CAR T-Cells
CAR T-Cells: is a treatment used to attack cancer cells by changing the cells in the laboratory so they will attack cancer cells. Some types of cancers are being treated by studying CAR T-cell therapy.
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SEP 23, 2022Immunology
SEP 23, 2022Immunotherapy is generally known as a treatment for cancer. In CAR T cell therapy, a patient's T cells can be isolat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2022Immunology
AUG 12, 2022Our immune cells can target cancer, but T cells can become worn out and exhausted during lengthy battles, and they ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2022Cancer
JUL 11, 2022Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T Cell therapy has emerged as a promising immunotherapeutic approach to treat blood canc ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 30, 2022Cancer
JUN 30, 2022Lymphoma, broadly, describes a type of cancer that develops in the lymph system, a complex network made up of organs, no ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 01, 2022Chemistry & Physics
JUN 01, 2022Gas prices have been skyrocketing to unprecedented and historic levels in just the last few months, and with no end in s ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 25, 2022Technology
MAY 25, 2022Algae are a key part of our ecosystem, as they literally create oxygen through photosynthesis (the process of using ligh ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 06, 2022Technology
FEB 06, 2022The immune system is one of the most complex aspects of human biology. In addition to protecting our body from bacterial ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 27, 2022Cancer
JAN 27, 2022Magnesium deficiency is associated with some types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, and kidney cancer. Pre-cl ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
OCT 22, 2021To clear a viral infection, the human body has to mount an effective immune response. After detecting the pathogen, immu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2021Cancer
OCT 18, 2021Cancer immunotherapy, a treatment that directly enhances a patient’s immune system, is typically perceived as a mo ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 07, 2021Cancer
OCT 07, 2021Neuroblastoma is a cancer of immature nerve cells found in various areas, including the adrenal glands, neck, chest ...Written By: Katie KokolusSEP 16, 2021Cancer
SEP 16, 2021Childhood cancers, also known as pediatric cancers, are diagnosed in patients up to 14 years old. Estimates for 20 ...Written By: Katie KokolusAUG 30, 2021Cancer
AUG 30, 2021Immunotherapy, a type of treatment that targets a patient’s immune system to enhance the natural ability to attack ...Written By: Katie KokolusAUG 15, 2021Coronavirus
AUG 15, 2021As Delta has become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant causing COVID-19 infections in the United States, researchers and he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2021Cancer
AUG 13, 2021An immunotherapy engineered to be triggered by ultrasound beams significantly slows the growth of cancerous tumors in mi ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 12, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 12, 2021The more we learn abut the gut microbiome, the more it seems that the microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tracts can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2021Microbiology
MAY 31, 2021This image by Martin Obr, PhD of IST Austria shows a structure called a capsid that shields viral genetic material and h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2021Immunology
MAY 31, 2021Cell therapies use engineered T cells extracted from the patient’s own immune system to rally an attack on tumors. ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 17, 2021Genetics & Genomics
MAY 17, 2021The billions of neurons in the brain form a complex network, as shown in this image from CSHL scientists Xiaoyin Chen an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2021Chemistry & Physics
MAR 22, 2021Could a massless battery be possible? How could a device without mass store energy? If it were possible, what would that ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 18, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
MAR 18, 2021Researchers have developed a prototype for a new kind of cancer immunotherapy. The therapy uses engineered T-cells to ta ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 28, 2021Immunology
JAN 28, 2021Natural killer cells, or NK cells, are specialized immune cells of the innate immune system. Their job revolves around e ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 04, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
JAN 04, 2021Researchers have reported positive results from a phase 2 clinical trial of a CAR T cell therapy called axicabtagene cil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2020Immunology
DEC 27, 2020Obesity is a significant problem in our societies with increasing the risk for many diseases, including cancer. Can ...Written By: Heba El-wassef
SEP 23, 2022
Immunology
SEP 23, 2022
Immunotherapy is generally known as a treatment for cancer. In CAR T cell therapy, a patient's T cells can be isolat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2022
Immunology
AUG 12, 2022
Our immune cells can target cancer, but T cells can become worn out and exhausted during lengthy battles, and they
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2022
Cancer
JUL 11, 2022
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T Cell therapy has emerged as a promising immunotherapeutic approach to treat blood canc
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 30, 2022
Cancer
JUN 30, 2022
Lymphoma, broadly, describes a type of cancer that develops in the lymph system, a complex network made up of organs, no
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 01, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
JUN 01, 2022
Gas prices have been skyrocketing to unprecedented and historic levels in just the last few months, and with no end in s
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 25, 2022
Technology
MAY 25, 2022
Algae are a key part of our ecosystem, as they literally create oxygen through photosynthesis (the process of using ligh
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 06, 2022
Technology
FEB 06, 2022
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
JAN 27, 2022
Cancer
JAN 27, 2022
Magnesium deficiency is associated with some types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, and kidney cancer. Pre-cl
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 22, 2021
To clear a viral infection, the human body has to mount an effective immune response. After detecting the pathogen, immu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2021
Cancer
OCT 18, 2021
Cancer immunotherapy, a treatment that directly enhances a patient’s immune system, is typically perceived as a mo
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 07, 2021
Cancer
OCT 07, 2021
Neuroblastoma is a cancer of immature nerve cells found in various areas, including the adrenal glands, neck, chest
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 16, 2021
Cancer
SEP 16, 2021
Childhood cancers, also known as pediatric cancers, are diagnosed in patients up to 14 years old. Estimates for 20
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
AUG 30, 2021
Cancer
AUG 30, 2021
Immunotherapy, a type of treatment that targets a patient’s immune system to enhance the natural ability to attack
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
AUG 15, 2021
Coronavirus
AUG 15, 2021
As Delta has become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant causing COVID-19 infections in the United States, researchers and he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2021
Cancer
AUG 13, 2021
An immunotherapy engineered to be triggered by ultrasound beams significantly slows the growth of cancerous tumors in mi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 12, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 12, 2021
The more we learn abut the gut microbiome, the more it seems that the microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tracts can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2021
Microbiology
MAY 31, 2021
This image by Martin Obr, PhD of IST Austria shows a structure called a capsid that shields viral genetic material and h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2021
Immunology
MAY 31, 2021
Cell therapies use engineered T cells extracted from the patient’s own immune system to rally an attack on tumors.
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
MAY 17, 2021
The billions of neurons in the brain form a complex network, as shown in this image from CSHL scientists Xiaoyin Chen an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
MAR 22, 2021
Could a massless battery be possible? How could a device without mass store energy? If it were possible, what would that
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 18, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
MAR 18, 2021
Researchers have developed a prototype for a new kind of cancer immunotherapy. The therapy uses engineered T-cells to ta
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 28, 2021
Immunology
JAN 28, 2021
Natural killer cells, or NK cells, are specialized immune cells of the innate immune system. Their job revolves around e
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 04, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
JAN 04, 2021
Researchers have reported positive results from a phase 2 clinical trial of a CAR T cell therapy called axicabtagene cil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2020
Immunology
DEC 27, 2020
Obesity is a significant problem in our societies with increasing the risk for many diseases, including cancer. Can
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef