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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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DEC 30, 2022Cancer
As we near the end of 2022, and enter our fourth year of facing COVID-19 (so named because of it’s emergence in 20 ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 29, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Our body generates a lot of blood cells - on the order of billions of cells every day. Stem cells in the bone marrow giv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2022Immunology
Almost every patient who gets myeloma and is treated with a standard therapy also experiences relapse. But researchers h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2022Cancer
In 1961, Jacques Miller discovered the function of the thymus, a lymphatic organ that houses important immune cells as t ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 23, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Onchilles Pharma is a small pharmaceutical company based in San Diego, USA. They work in oncology pharmacy, specifically ...Written By: Greta AnneDEC 21, 2022Immunology
If you work in cell biology or immunology, chances are that you're familiar with flow cytometry. This technique meas ...Sponsored By: Slingshot Biosciences, Inc.DEC 20, 2022Cancer
Many medical treatments have toxicities, sometimes called adverse events , which can complicate a patient’s treatm ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 19, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), a rare disorder that primarily affects the immune system, mainly affects children a ...Written By: Zoe MichaudDEC 19, 2022Cancer
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have become a treatment option for many patients with advanced melanoma. Still ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 18, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder that typically affects children, and can lead to many complicatio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a compound that shows promise in targeting a wide rang ...Written By: Zoe MichaudDEC 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
2022 was a big year for science, so let’s take a look at some of the most interesting -and important- scientific d ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanDEC 11, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A monoclonal antibody drug known as rocatinlimab produced significant results in patients with moderate to severe atopic ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 10, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
T cells that are used in immunotherapy have to be programmed to efficiently destroy cancer cells. Researchers have now u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2022Cancer
Chemotherapies, drugs used to fight cancer by killing tumor cells or preventing them from growing and dividing, remain s ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 30, 2022Immunology
Leukemia patients are more likely to get autoimmune disorders like aplastic anemia or rheumatoid arthritis than unaffect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A common chemotherapy drug may make future generations more susceptible to disease. The corresponding study was publishe ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 28, 2022Immunology
Immunity is closely linked to metabolism, and in recent years, scientists have found that fat molecules, or lipids, can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2022Cancer
Today across the United States, families gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, a day to give thanks for the previous year&rs ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 14, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed a vaccine that may be able to block the opioid fentanyl from reaching the brain. They note th ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 14, 2022Cancer
About 20% of breast cancers exhibit elevated levels of a protein known as HER2. You may have heard the classifier ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 23, 2022Immunology
Iron is a crucial nutrient. Most of the iron in the body is contained in red blood cells, as part of hemoglobin, which i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2022Cancer
The gut microbiome describes the microorganisms and viruses that live throughout the digestive system. The gut mic ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 19, 2022Health & Medicine
New guidance from public health agencies recommends that screening mammograms be scheduled and attended regardless of va ...Written By: Zoe Michaud
DEC 30, 2022
Cancer
As we near the end of 2022, and enter our fourth year of facing COVID-19 (so named because of it’s emergence in 20
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 29, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Our body generates a lot of blood cells - on the order of billions of cells every day. Stem cells in the bone marrow giv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2022
Immunology
Almost every patient who gets myeloma and is treated with a standard therapy also experiences relapse. But researchers h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2022
Cancer
In 1961, Jacques Miller discovered the function of the thymus, a lymphatic organ that houses important immune cells as t
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 23, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Onchilles Pharma is a small pharmaceutical company based in San Diego, USA. They work in oncology pharmacy, specifically
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
DEC 21, 2022
Immunology
If you work in cell biology or immunology, chances are that you're familiar with flow cytometry. This technique meas
...
Sponsored By:
Slingshot Biosciences, Inc.
DEC 20, 2022
Cancer
Many medical treatments have toxicities, sometimes called adverse events , which can complicate a patient’s treatm
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 19, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), a rare disorder that primarily affects the immune system, mainly affects children a
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
DEC 19, 2022
Cancer
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have become a treatment option for many patients with advanced melanoma. Still
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 18, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder that typically affects children, and can lead to many complicatio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a compound that shows promise in targeting a wide rang
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
DEC 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
2022 was a big year for science, so let’s take a look at some of the most interesting -and important- scientific d
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
DEC 11, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A monoclonal antibody drug known as rocatinlimab produced significant results in patients with moderate to severe atopic
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 10, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
T cells that are used in immunotherapy have to be programmed to efficiently destroy cancer cells. Researchers have now u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2022
Cancer
Chemotherapies, drugs used to fight cancer by killing tumor cells or preventing them from growing and dividing, remain s
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 30, 2022
Immunology
Leukemia patients are more likely to get autoimmune disorders like aplastic anemia or rheumatoid arthritis than unaffect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A common chemotherapy drug may make future generations more susceptible to disease. The corresponding study was publishe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 28, 2022
Immunology
Immunity is closely linked to metabolism, and in recent years, scientists have found that fat molecules, or lipids, can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2022
Cancer
Today across the United States, families gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, a day to give thanks for the previous year&rs
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 14, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed a vaccine that may be able to block the opioid fentanyl from reaching the brain. They note th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 14, 2022
Cancer
About 20% of breast cancers exhibit elevated levels of a protein known as HER2. You may have heard the classifier
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 23, 2022
Immunology
Iron is a crucial nutrient. Most of the iron in the body is contained in red blood cells, as part of hemoglobin, which i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2022
Cancer
The gut microbiome describes the microorganisms and viruses that live throughout the digestive system. The gut mic
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 19, 2022
Health & Medicine
New guidance from public health agencies recommends that screening mammograms be scheduled and attended regardless of va
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud