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Cytokine biology
Cytokines are chemical messengers secreted by immune cells. Cytokine biology encompasses the processes and functions these proteins perform. Some cytokines activate the immune response while others inhibit immune function. When released by immune cells, cytokines interact with other cells in the body to elicit their unique effects.
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JUN 18, 2018Immunology
Unique gene signatures and tiny changes in the immune system that occur in the earliest stages of rheumatoid arthritis, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 08, 2018Cardiology
Part of the immune system has now been implicated in the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common heart ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 07, 2018Immunology
For the first time, scientists have identified innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) among the arsenal of protective cells transf ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 28, 2018Cardiology
We’ve heard that dark chocolate is good for us in reasonable amounts, but two unique studies from the Loma Linda U ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 25, 2018Microbiology
We have as many bacterial cells in our bodies as we do human cells, and those bacteria have a powerful impact on our hea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2018Immunology
A new mouse model allows researchers to study the impact of immune cell function in the brain on diseases like amyotroph ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 09, 2018Immunology
An important cellular reaction mediates part of the immune system responsible for tolerance. Without tolerance, the immu ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 06, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnostic tests for Lyme disease, or Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) can take up to a week, but patients affected need anti ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 03, 2018Immunology
Stimulating the immune system to better fight cancer and infections is now possible with a synthesized compound called A ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 29, 2018Immunology
Regulating inflammation is vital for controlling various autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Inflammation is important ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 22, 2018Immunology
An allergic reaction of any kind is a result of the immune system responding to an otherwise harmless allergen as if it ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 07, 2018Immunology
Defects in the body at the molecular level could at least partially explain why inflammatory diseases like Crohn’s ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 23, 2018Cancer
A new treatment focuses on cutting off cancer's dialogue with bone marrow, keeping it from hijacking the body's normal f ...Written By: Julia TraversDEC 27, 2017Immunology
The interaction between effector T cells and bile acid is little understood, yet the details behind the relationship cou ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 05, 2017Immunology
A signaling molecule called IL-1 was identified for the first time in 1984, and only now are scientists fully understand ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 04, 2017Cancer
It’s tragically ironic that in cancer medicine, sometimes the process of killing off cancer cells can spur new tum ...DEC 04, 2017Immunology
As we get older, we become increasingly prone to various diseases like cancer and heart disease, but why is that? A new ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 13, 2017Immunology
The battle between the immune system and growing tumors involves natural killer (NK) cells and a protective barrier put ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 13, 2017Immunology
An “explosive” form of cell death, called pyroptosis, is part of the normal immune response to the toxins re ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 01, 2017Microbiology
Research has found a backup plan that cells use when the immune response is being evaded by pathogenic bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2017Immunology
There are key differences between the two parts of the immune system - innate and adaptive - and a new study adds one mo ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 31, 2017Cancer
For patients battling leukemia, there is hope in the form of a newly approved gene therapy. Called Kymriah, this is the ...AUG 16, 2017Immunology
A vaccine for yellow fever was first developed in 1937, using a strain of the yellow fever virus that was just a few ami ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Obese women are at higher risk for breast cancer; new work has investigated why that is.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2018
Immunology
Unique gene signatures and tiny changes in the immune system that occur in the earliest stages of rheumatoid arthritis,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 08, 2018
Cardiology
Part of the immune system has now been implicated in the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common heart
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 07, 2018
Immunology
For the first time, scientists have identified innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) among the arsenal of protective cells transf
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 28, 2018
Cardiology
We’ve heard that dark chocolate is good for us in reasonable amounts, but two unique studies from the Loma Linda U
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 25, 2018
Microbiology
We have as many bacterial cells in our bodies as we do human cells, and those bacteria have a powerful impact on our hea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2018
Immunology
A new mouse model allows researchers to study the impact of immune cell function in the brain on diseases like amyotroph
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 09, 2018
Immunology
An important cellular reaction mediates part of the immune system responsible for tolerance. Without tolerance, the immu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 06, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnostic tests for Lyme disease, or Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) can take up to a week, but patients affected need anti
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 03, 2018
Immunology
Stimulating the immune system to better fight cancer and infections is now possible with a synthesized compound called A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 29, 2018
Immunology
Regulating inflammation is vital for controlling various autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Inflammation is important
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 22, 2018
Immunology
An allergic reaction of any kind is a result of the immune system responding to an otherwise harmless allergen as if it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 07, 2018
Immunology
Defects in the body at the molecular level could at least partially explain why inflammatory diseases like Crohn’s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 23, 2018
Cancer
A new treatment focuses on cutting off cancer's dialogue with bone marrow, keeping it from hijacking the body's normal f
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 27, 2017
Immunology
The interaction between effector T cells and bile acid is little understood, yet the details behind the relationship cou
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 05, 2017
Immunology
A signaling molecule called IL-1 was identified for the first time in 1984, and only now are scientists fully understand
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
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 04, 2017
Immunology
As we get older, we become increasingly prone to various diseases like cancer and heart disease, but why is that? A new
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 13, 2017
Immunology
The battle between the immune system and growing tumors involves natural killer (NK) cells and a protective barrier put
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 13, 2017
Immunology
An “explosive” form of cell death, called pyroptosis, is part of the normal immune response to the toxins re
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 01, 2017
Microbiology
Research has found a backup plan that cells use when the immune response is being evaded by pathogenic bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2017
Immunology
There are key differences between the two parts of the immune system - innate and adaptive - and a new study adds one mo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 31, 2017
Cancer
For patients battling leukemia, there is hope in the form of a newly approved gene therapy. Called Kymriah, this is the
...
AUG 16, 2017
Immunology
A vaccine for yellow fever was first developed in 1937, using a strain of the yellow fever virus that was just a few ami
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Obese women are at higher risk for breast cancer; new work has investigated why that is.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch