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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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AUG 23, 2017Cardiology
Self-driving cars? How about self-healing heart cells? For a while scientists have been looking for ways to help heart c ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 22, 2017Cancer
A cutting-edge therapy that uses a person’s own immune cells to kill cancer just received a historic vote of confi ...JUL 17, 2017Cancer
Scientists are putting a target on cancer’s back, and immune cells are being trained to track down and kill that t ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first for the US, a committee of experts appointed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an experi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2017Microbiology
There is still a lot about viruses that we don't know, and researchers have now taken a major step forward.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Chimpanzees seem to have a reputation for being super strong when compared to humans of the same size, and now a study i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 13, 2017Neuroscience
The ability of the brain to take in what the eyes see, process it through the neuronal networks and recognize objects an ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 05, 2017Neuroscience
What happens when we don’t get enough sleep? Maybe we struggle through the day with coffee and energy drinks or ca ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 02, 2017Videos
When it comes to finding alternatives for fossil fuels, it could be argued that the auto industry has been a little late ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The expansion of bacterial colonies depends on the availability of sustenance, and when nutrients are good quality, micr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2017Videos
While research and testing for new cancer drugs is vital, it also takes time. A new treatment that has shown promise in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 25, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It may not surprise you to hear that eating fewer calories has been associated with a slower aging process in many diffe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Genes are the blueprint for an organism, they contain the instructions to build functional cells. But those instructiona ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2017Immunology
Mice models are more often than not the models of disease used to study the interaction between immune cells and cancer. ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 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 Chiaet
AUG 23, 2017
Cardiology
Self-driving cars? How about self-healing heart cells? For a while scientists have been looking for ways to help heart c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 22, 2017
Cancer
A cutting-edge therapy that uses a person’s own immune cells to kill cancer just received a historic vote of confi
...
JUL 17, 2017
Cancer
Scientists are putting a target on cancer’s back, and immune cells are being trained to track down and kill that t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first for the US, a committee of experts appointed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an experi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2017
Microbiology
There is still a lot about viruses that we don't know, and researchers have now taken a major step forward.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Chimpanzees seem to have a reputation for being super strong when compared to humans of the same size, and now a study i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 13, 2017
Neuroscience
The ability of the brain to take in what the eyes see, process it through the neuronal networks and recognize objects an
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 05, 2017
Neuroscience
What happens when we don’t get enough sleep? Maybe we struggle through the day with coffee and energy drinks or ca
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 02, 2017
Videos
When it comes to finding alternatives for fossil fuels, it could be argued that the auto industry has been a little late
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The expansion of bacterial colonies depends on the availability of sustenance, and when nutrients are good quality, micr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2017
Videos
While research and testing for new cancer drugs is vital, it also takes time. A new treatment that has shown promise in
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It may not surprise you to hear that eating fewer calories has been associated with a slower aging process in many diffe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genes are the blueprint for an organism, they contain the instructions to build functional cells. But those instructiona
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2017
Immunology
Mice models are more often than not the models of disease used to study the interaction between immune cells and cancer.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
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