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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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DEC 19, 2017Cancer
One of the biggest surprise findings from the completion of the Human Genome Project was that only 1.5 percent of our ge ...DEC 17, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Brief overview of epigenetic therapeuticsWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 16, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Some diseases are directly related to dysfunction in the immune system, like type 1 diabetes. Scientists want to use rep ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2017Videos
When researchers first began to learn more about stem cells, their potential seemed unlimited. But first researchers had ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2017Cancer
Spurred by previous results involving repurposed drugs, researchers wanted to test whether a cancer drug can help patien ...DEC 13, 2017Cardiology
"High blood sugar levels are not only unhealthy for adults; they're unhealthy for developing fetuses," say ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 13, 2017Cancer
Chemotherapy is intended to be an aggressive attack on cancer, but all too often, the body also sustains major injuries ...DEC 12, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers develop method to screen drug candidates for precision based cystic fibrosis therapyWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Years of effort have been spent mapping the mechanisms that underlie yeast metabolism, and now that project is complete.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2017Genetics & Genomics
There is a genetic disorder affecting the immune system so severely that its patients often require protective isolation ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 10, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
AAV viral vector gene delivery will soon be approved for FDA approval, and will likely just be the first of many proving ...Written By: Courtney SchaalDEC 08, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are interested in studying the effects of identifying and destroying a type of cell found in many aging organ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2017Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been hailed as revolutionary, but the technique came with some caveats. Now, it ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
This past Sunday marked the seventy-five anniversary of the day when the world’s first man-made self-sustainable c ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 07, 2017Neuroscience
It's hardly news that many people are attached to their smartphones. Everywhere you look, people are staring down at ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 06, 2017Immunology
A first-of-its-kind study reveals genetic variants in the immune system that increase the risk of Hodgkin lymphoma, a ty ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 05, 2017Cancer
Virtually every type of cancer has metastatic potential – that is, the tumor cells can leave its original site and ...DEC 05, 2017Health & Medicine
Migraine headaches are a significant health problem for millions of people. In the United States, estimates put the numb ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 04, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
What is drug discovery and what does it entailWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 04, 2017Cancer
It’s tragically ironic that in cancer medicine, sometimes the process of killing off cancer cells can spur new tum ...DEC 03, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Doctors want to improve leukemia treatment for kids, which causes devastating side effects.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
New evidence that chromatin rearranges in a reversible manner in drug resistant cancer cellsWritten By: Courtney SchaalNOV 24, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Children that suffer from epidermolysis bullosa, sometimes called butterfly children because of their fragile skin, face ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
The use of bispecific antibodies in cancer immunotherapiesWritten By: Courtney Schaal
DEC 19, 2017
Cancer
One of the biggest surprise findings from the completion of the Human Genome Project was that only 1.5 percent of our ge
...
DEC 17, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Brief overview of epigenetic therapeutics
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 16, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Some diseases are directly related to dysfunction in the immune system, like type 1 diabetes. Scientists want to use rep
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2017
Videos
When researchers first began to learn more about stem cells, their potential seemed unlimited. But first researchers had
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2017
Cancer
Spurred by previous results involving repurposed drugs, researchers wanted to test whether a cancer drug can help patien
...
DEC 13, 2017
Cardiology
"High blood sugar levels are not only unhealthy for adults; they're unhealthy for developing fetuses," say
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 13, 2017
Cancer
Chemotherapy is intended to be an aggressive attack on cancer, but all too often, the body also sustains major injuries
...
DEC 12, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers develop method to screen drug candidates for precision based cystic fibrosis therapy
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Years of effort have been spent mapping the mechanisms that underlie yeast metabolism, and now that project is complete.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
There is a genetic disorder affecting the immune system so severely that its patients often require protective isolation
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 10, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
AAV viral vector gene delivery will soon be approved for FDA approval, and will likely just be the first of many proving
...
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 08, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are interested in studying the effects of identifying and destroying a type of cell found in many aging organ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been hailed as revolutionary, but the technique came with some caveats. Now, it
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
This past Sunday marked the seventy-five anniversary of the day when the world’s first man-made self-sustainable c
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 07, 2017
Neuroscience
It's hardly news that many people are attached to their smartphones. Everywhere you look, people are staring down at
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 06, 2017
Immunology
A first-of-its-kind study reveals genetic variants in the immune system that increase the risk of Hodgkin lymphoma, a ty
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 05, 2017
Cancer
Virtually every type of cancer has metastatic potential – that is, the tumor cells can leave its original site and
...
DEC 05, 2017
Health & Medicine
Migraine headaches are a significant health problem for millions of people. In the United States, estimates put the numb
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 04, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
What is drug discovery and what does it entail
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 04, 2017
Cancer
It’s tragically ironic that in cancer medicine, sometimes the process of killing off cancer cells can spur new tum
...
DEC 03, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Doctors want to improve leukemia treatment for kids, which causes devastating side effects.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
New evidence that chromatin rearranges in a reversible manner in drug resistant cancer cells
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 24, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Children that suffer from epidermolysis bullosa, sometimes called butterfly children because of their fragile skin, face
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
The use of bispecific antibodies in cancer immunotherapies
Written By:
Courtney Schaal