successfully transplanted stem cells don't behave "normally" as in a healthy person without a transplant....
WRITTEN BY:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 23, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
DEC 23, 2018
In a final study published in Genes & Development, researchers at Northwestern University School of Medicine concluded their discoveries on two success...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
DEC 14, 2018
Cancer
DEC 14, 2018
Chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T cells) have emerged as a useful tool for cancer treatments in a small number of cancers thus far. This area of treatment research is expanding rapidl...
WRITTEN BY:
Mauri Brueggeman