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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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JAN 27, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Several years after receiving the treatment, scientists have confirmed that two infants with cancer that received a type ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2017Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA – January 3, 2017 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) shed ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 11, 2016Immunology
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the skin, but individuals with this disease are at a significa ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 01, 2016Immunology
A new treatment for the selective targeting of ovarian cancer cells has been adopted from chimeric antigen receptor (CAR ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 19, 2016Cancer
A decade-old technology to arm the immune system to fight cancer is now being adapted to fight HIV, one of the most pern ...JUN 27, 2016Immunology
T cells are the body’s natural fleet of cancer-attacking lymphocytes, but in recent years scientists have found a ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 01, 2016Immunology
The 1990s was an exciting time for cancer research, as scientists genetically engineered the very first chimeric antigen ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 30, 2016Cancer
Researchers recently reported that immunotherapy led to remission in 93 percent of patients with advanced leukemia. Thou ...MAR 16, 2016Cancer
As the patent protection on the blockbuster anticancer drug Gleevec expired earlier this year, the now available ...FEB 18, 2016Health & Medicine
Dramatic remissions have been seen in a cancer immunotherapy trial for patients with blood cancers. Specifically, ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 01, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
As you start across the street, out of the corner of your eye, you spot something moving toward you. Instantly, your bra ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)NOV 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 MarkerOCT 30, 2015Technology
It’s not too far from the truth that batteries make today’s world go ‘round. We’re far from the ...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 13, 2015Cancer
A team at the University of Pennsylvania reported that a multiple myeloma patient whose cancer had stopped respondi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 08, 2015Neuroscience
Washington State University researchers have determined that the timing of an animal's sleep can be just as imp ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 02, 2015Earth & The Environment
As mentioned in yesterday's part one of this article, the hydrogen refueling station that San Francisco water tour opera ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 22, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
In surprising new research on the evolution of different forms of photosynthesis, scientists have found that the prized ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 13, 2015Neuroscience
By directly recording electrical activity from the human brain, neuroscientists at the Stanford University School of Med ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 03, 2015Neuroscience
The war on PTSD, Gulf War Illness, and other illnesses suffered by veterans just got a boost from an unexpected source-l ...Written By: Will HectorFEB 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Genetically engineered T memory stem cells (Tscm) can last more than 12 years in patients' bodies, and can continually g ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 26, 2015Cancer
A study published in Science Translational Medicine showed that immune cells engineered to seek out and attack a type of ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 16, 2014Technology
It's a common sight. People everywhere in public places such as airports and malls are looking for places to recharge th ...Written By: Peter MicheliDEC 30, 2013Chemistry & Physics
So you have converted your old Ford Taurus into a clean, hydrogen-powered vehicle, and now you are looking for a conveni ...
JAN 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Several years after receiving the treatment, scientists have confirmed that two infants with cancer that received a type
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2017
Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA – January 3, 2017 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) shed
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 11, 2016
Immunology
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the skin, but individuals with this disease are at a significa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 01, 2016
Immunology
A new treatment for the selective targeting of ovarian cancer cells has been adopted from chimeric antigen receptor (CAR
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 19, 2016
Cancer
A decade-old technology to arm the immune system to fight cancer is now being adapted to fight HIV, one of the most pern
...
JUN 27, 2016
Immunology
T cells are the body’s natural fleet of cancer-attacking lymphocytes, but in recent years scientists have found a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 01, 2016
Immunology
The 1990s was an exciting time for cancer research, as scientists genetically engineered the very first chimeric antigen
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 30, 2016
Cancer
Researchers recently reported that immunotherapy led to remission in 93 percent of patients with advanced leukemia. Thou
...
MAR 16, 2016
Cancer
As the patent protection on the blockbuster anticancer drug Gleevec expired earlier this year, the now available
...
FEB 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
Dramatic remissions have been seen in a cancer immunotherapy trial for patients with blood cancers. Specifically,
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 01, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
As you start across the street, out of the corner of your eye, you spot something moving toward you. Instantly, your bra
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
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
OCT 30, 2015
Technology
It’s not too far from the truth that batteries make today’s world go ‘round. We’re far from the
...
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 13, 2015
Cancer
A team at the University of Pennsylvania reported that a multiple myeloma patient whose cancer had stopped respondi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 08, 2015
Neuroscience
Washington State University researchers have determined that the timing of an animal's sleep can be just as imp
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 02, 2015
Earth & The Environment
As mentioned in yesterday's part one of this article, the hydrogen refueling station that San Francisco water tour opera
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 22, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
In surprising new research on the evolution of different forms of photosynthesis, scientists have found that the prized
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 13, 2015
Neuroscience
By directly recording electrical activity from the human brain, neuroscientists at the Stanford University School of Med
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 03, 2015
Neuroscience
The war on PTSD, Gulf War Illness, and other illnesses suffered by veterans just got a boost from an unexpected source-l
...
Written By:
Will Hector
FEB 27, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Genetically engineered T memory stem cells (Tscm) can last more than 12 years in patients' bodies, and can continually g
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 26, 2015
Cancer
A study published in Science Translational Medicine showed that immune cells engineered to seek out and attack a type of
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 16, 2014
Technology
It's a common sight. People everywhere in public places such as airports and malls are looking for places to recharge th
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
DEC 30, 2013
Chemistry & Physics
So you have converted your old Ford Taurus into a clean, hydrogen-powered vehicle, and now you are looking for a conveni
...