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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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APR 08, 2020Cancer
New research published in Cancer Discovery suggests that manipulating the pH of pancreatic cancer cells can deter cell g ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 06, 2020Immunology
Dendritic cells are the sentinels of the immune system and use their “tree-like” projections to prese ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 06, 2020Cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma, or HCC, is a type of liver cancer, and the third most prevalent cancer-caused death in ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAPR 03, 2020Health & Medicine
An international team led by Canadian University of British Columbia researcher Dr. Josef Penninger has seen promising r ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 02, 2020Immunology
New cancer treatments are now based on harnessing the power of the human body’s own immune cells to get the job do ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
When developing fetuses are exposed to any amount of alcohol, they are at risk for a variety of irreversible birth defec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Liraglutide is a drug targeted to help treat obesity by suppressing appetite, thus making the patient lose weight. Howev ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 15, 2020Microbiology
New research has suggested that after long-term follow-up, HIV is no longer detectable in a patient that was previously ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2020Technology
New technology may soon accelerate cancer therapeutic development. The revolutionary technique is called mass cytometry ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 12, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers found a use for the zika virus; they treated advanced tumors of the central nervous system of three elderly ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, describes how researchers designed molecules k ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 08, 2020Cancer
A new study led by scientists at the University of Sussex suggests an alternative treatment strategy for patients diagno ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Prochlorperazine (PCZ) is a drug used for psychiatric use and the therapeutic treatment of nausea but was recently found ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 04, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, scientists have used the CRISPR gene-editing tool inside of a person's body to treat a serious eye disorder.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
A new therapeutic approach for Huntington's disease may aid patients with other neurodegenerative disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Cholesterol analogs give nanoparticles a shape that helps them get where they need to go.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Two approved therapeutics for treating leukemia are currently being investigated for treatment-resistant lung cancer. &n ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 23, 2020Immunology
Babies born more than three weeks before full term are met with complicated and often life-threatening health challenges ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics for superbug infections? A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claims tha ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 10, 2020Cancer
A study published recently in the journal Cancer Research showcases the findings from new research on pancreatic ca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 04, 2020Cancer
Researchers from Osaka University have recently discovered a new function of the multifunctional enzyme entitled serine ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 28, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
A clinical trial used stem cell gene therapy to treat a rare genetic disorder called X-CGD. Image credit: UCLA Broad Ste ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Because of a genetic mutation, people that have Duchenne muscular dystrophy lack functional copies of a protein called d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used a mouse model to show that human stem cells could be used to engineer neurons that stop pain.Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2020
Cancer
New research published in Cancer Discovery suggests that manipulating the pH of pancreatic cancer cells can deter cell g
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 06, 2020
Immunology
Dendritic cells are the sentinels of the immune system and use their “tree-like” projections to prese
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 06, 2020
Cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma, or HCC, is a type of liver cancer, and the third most prevalent cancer-caused death in
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
APR 03, 2020
Health & Medicine
An international team led by Canadian University of British Columbia researcher Dr. Josef Penninger has seen promising r
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 02, 2020
Immunology
New cancer treatments are now based on harnessing the power of the human body’s own immune cells to get the job do
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
When developing fetuses are exposed to any amount of alcohol, they are at risk for a variety of irreversible birth defec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Liraglutide is a drug targeted to help treat obesity by suppressing appetite, thus making the patient lose weight. Howev
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 15, 2020
Microbiology
New research has suggested that after long-term follow-up, HIV is no longer detectable in a patient that was previously
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2020
Technology
New technology may soon accelerate cancer therapeutic development. The revolutionary technique is called mass cytometry
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 12, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers found a use for the zika virus; they treated advanced tumors of the central nervous system of three elderly
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, describes how researchers designed molecules k
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 08, 2020
Cancer
A new study led by scientists at the University of Sussex suggests an alternative treatment strategy for patients diagno
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Prochlorperazine (PCZ) is a drug used for psychiatric use and the therapeutic treatment of nausea but was recently found
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 04, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, scientists have used the CRISPR gene-editing tool inside of a person's body to treat a serious eye disorder.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
A new therapeutic approach for Huntington's disease may aid patients with other neurodegenerative disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Cholesterol analogs give nanoparticles a shape that helps them get where they need to go.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Two approved therapeutics for treating leukemia are currently being investigated for treatment-resistant lung cancer. &n
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 23, 2020
Immunology
Babies born more than three weeks before full term are met with complicated and often life-threatening health challenges
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics for superbug infections? A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claims tha
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 10, 2020
Cancer
A study published recently in the journal Cancer Research showcases the findings from new research on pancreatic ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 04, 2020
Cancer
Researchers from Osaka University have recently discovered a new function of the multifunctional enzyme entitled serine
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 28, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
A clinical trial used stem cell gene therapy to treat a rare genetic disorder called X-CGD. Image credit: UCLA Broad Ste
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Because of a genetic mutation, people that have Duchenne muscular dystrophy lack functional copies of a protein called d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used a mouse model to show that human stem cells could be used to engineer neurons that stop pain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch