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Cell Therapy
Cell therapy is therapy in which cellular material is injected into a patient; this generally means intact, living cells. For example, T cells capable of fighting cancer cells via cell-mediated immunity may be injected in the course of immunotherapy.
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SEP 14, 2020Cancer
It is often unknown whether a patient will respond to a treatment until it is in full swing. New research is attempting ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While they may occur in adults, a rare, aggressive type of brain cancer called atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors tend to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2020Microbiology
HIV attacks the human immune system's CD4 cells, a major player in the body's defense against pathogens.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2020Cancer
New research published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research is questioning how we treat kidney tumors. According ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 12, 2020Cancer
A study from City of Hope published in the journal Carcinogenesis reports that the use of the natural botanical And ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 11, 2020Cancer
Chemotherapy is a life-saving discovery for cancer patients. One of its biggest drawbacks is the toxicity that comes wit ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 10, 2020Cancer
A new drug developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield hopes to improve life expectancy and quality of life ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 09, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Diseases that are caused by errors in a gene might be cured if we could correct those errors, or genetic mutations.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2020Cancer
New research from biochemists at the University of Alberta has identified a protein that triggers the growth of aggressi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 08, 2020Cardiology
Repairing the damage done by a heart attack has been of keen interest for decades. Some researchers think protecting the ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 07, 2020Immunology
The ability to edit the human genome using CRISPR has been heralded as a revolution in medicine. However, one of the big ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 04, 2020Cancer
One of the hallmarks of evolution is the oxidative phosphorylation metabolic system. Not only does it produce energy in ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 02, 2020Cancer
For many rare diseases, there is a lack of a “standard” treatment options. This is more prevalent in diverse ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 31, 2020Cancer
Chemoresistance is a serious problem for many cancer therapies. Solutions to this problem are harder to come by than the ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 31, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, researchers have used acidity and alkalinity - pH as a switch that can turn a green light-activated bonding ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2020Cancer
From a collaboration between cancer researchers and materials science engineers comes a development in the field of hydr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in 2018, obesity impacted about 42% of American adul ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2020Immunology
Living medicines in the form of stem cell therapies have immense potential for their ability to regenerate and he ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 25, 2020Immunology
In a new study published in Cell, researchers have identified a metabolic enzyme that could have powerful tumor-killing ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 24, 2020Cancer
Once upon a time, stem cells were the talk of the town. They really are amazing, with some capable of turning into any o ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 24, 2020Immunology
Once in the body, HIV tracks down T cells that bear the CD4 receptor. It attaches to these immune cells, fusing itself w ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) causes what's popularly known as cold sores, and is transmitted mostly through oral-t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Salk Institute researchers created 3D cell clusters that can produce insulin, which is shown in green in their image.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2020Cancer
Cancer cells are quite similar to normal cells in many ways, but it’s the small differences that really matter. On ...Written By: Jasper Cantrell
SEP 14, 2020
Cancer
It is often unknown whether a patient will respond to a treatment until it is in full swing. New research is attempting
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While they may occur in adults, a rare, aggressive type of brain cancer called atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors tend to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2020
Microbiology
HIV attacks the human immune system's CD4 cells, a major player in the body's defense against pathogens.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research is questioning how we treat kidney tumors. According
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 12, 2020
Cancer
A study from City of Hope published in the journal Carcinogenesis reports that the use of the natural botanical And
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 11, 2020
Cancer
Chemotherapy is a life-saving discovery for cancer patients. One of its biggest drawbacks is the toxicity that comes wit
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 10, 2020
Cancer
A new drug developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield hopes to improve life expectancy and quality of life
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Diseases that are caused by errors in a gene might be cured if we could correct those errors, or genetic mutations.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2020
Cancer
New research from biochemists at the University of Alberta has identified a protein that triggers the growth of aggressi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 08, 2020
Cardiology
Repairing the damage done by a heart attack has been of keen interest for decades. Some researchers think protecting the
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 07, 2020
Immunology
The ability to edit the human genome using CRISPR has been heralded as a revolution in medicine. However, one of the big
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 04, 2020
Cancer
One of the hallmarks of evolution is the oxidative phosphorylation metabolic system. Not only does it produce energy in
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 02, 2020
Cancer
For many rare diseases, there is a lack of a “standard” treatment options. This is more prevalent in diverse
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 31, 2020
Cancer
Chemoresistance is a serious problem for many cancer therapies. Solutions to this problem are harder to come by than the
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 31, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, researchers have used acidity and alkalinity - pH as a switch that can turn a green light-activated bonding
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2020
Cancer
From a collaboration between cancer researchers and materials science engineers comes a development in the field of hydr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in 2018, obesity impacted about 42% of American adul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2020
Immunology
Living medicines in the form of stem cell therapies have immense potential for their ability to regenerate and he
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 25, 2020
Immunology
In a new study published in Cell, researchers have identified a metabolic enzyme that could have powerful tumor-killing
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 24, 2020
Cancer
Once upon a time, stem cells were the talk of the town. They really are amazing, with some capable of turning into any o
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 24, 2020
Immunology
Once in the body, HIV tracks down T cells that bear the CD4 receptor. It attaches to these immune cells, fusing itself w
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) causes what's popularly known as cold sores, and is transmitted mostly through oral-t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Salk Institute researchers created 3D cell clusters that can produce insulin, which is shown in green in their image.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2020
Cancer
Cancer cells are quite similar to normal cells in many ways, but it’s the small differences that really matter. On
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell