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Cell Surface Receptors
Cell Surface Receptors: are receptors that are embedded in the plasma membrane of cells. They act in cell signaling by receiving extracellular molecules. They're specialized integral membrane proteins that allow communication between the cell and the extracellular space.
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MAY 26, 2017Immunology
How does the Ebola virus prevent immune cells from doing their job - protecting the body from infection - if it d ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 24, 2017Microbiology
Malaria is caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The parasite enters red blood cells, eventually causi ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 15, 2017Immunology
A biochemical compound called adenosine is both the cause of osteoarthritis and the subject of promising research for a ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 14, 2017Health & Medicine
Age-associated B cells (ABCs) were discovered in 2011 to be phenotypically and functionally unique cells common in the s ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 17, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at MIT have reported a method they’ve developed for generating very high-resolution tissue sample imag ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2017Immunology
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) usually kills those diagnosed within five years, due to the ability of pancreatic ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
TSRI and City of Hope Team Up in Effort to Cure AIDS LA JOLLA, CA – April 10, 2017 – Scientists at The Scrip ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)MAR 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A new drug may drastically cut cholesterol levels so significantly that doctors say it can help thwart some of the bigge ...MAR 15, 2017Immunology
Immune cells must be able to differentiate between good bacteria and bad bacteria to maximize the body’s ch ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 03, 2017Cardiology
A new, non-invasive technique for detecting inflammation provides a unique opportunity for the early identification of a ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 18, 2017Cancer
Using small-molecule sugars, scientists successfully made artificial tags for cancer cells that otherwise blended in wit ...JAN 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The entire genome of humans has been sequenced, but we still don’t know everything about every gene. Genes sometim ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2017Cancer
According to a study published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, a chemical pigment found in bright fruits and ...JAN 24, 2017Cardiology
A process using human stem cells can generate the epicardium cells that cover the outer surface of a human heart. & ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 14, 2017Cardiology
There are three layers of the heart, and scientists from Penn State are working on using stem cells to recreate epicardi ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 13, 2017Immunology
TGF-beta may be an “old story” in the study of cancer but a plot twist was recently encountered by scientist ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 23, 2016Immunology
A new study identified an important mechanism in the innate immune response against fungal infections, explaining why sp ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 20, 2016Immunology
As part of the immune response, T cells react differently to an acute infection versus a chronic infection, and this dif ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 15, 2016Neuroscience
Thanks to specialized cells called astrocytes, neurons are protected from an excessive immune response after brain injur ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 10, 2016Immunology
For high-risk cancer patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), oncologists are interested in supplementing bone marrow ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 08, 2016Immunology
The immune system is responsible for training immune cells like T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, and B lymphocytes to do ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 07, 2016Microbiology
Nobody likes going to the dentist, but most of us do it anyway. Why? Because regular dental care helps prevent thi ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 11, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are hard at work improving immune cells called T cells, which are naturally designed to recognize and target ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 04, 2016Microbiology
Here’s a question. Is Lyme disease more common nowadays? Lyme disease used to be a disease specific to the ...Written By: Kerry Evans
MAY 26, 2017
Immunology
How does the Ebola virus prevent immune cells from doing their job - protecting the body from infection - if it d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 24, 2017
Microbiology
Malaria is caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The parasite enters red blood cells, eventually causi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 15, 2017
Immunology
A biochemical compound called adenosine is both the cause of osteoarthritis and the subject of promising research for a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 14, 2017
Health & Medicine
Age-associated B cells (ABCs) were discovered in 2011 to be phenotypically and functionally unique cells common in the s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 17, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at MIT have reported a method they’ve developed for generating very high-resolution tissue sample imag
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2017
Immunology
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) usually kills those diagnosed within five years, due to the ability of pancreatic
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
TSRI and City of Hope Team Up in Effort to Cure AIDS LA JOLLA, CA – April 10, 2017 – Scientists at The Scrip
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAR 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new drug may drastically cut cholesterol levels so significantly that doctors say it can help thwart some of the bigge
...
MAR 15, 2017
Immunology
Immune cells must be able to differentiate between good bacteria and bad bacteria to maximize the body’s ch
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 03, 2017
Cardiology
A new, non-invasive technique for detecting inflammation provides a unique opportunity for the early identification of a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 18, 2017
Cancer
Using small-molecule sugars, scientists successfully made artificial tags for cancer cells that otherwise blended in wit
...
JAN 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The entire genome of humans has been sequenced, but we still don’t know everything about every gene. Genes sometim
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2017
Cancer
According to a study published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, a chemical pigment found in bright fruits and
...
JAN 24, 2017
Cardiology
A process using human stem cells can generate the epicardium cells that cover the outer surface of a human heart. &
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 14, 2017
Cardiology
There are three layers of the heart, and scientists from Penn State are working on using stem cells to recreate epicardi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 13, 2017
Immunology
TGF-beta may be an “old story” in the study of cancer but a plot twist was recently encountered by scientist
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 23, 2016
Immunology
A new study identified an important mechanism in the innate immune response against fungal infections, explaining why sp
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 20, 2016
Immunology
As part of the immune response, T cells react differently to an acute infection versus a chronic infection, and this dif
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Thanks to specialized cells called astrocytes, neurons are protected from an excessive immune response after brain injur
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 10, 2016
Immunology
For high-risk cancer patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), oncologists are interested in supplementing bone marrow
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 08, 2016
Immunology
The immune system is responsible for training immune cells like T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, and B lymphocytes to do
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 07, 2016
Microbiology
Nobody likes going to the dentist, but most of us do it anyway. Why? Because regular dental care helps prevent thi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 11, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are hard at work improving immune cells called T cells, which are naturally designed to recognize and target
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 04, 2016
Microbiology
Here’s a question. Is Lyme disease more common nowadays? Lyme disease used to be a disease specific to the
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans