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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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JUL 17, 2018Cancer
New advances have made it possible for immunotherapy researchers to use natural killer cells, which are our body's norma ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 17, 2018Immunology
Use of drugs that inhibit the TORC1 pathway has bolstered the immune systems of the elderly, leading to a decrease in po ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 05, 2018Health & Medicine
Cases of Hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV, are on the rise. In the United States, the CDC reports that there were appr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 04, 2018Microbiology
Our GI tract pays host to trillions of microbes, which have been shown to play a highly influential role in our health a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2018Health & Medicine
While there have been great strides in the fight against HIV infection and AIDS, the problem is not going away anytime s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 28, 2018Immunology
The highly complex structure and function of human T cells made the creation of synthetic versions of the immune cells d ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 27, 2018Immunology
While studying specific immune cells in the context of chronic itching in the skin, two Washington University School of ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 21, 2018Immunology
Why do cases of cancer become more common as we get older? Scientists interested in explaining the so-called “Silv ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 13, 2018Health & Medicine
Some ads are running on television and in major magazines about drugs for hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV. Available ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 12, 2018Cancer
CD44 is a known cell surface protein involved in numerous interactions; it is overexpressed in cancerous tissue and its ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 22, 2018Cancer
Novel PD-L1/TGF-ß fusion protein for HPV-associated cancers enters phase II clinical trial. Oncology researchers excite ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 14, 2018Immunology
For the first time, scientists found that antibodies produced by the immune system can target multiple microbes, as oppo ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 11, 2018Immunology
Neural stem cells designed to be identical to the host they were derived from are the newest hope for scientists in tran ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 10, 2018Immunology
Lung cancer is the most common cause of death from cancer for both genders and for people all over the globe. This is la ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 08, 2018Immunology
What’s happening on the molecular level that ensures protective T cells of the immune system will do their job? A ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 07, 2018Immunology
For the first time, scientists have identified innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) among the arsenal of protective cells transf ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 20, 2018Immunology
Memory T cells: where do they come from and how is their production controlled? Researchers from the Scripps Research In ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 14, 2018Immunology
A vaccine to prevent leukemia and other diseases of the immune system caused by a specific viral infection is now a very ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 11, 2018Immunology
Using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tools, researchers identified two genes responsible for suppressing the immune system and ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 09, 2018Immunology
An important cellular reaction mediates part of the immune system responsible for tolerance. Without tolerance, the immu ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 03, 2018Immunology
Stimulating the immune system to better fight cancer and infections is now possible with a synthesized compound called A ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 19, 2018Immunology
Omega-6 fatty acids have traditionally been associated with promoting inflammation, but a new study shows that they also ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 13, 2018Immunology
One enzyme’s structure may hold the key to new treatments for a variety of diseases: diabetes, cancer, neurodegene ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 12, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A new sensory tool to detect and diagnose inflammatory diseases measures and analyzes molecules as they pass single-file ...Written By: Kara Marker
JUL 17, 2018
Cancer
New advances have made it possible for immunotherapy researchers to use natural killer cells, which are our body's norma
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 17, 2018
Immunology
Use of drugs that inhibit the TORC1 pathway has bolstered the immune systems of the elderly, leading to a decrease in po
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 05, 2018
Health & Medicine
Cases of Hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV, are on the rise. In the United States, the CDC reports that there were appr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 04, 2018
Microbiology
Our GI tract pays host to trillions of microbes, which have been shown to play a highly influential role in our health a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2018
Health & Medicine
While there have been great strides in the fight against HIV infection and AIDS, the problem is not going away anytime s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 28, 2018
Immunology
The highly complex structure and function of human T cells made the creation of synthetic versions of the immune cells d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 27, 2018
Immunology
While studying specific immune cells in the context of chronic itching in the skin, two Washington University School of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 21, 2018
Immunology
Why do cases of cancer become more common as we get older? Scientists interested in explaining the so-called “Silv
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 13, 2018
Health & Medicine
Some ads are running on television and in major magazines about drugs for hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV. Available
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 12, 2018
Cancer
CD44 is a known cell surface protein involved in numerous interactions; it is overexpressed in cancerous tissue and its
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 22, 2018
Cancer
Novel PD-L1/TGF-ß fusion protein for HPV-associated cancers enters phase II clinical trial. Oncology researchers excite
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 14, 2018
Immunology
For the first time, scientists found that antibodies produced by the immune system can target multiple microbes, as oppo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 11, 2018
Immunology
Neural stem cells designed to be identical to the host they were derived from are the newest hope for scientists in tran
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 10, 2018
Immunology
Lung cancer is the most common cause of death from cancer for both genders and for people all over the globe. This is la
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 08, 2018
Immunology
What’s happening on the molecular level that ensures protective T cells of the immune system will do their job? A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 07, 2018
Immunology
For the first time, scientists have identified innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) among the arsenal of protective cells transf
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 20, 2018
Immunology
Memory T cells: where do they come from and how is their production controlled? Researchers from the Scripps Research In
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 14, 2018
Immunology
A vaccine to prevent leukemia and other diseases of the immune system caused by a specific viral infection is now a very
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2018
Immunology
Using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tools, researchers identified two genes responsible for suppressing the immune system and
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 09, 2018
Immunology
An important cellular reaction mediates part of the immune system responsible for tolerance. Without tolerance, the immu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 03, 2018
Immunology
Stimulating the immune system to better fight cancer and infections is now possible with a synthesized compound called A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 19, 2018
Immunology
Omega-6 fatty acids have traditionally been associated with promoting inflammation, but a new study shows that they also
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 13, 2018
Immunology
One enzyme’s structure may hold the key to new treatments for a variety of diseases: diabetes, cancer, neurodegene
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 12, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new sensory tool to detect and diagnose inflammatory diseases measures and analyzes molecules as they pass single-file
...
Written By:
Kara Marker