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Cancer Immunology
Cancer Immunology: is an interdisciplinary branch of biology concerned with the role of the immune system in the progression and development of cancer; the most well known application is cancer immunotherapy, where the immune system is used to treat cancer.
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FEB 06, 2022Technology
The immune system is one of the most complex aspects of human biology. In addition to protecting our body from bacterial ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 05, 2022Health & Medicine
Stealth Omicron, also known as the BA.2 subvariant, is considered sibling to Omicron's BA.1 variant that swept ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 03, 2022Immunology
Cyclotides are small, ring-shaped proteins produced by plants to defend themselves from certain insect pests and bacteri ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 01, 2022Immunology
It isn’t easy to wrap the head around just how tiny nanoparticles are—a billionth of a meter in diame ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 31, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The human immune system is incredibly complex. Scientists studying its function have discovered that a group of proteins ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2022Immunology
Plastics are devastating the environment, and a growing body of research is pointing to how they can also negatively imp ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 27, 2022Cancer
Magnesium deficiency is associated with some types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, and kidney cancer. Pre-cl ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 26, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The gut microbiome is crucial to human health, but the human body has to keep the microorganisms within it in check. We ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2022Immunology
Vaccines have been a hot topic in the headlines—blueprints that train the immune system to target a disease-causin ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 20, 2022Immunology
Scientists studying a neglected tropical disease have made a chance discovery—a promising therapeutic targe ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 18, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Besides being a mood booster, spending time in the sun is known to have a number of health benefits. For example, ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 17, 2022Cancer
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have become a promising new treatment for advanced cancers, including melanoma. Immu ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 13, 2022Immunology
Antibodies are a core part of the immune system's pathogen-fighting arsenal, defending the body against bacte ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 13, 2022Cancer
The American Cancer Society estimates the lifetime risk of pancreatic cancer at about 1 in 64. Pancreatic duct ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 07, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
This week, 23andMe, the consumer genetic testing giant, announced that it has begun a phase 1 clinical trial o ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJAN 06, 2022Immunology
From tasting a delicious meal to picking up pheromones, olfaction (or the sense of smell) involves a network of complex ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 06, 2022Cancer
As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to learn more about the respiratory virus leading to a ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 03, 2022Cancer
Immune checkpoints are present on the surface of immune cells throughout the body. Under normal conditions, they r ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 02, 2022Health & Medicine
Pfizer executives predict COVID will be endemic as early as 2024. What does COVID's endemicity look like? Much like ...Written By: Alexandria BassDEC 27, 2021Cancer
Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) occurs in cancer patients experiencing a buildup of fluid and tumor cells in the pleura ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 23, 2021Immunology
Fifty percent—that’s the percentage of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who experience long-te ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 23, 2021Immunology
Patients who receive bone marrow or stem cell transplants are offered the gift of a new lease of life. However, s ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In some cases, viruses have been linked to cancer. For example, HPV, which is now preventable with a vaccine, can lead t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2021Cancer
Aulus Cornelius Celsus, a Roman physician, first identified the four major characteristics of inflammation in the first ...Written By: Katie Kokolus
FEB 06, 2022
Technology
The immune system is one of the most complex aspects of human biology. In addition to protecting our body from bacterial
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 05, 2022
Health & Medicine
Stealth Omicron, also known as the BA.2 subvariant, is considered sibling to Omicron's BA.1 variant that swept
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 03, 2022
Immunology
Cyclotides are small, ring-shaped proteins produced by plants to defend themselves from certain insect pests and bacteri
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 01, 2022
Immunology
It isn’t easy to wrap the head around just how tiny nanoparticles are—a billionth of a meter in diame
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 31, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human immune system is incredibly complex. Scientists studying its function have discovered that a group of proteins
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2022
Immunology
Plastics are devastating the environment, and a growing body of research is pointing to how they can also negatively imp
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 27, 2022
Cancer
Magnesium deficiency is associated with some types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, and kidney cancer. Pre-cl
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 26, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The gut microbiome is crucial to human health, but the human body has to keep the microorganisms within it in check. We
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2022
Immunology
Vaccines have been a hot topic in the headlines—blueprints that train the immune system to target a disease-causin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 20, 2022
Immunology
Scientists studying a neglected tropical disease have made a chance discovery—a promising therapeutic targe
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 18, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Besides being a mood booster, spending time in the sun is known to have a number of health benefits. For example,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 17, 2022
Cancer
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have become a promising new treatment for advanced cancers, including melanoma. Immu
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 13, 2022
Immunology
Antibodies are a core part of the immune system's pathogen-fighting arsenal, defending the body against bacte
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 13, 2022
Cancer
The American Cancer Society estimates the lifetime risk of pancreatic cancer at about 1 in 64. Pancreatic duct
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 07, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
This week, 23andMe, the consumer genetic testing giant, announced that it has begun a phase 1 clinical trial o
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JAN 06, 2022
Immunology
From tasting a delicious meal to picking up pheromones, olfaction (or the sense of smell) involves a network of complex
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 06, 2022
Cancer
As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to learn more about the respiratory virus leading to a
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 03, 2022
Cancer
Immune checkpoints are present on the surface of immune cells throughout the body. Under normal conditions, they r
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 02, 2022
Health & Medicine
Pfizer executives predict COVID will be endemic as early as 2024. What does COVID's endemicity look like? Much like
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
DEC 27, 2021
Cancer
Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) occurs in cancer patients experiencing a buildup of fluid and tumor cells in the pleura
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 23, 2021
Immunology
Fifty percent—that’s the percentage of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who experience long-te
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 23, 2021
Immunology
Patients who receive bone marrow or stem cell transplants are offered the gift of a new lease of life. However, s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In some cases, viruses have been linked to cancer. For example, HPV, which is now preventable with a vaccine, can lead t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2021
Cancer
Aulus Cornelius Celsus, a Roman physician, first identified the four major characteristics of inflammation in the first
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus