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Cancer Cell: is a cell that can divide relentlessly, forming solid tumors or flooding the blood with abnormal cells. Cell division is a normal process used by the body for growth and repair.
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NOV 16, 2015Immunology
In the fight against cancer, immunotherapy is increasingly becoming a promising treatment option since it revolves aroun ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 16, 2015Neuroscience
The blood brain barrier, or BBB, is essentially the gatekeeper of the brain. Certain substances can pass through it, but ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 13, 2015Immunology
Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes normally found in the body that play a role in inducing cell death in abnormal ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 11, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Prenatal testing has been in practice for decades, helping doctors prepare women for the births of their babies. But unt ...NOV 09, 2015Neuroscience
The expression “Why don’t you grow a brain” is tossed around sometimes like an insult, but as it turns ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 05, 2015Cancer
A 41-year old man based out of Columbia has reportedly died of a strange type of cancer that doctors had a lot of troubl ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 02, 2015Immunology
B-cell leukemia occurs in 80-85 percent of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a fast-growing cancer that ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 02, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In the battle against cancer, scientists may be one step closer to detonating the tumor base camp, literally. The resear ...NOV 01, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Gene-targeted and personalized therapy currently exists for a small handful of diseases, but that list may soon include ...OCT 24, 2015Immunology
"Patrolling monocytes" are white blood cells in the bloodstream that continuously check for cellular debris an ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 22, 2015Videos
The average height of a fully-grown male in the United States is 5' 9.5", which means anyone around that height figure i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 22, 2015Neuroscience
While any surgery that aims to remove cancerous tumors is risky, there is an increased amount of risk and caution when i ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 12, 2015Cancer
According to research published this month in Scientific Reports, specific types of migraines may be associated with the ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 08, 2015Plants & Animals
Nuclear power plants are incredibly good at what they do, but when things go wrong, the results are disastrous. That&rsq ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 07, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the Humane Society, there are multiple benefits to spaying or neutering your pets and could be the single b ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 02, 2015Cancer
Are taller people more likely to develop cancer than shorter people? It’s a theory that has been tossed around for ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 29, 2015Cancer
UC San Francisco scientists have developed a molecular “on switch” enabling tight control over the acti ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 29, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A scientific team including the scientist who first harnessed the CRISPR-Cas9 system for mammalian genome editing has re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 28, 2015Cancer
Scientists from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL) have discovered that combining antidepressants with ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 27, 2015Neuroscience
Amyloids, fibrous protein clumps often associated with diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, form characteristic p ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 25, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
The mitochondria of the cell are unusual organelles that serve as tiny little power plants that provide energy to our ce ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 25, 2015Genetics & Genomics
To protect people from infectious disease, clinicians can target pathogens and parasites with medicines such as antibiot ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 24, 2015Neuroscience
While it is well known that smoking can cause lung cancer, heart disease and strokes, along with a myriad of other cardi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 23, 2015Videos
Tumors can begin and grow in our bodies for several reasons. In some cases of skin cancer like melanoma, ultraviolet lig ...Written By: Kara Marker
NOV 16, 2015
Immunology
In the fight against cancer, immunotherapy is increasingly becoming a promising treatment option since it revolves aroun
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 16, 2015
Neuroscience
The blood brain barrier, or BBB, is essentially the gatekeeper of the brain. Certain substances can pass through it, but
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 13, 2015
Immunology
Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes normally found in the body that play a role in inducing cell death in abnormal
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 11, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Prenatal testing has been in practice for decades, helping doctors prepare women for the births of their babies. But unt
...
NOV 09, 2015
Neuroscience
The expression “Why don’t you grow a brain” is tossed around sometimes like an insult, but as it turns
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 05, 2015
Cancer
A 41-year old man based out of Columbia has reportedly died of a strange type of cancer that doctors had a lot of troubl
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 02, 2015
Immunology
B-cell leukemia occurs in 80-85 percent of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a fast-growing cancer that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 02, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the battle against cancer, scientists may be one step closer to detonating the tumor base camp, literally. The resear
...
NOV 01, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Gene-targeted and personalized therapy currently exists for a small handful of diseases, but that list may soon include
...
OCT 24, 2015
Immunology
"Patrolling monocytes" are white blood cells in the bloodstream that continuously check for cellular debris an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 22, 2015
Videos
The average height of a fully-grown male in the United States is 5' 9.5", which means anyone around that height figure i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 22, 2015
Neuroscience
While any surgery that aims to remove cancerous tumors is risky, there is an increased amount of risk and caution when i
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 12, 2015
Cancer
According to research published this month in Scientific Reports, specific types of migraines may be associated with the
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 08, 2015
Plants & Animals
Nuclear power plants are incredibly good at what they do, but when things go wrong, the results are disastrous. That&rsq
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 07, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the Humane Society, there are multiple benefits to spaying or neutering your pets and could be the single b
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 02, 2015
Cancer
Are taller people more likely to develop cancer than shorter people? It’s a theory that has been tossed around for
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 29, 2015
Cancer
UC San Francisco scientists have developed a molecular “on switch” enabling tight control over the acti
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 29, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A scientific team including the scientist who first harnessed the CRISPR-Cas9 system for mammalian genome editing has re
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 28, 2015
Cancer
Scientists from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL) have discovered that combining antidepressants with
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 27, 2015
Neuroscience
Amyloids, fibrous protein clumps often associated with diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, form characteristic p
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 25, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
The mitochondria of the cell are unusual organelles that serve as tiny little power plants that provide energy to our ce
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 25, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
To protect people from infectious disease, clinicians can target pathogens and parasites with medicines such as antibiot
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 24, 2015
Neuroscience
While it is well known that smoking can cause lung cancer, heart disease and strokes, along with a myriad of other cardi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 23, 2015
Videos
Tumors can begin and grow in our bodies for several reasons. In some cases of skin cancer like melanoma, ultraviolet lig
...
Written By:
Kara Marker