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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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JUL 25, 2016Videos
Chinese scientists hope to soon be the first to use the CRISPR gene editing technique on human patients. They aim to hel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2016Neuroscience
A week ago, I wrote this article about PDE4B inhibitors to treat traumatic brain injury (TBI). This kind of inhibitor is ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUL 20, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – July 20, 2016 – In a new study, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have iden ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 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 ...JUL 18, 2016Immunology
For the first time in a human tumor, scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania h ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 18, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Over 20 years ago researcher Didier Stainier found a zebrafish mutant he named cloche, after comparing the shape of the ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Publishing in the journal Diabetes, investigators have found that protein S, a molecule made by endothelial cells, could ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – July 13, 2016 – With the Rio Olympics just weeks away, many are wondering how Jamaican sprint ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 13, 2016Immunology
Macrophages of the immune system are vital for mounting a quick and directed attack on invading pathogens especially alo ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 12, 2016Microbiology
Can you imagine eating Escherichia coli for good health? It seems a little crazy, but scientists have created a way to a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2016Immunology
Many of the intricacies of the immune response during a pathogenic infection are yet to be fully understood. In a new st ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 08, 2016Cancer
Clinical trials are often long and expensive. And despite the best efforts, clinical trials sometimes end with inconclus ...JUL 08, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Earlier this year, scientists made history when they discovered evidence of gravitational waves. Now researchers in the ...JUL 05, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
An international consortium of researchers has published four related papers, in Nature Biotechnology here and here, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2016Cancer
The diagnosis of glioblastoma often bears one of the grimmest prognosis for patients. But a new research discovery may o ...JUN 30, 2016Genetics & Genomics
In the world of malaria infection, Plasmodium falciparum parasites will always be queen to their less lethal cousin, Pla ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 29, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids, basically a small in vitro model of an organ, could aid in identifying the best therapies for some people suf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2016Health & Medicine
For not completely understood reasons, certain genetic and environmental factors influence the body’s immune syste ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 29, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The crux of anticancer efforts has always been to identify the cancer target and kill it without harming nearby healthy ...JUN 27, 2016Cancer
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a protein that launches cancer growth and appears to ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)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 26, 2016Videos
Jatin Roper is a gastroenterologist who works in the laboratory of Omer Yilmaz, an Assistant Professor of Biology at Mas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The US government panel that evaluates gene therapy trials, the National Institute of Health’s Recombinant DNA Res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A trial of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been proposed for use in a human patient. The National Institute ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2016
Videos
Chinese scientists hope to soon be the first to use the CRISPR gene editing technique on human patients. They aim to hel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2016
Neuroscience
A week ago, I wrote this article about PDE4B inhibitors to treat traumatic brain injury (TBI). This kind of inhibitor is
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUL 20, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – July 20, 2016 – In a new study, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have iden
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
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
...
JUL 18, 2016
Immunology
For the first time in a human tumor, scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania h
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 18, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Over 20 years ago researcher Didier Stainier found a zebrafish mutant he named cloche, after comparing the shape of the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Publishing in the journal Diabetes, investigators have found that protein S, a molecule made by endothelial cells, could
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – July 13, 2016 – With the Rio Olympics just weeks away, many are wondering how Jamaican sprint
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 13, 2016
Immunology
Macrophages of the immune system are vital for mounting a quick and directed attack on invading pathogens especially alo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 12, 2016
Microbiology
Can you imagine eating Escherichia coli for good health? It seems a little crazy, but scientists have created a way to a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2016
Immunology
Many of the intricacies of the immune response during a pathogenic infection are yet to be fully understood. In a new st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 08, 2016
Cancer
Clinical trials are often long and expensive. And despite the best efforts, clinical trials sometimes end with inconclus
...
JUL 08, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Earlier this year, scientists made history when they discovered evidence of gravitational waves. Now researchers in the
...
JUL 05, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
An international consortium of researchers has published four related papers, in Nature Biotechnology here and here, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2016
Cancer
The diagnosis of glioblastoma often bears one of the grimmest prognosis for patients. But a new research discovery may o
...
JUN 30, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
In the world of malaria infection, Plasmodium falciparum parasites will always be queen to their less lethal cousin, Pla
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids, basically a small in vitro model of an organ, could aid in identifying the best therapies for some people suf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
For not completely understood reasons, certain genetic and environmental factors influence the body’s immune syste
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The crux of anticancer efforts has always been to identify the cancer target and kill it without harming nearby healthy
...
JUN 27, 2016
Cancer
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a protein that launches cancer growth and appears to
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
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 26, 2016
Videos
Jatin Roper is a gastroenterologist who works in the laboratory of Omer Yilmaz, an Assistant Professor of Biology at Mas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The US government panel that evaluates gene therapy trials, the National Institute of Health’s Recombinant DNA Res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A trial of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been proposed for use in a human patient. The National Institute
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch