Cytotoxicity
Cytotoxicity: is the quality of being toxic to cells. Examples of toxic agents are an immune cell or some types of venom, e.g. from the puff adder (Bitis arietans) or brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa).
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NOV 22, 2019ImmunologyNOV 22, 2019Unresolved inflammation in a pregnant woman’s body can lead to serious depression during and after pregnancy. A new study investigates the physiologi...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerNOV 01, 2019Chemistry & PhysicsNOV 01, 2019In a recent study, a group of biomedical researchers at Michigan State University developed a new platform for tweaking light-activated dyes that can enable diagnostic imaging, image-guided s...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanOCT 04, 2019ImmunologyOCT 04, 2019How do CD8 T cells make it to the lungs to help in the fight against infection? Why don’t T cells remain longer in the lungs? How can science optimiz...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerOCT 03, 2019Chemistry & PhysicsOCT 03, 2019It's no news that our world is entrenched in plastics. What's more unnerving, recent scientific studies found that the tiny pieces of plastics wast...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanSEP 25, 2019ImmunologySEP 25, 2019“My biological clock is ticking.” We’ve heard people say this phrase - maybe even said it ourselves - but what do we mean exactly? Often...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerAUG 17, 2019Chemistry & PhysicsAUG 17, 2019Uranium poisoning is unusual to the general population but does happen to miners, mineral mill and fabrication workers. Through inhaling and ingestion, ura...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanJUL 24, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyJUL 24, 2019A new study published in Nature reveals an immunity to the CRISPR-Cas9 proteins in humans...WRITTEN BY: Carly BoydJUL 24, 2019Drug Discovery & DevelopmentJUL 24, 2019Scientists at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have advanced their experiments to understand the mode of action for the anti-malarial drug ...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminJUL 19, 2019Health & MedicineJUL 19, 2019Recently cannabis and cancer treatment have gone hand and hand. Medical marijuana is becoming increasingly popular amongst cancer patients as they see posi...WRITTEN BY: C ReardonJUL 16, 2019Health & MedicineJUL 16, 2019Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease with the hallmark diagnostic feature being non-caseating granulomas--clumps of immune cells including macr...WRITTEN BY: Dena ArutaJUL 07, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyJUL 07, 2019Damaged tissue, such as heart cells that have died during a heart attack, could be repaired with stem cells if they are applied in the right way....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2019Genetics & GenomicsMAR 17, 2019Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder impacting as many as 200,000 people in the US, and is thought to often go undiagnosed....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2019CancerMAR 05, 2019Human ancestors often resorted to fasting when stricken with an illness as a way to prevent infectious or abnormally growing cells from circulating the blo...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerFEB 04, 2019CancerFEB 04, 2019With all of these "new and improved" methods to treat cancer, such as immuno-based, using nanotechnology, to genetic-based personalized treatment...WRITTEN BY: Amy LoriauxJAN 30, 2019ImmunologyJAN 30, 2019The Graphene Flagship project is a dedicated Work Package studying the impact of graphene and related materials on health, as well as their environmental impact....WRITTEN BY: Nicholas BreehlJAN 30, 2019ImmunologyJAN 30, 2019Immune cells called CD4+ T cells could be important mediators of protection against the Zika virus...WRITTEN BY: Nicholas BreehlJAN 23, 2019ImmunologyJAN 23, 2019A team of researchers studied the effects of spaceflights of six months or more on natural killer cells, or NK cells, a type of white blood cell that kills cancerous cells in the body....WRITTEN BY: Nicholas BreehlDEC 04, 2018ImmunologyDEC 04, 2018A team of scientists discover unique immune reactions to the one percent of HIV infected patients that are able to fend off viral propagation without antiretroviral therapy...WRITTEN BY: Nicholas BreehlNOV 29, 2018Chemistry & PhysicsNOV 29, 201860 years ago in the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the DOE's cutting-edge nuclear research facility located on Long Island, the invention of a n...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanNOV 14, 2018ImmunologyNOV 14, 2018Using the power of the immune system to eliminate cancerous cells has long the been the goal of immuno-oncology. Immune cells naturally recognize, destroy,...WRITTEN BY: Aleishia Harris-ArnoldNOV 12, 2018CancerNOV 12, 2018Primary malignant liver tumors are rare in children with an occurrence rate of 1-2% of all childhood cancers. Radical surgical resection of the liver which means the removal of part of the li...WRITTEN BY: Heba El WassefOCT 31, 2018Drug Discovery & DevelopmentOCT 31, 2018The promise of immunotherapy in oncology is stronger than ever. Now, an international team of scientists and physicians from the Research Institute of the ...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminOCT 29, 2018ImmunologyOCT 29, 2018Tumor cells in breast cancer have proven to evade the immune responses utilizing actin cytoskeleton...WRITTEN BY: Nicholas BreehlSEP 26, 2018VideosSEP 26, 2018Video illustration about how tumor cells are sensed and destroyed by the immune system and how tumors evolve and detect immune-mediated eliminations, as well as iimmunotherapies associated....WRITTEN BY: Nicholas Breehl
NOV 22, 2019
Immunology
NOV 22, 2019
Unresolved inflammation in a pregnant woman’s body can lead to serious depression during and after pregnancy. A new study investigates the physiologi...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
NOV 01, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
NOV 01, 2019
In a recent study, a group of biomedical researchers at Michigan State University developed a new platform for tweaking light-activated dyes that can enable diagnostic imaging, image-guided s...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
OCT 04, 2019
Immunology
OCT 04, 2019
How do CD8 T cells make it to the lungs to help in the fight against infection? Why don’t T cells remain longer in the lungs? How can science optimiz...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
OCT 03, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
OCT 03, 2019
It's no news that our world is entrenched in plastics. What's more unnerving, recent scientific studies found that the tiny pieces of plastics wast...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
SEP 25, 2019
Immunology
SEP 25, 2019
“My biological clock is ticking.” We’ve heard people say this phrase - maybe even said it ourselves - but what do we mean exactly? Often...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
AUG 17, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
AUG 17, 2019
Uranium poisoning is unusual to the general population but does happen to miners, mineral mill and fabrication workers. Through inhaling and ingestion, ura...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
JUL 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 24, 2019
A new study published in Nature reveals an immunity to the CRISPR-Cas9 proteins in humans...
WRITTEN BY:
Carly Boyd
JUL 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
JUL 24, 2019
Scientists at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have advanced their experiments to understand the mode of action for the anti-malarial drug ...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
JUL 19, 2019
Health & Medicine
JUL 19, 2019
Recently cannabis and cancer treatment have gone hand and hand. Medical marijuana is becoming increasingly popular amongst cancer patients as they see posi...
WRITTEN BY:
C Reardon
JUL 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
JUL 16, 2019
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease with the hallmark diagnostic feature being non-caseating granulomas--clumps of immune cells including macr...
WRITTEN BY:
Dena Aruta
JUL 07, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 07, 2019
Damaged tissue, such as heart cells that have died during a heart attack, could be repaired with stem cells if they are applied in the right way....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
MAR 17, 2019
Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder impacting as many as 200,000 people in the US, and is thought to often go undiagnosed....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2019
Cancer
MAR 05, 2019
Human ancestors often resorted to fasting when stricken with an illness as a way to prevent infectious or abnormally growing cells from circulating the blo...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
FEB 04, 2019
Cancer
FEB 04, 2019
With all of these "new and improved" methods to treat cancer, such as immuno-based, using nanotechnology, to genetic-based personalized treatment...
WRITTEN BY:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 30, 2019
Immunology
JAN 30, 2019
The Graphene Flagship project is a dedicated Work Package studying the impact of graphene and related materials on health, as well as their environmental impact....
WRITTEN BY:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 30, 2019
Immunology
JAN 30, 2019
Immune cells called CD4+ T cells could be important mediators of protection against the Zika virus...
WRITTEN BY:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 23, 2019
Immunology
JAN 23, 2019
A team of researchers studied the effects of spaceflights of six months or more on natural killer cells, or NK cells, a type of white blood cell that kills cancerous cells in the body....
WRITTEN BY:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 04, 2018
Immunology
DEC 04, 2018
A team of scientists discover unique immune reactions to the one percent of HIV infected patients that are able to fend off viral propagation without antiretroviral therapy...
WRITTEN BY:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 29, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
NOV 29, 2018
60 years ago in the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the DOE's cutting-edge nuclear research facility located on Long Island, the invention of a n...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
NOV 14, 2018
Immunology
NOV 14, 2018
Using the power of the immune system to eliminate cancerous cells has long the been the goal of immuno-oncology. Immune cells naturally recognize, destroy,...
WRITTEN BY:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
NOV 12, 2018
Cancer
NOV 12, 2018
Primary malignant liver tumors are rare in children with an occurrence rate of 1-2% of all childhood cancers. Radical surgical resection of the liver which means the removal of part of the li...
WRITTEN BY:
Heba El Wassef
OCT 31, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
OCT 31, 2018
The promise of immunotherapy in oncology is stronger than ever. Now, an international team of scientists and physicians from the Research Institute of the ...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
OCT 29, 2018
Immunology
OCT 29, 2018
Tumor cells in breast cancer have proven to evade the immune responses utilizing actin cytoskeleton...
WRITTEN BY:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 26, 2018
Videos
SEP 26, 2018
Video illustration about how tumor cells are sensed and destroyed by the immune system and how tumors evolve and detect immune-mediated eliminations, as well as iimmunotherapies associated....
WRITTEN BY:
Nicholas Breehl