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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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SEP 17, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
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Besides having on average larger feet than short people, a new study shows tall people are also more at risk for getting ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 02, 2016Immunology
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The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway, discovered in 2008 to promote type 1 interferon production in respon ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 29, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
You probably first heard of the Tasmanian devil while watching the Looney Tunes cartoon portrayal as a child. According ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 12, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Streptococcus suis is a swine pathogen that was first reported in 1954 and is responsible for severe economic losses in ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 24, 2015Immunology
Microglia hold down the fort in the brain as the primary immune cell presence. When brain disease hits, they get rid of ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 30, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Plant parasitic nematodes, such as the well-known root-knot nematode and the cyst nematode, invade plant roots near the ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAPR 16, 2015Immunology
About 15% of patients with Lyme disease develop peripheral and central nervous system involvement, often accompanied by ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 26, 2015Cancer
A study published in Science Translational Medicine showed that immune cells engineered to seek out and attack a type of ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
SEP 17, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) affects nearly half of all men aged 51 - 60 and 90 percent of men older than 80 years
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2016
Immunology
Klebsiella pneumoniae, AKA the “nightmare bacteria,” causes multiple infections including pneumonia, urinary
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 24, 2016
Immunology
The symptoms of poison ivy rashes and other skin conditions are commonly known. For poison ivy, it’s a painful and
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 10, 2016
Immunology
A cancer treatment from the 1990s may not be commonly used now, but a new study from Monash University shows that it cou
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Dysfunction in the immune system is associated with a few mental and neurological disorders. Scientists investigating th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2016
Immunology
A molecule involved in boosting the immune response in cases of cancer has now been associated with bacterial pneumonia
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
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
MAY 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The health effects of fasting has become an intriguing new subject of study. Besides the obvious benefit of weight loss
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2016
Immunology
The Discovery Opens the Door to New Therapies Influencing Appetite and Weight Loss of appetite during illness is a commo
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAY 03, 2016
Immunology
In a new study published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, researchers from the University of Geneva discovered a new
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 15, 2016
Cancer
In what sounds like an epic fantasy battle between good and evil, researchers at the University of Manchester, UK found
...
MAR 30, 2016
Health & Medicine
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation, a result from an overexcited, mi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 18, 2016
Immunology
How are macrophage immune cells activated during an inflammatory response when pathogens invade? Scientists thought they
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
Dramatic remissions have been seen in a cancer immunotherapy trial for patients with blood cancers. Specifically,
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 04, 2016
Health & Medicine
Besides having on average larger feet than short people, a new study shows tall people are also more at risk for getting
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 02, 2016
Immunology
Although the body needs inflammation to fight off infections, this product of the innate immune system has been linked t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 04, 2016
Immunology
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway, discovered in 2008 to promote type 1 interferon production in respon
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 29, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
You probably first heard of the Tasmanian devil while watching the Looney Tunes cartoon portrayal as a child. According
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 12, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Streptococcus suis is a swine pathogen that was first reported in 1954 and is responsible for severe economic losses in
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 24, 2015
Immunology
Microglia hold down the fort in the brain as the primary immune cell presence. When brain disease hits, they get rid of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 30, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Plant parasitic nematodes, such as the well-known root-knot nematode and the cyst nematode, invade plant roots near the
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
APR 16, 2015
Immunology
About 15% of patients with Lyme disease develop peripheral and central nervous system involvement, often accompanied by
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 26, 2015
Cancer
A study published in Science Translational Medicine showed that immune cells engineered to seek out and attack a type of
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider