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Gene and Cell Therapy
With the goal of treating and curing disease, gene and cell therapy provide treatment by means of altering a person's genetic code and transferring live cells to improve symptoms and reduce levels of disease-causing proteins.
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FEB 08, 2016Health & Medicine
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives—a stark reminder of the lack of effect ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 02, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a historic, unprecedented move, UK national fertility regulators have given the green light for scientists to use the ...FEB 01, 2016Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 31, 2016Genetics & Genomics
If you’ve ever taken a biology class, you have an understanding of what a gene is. You would be familiar with the ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJAN 30, 2016Immunology
More than 50 million Americans live with chronic pain, according to 2012 national survey (American Pain Society). While ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 30, 2016Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease affects millions of Americans every year, and its strongly linked to obesity. A new study from th ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 29, 2016Health & Medicine
A drug used to treat high blood pressure could be the answer to treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Alzhe ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 26, 2016Immunology
Acting alongside T helper cells, the all-stars of adaptive immunity, regulatory T cells work to suppress any “pote ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 26, 2016Genetics & Genomics
In order for the body to produced proteins to perform countless functions for daily maintenance, messenger RNA (mRNA) mu ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 22, 2016Cardiology
Dogs and humans alike can suffer from a rare bleeding disorder called factor VII deficiency, where lacking a vital coagu ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 15, 2016Genetics & Genomics
With new results from whole genome sequencing, scientists have identified a cause for a rare genetic disorder known to c ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 14, 2016Genetics & Genomics
A disease that causes blindness in both rats and humans could be prevented or reversed with a new genetic editing techno ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 12, 2016Cardiology
For many pet owners, there is a special place in their hearts for their dog. This fondness may grow even more now that s ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 03, 2016Health & Medicine
.body_content a{color: #175CA9;} .body_content a:hover{color: #1A4E75;text-decoration: underline;} .body_content{text-al ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 02, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Vision loss due to retinal damage or old age affects millions of people worldwide each year. Researchers from the Univer ...DEC 01, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Injury, cell death, and disease to the nerve cells in the eye can cause irreversible vision loss and blindness. But rese ...NOV 29, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute announced the discovery of a new anti-cancer compound, ...NOV 28, 2015Immunology
The American Cancer Society predicts that over 40,000 women will die from breast cancer this year, and that's just i ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 25, 2015Immunology
The H1N1 influenza caused a massive panic in 2009, and scientists may have an answer for why this strain of flu is so mu ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 21, 2015Immunology
The pathology behind autoimmune disease is different than any other type of disease, since no outside agent is causing c ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Staphylococcus pneumoniae are a species of bacteria known for their significant impact on the upper respiratory tract. T ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 19, 2015Microbiology
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed nearly 12,000 lives since 2014, leaving researchers scrambling to develop ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 02, 2015Immunology
B-cell leukemia occurs in 80-85 percent of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a fast-growing cancer that ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 01, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Gene-targeted and personalized therapy currently exists for a small handful of diseases, but that list may soon include ...
FEB 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives—a stark reminder of the lack of effect
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 02, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a historic, unprecedented move, UK national fertility regulators have given the green light for scientists to use the
...
FEB 01, 2016
Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 31, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
If you’ve ever taken a biology class, you have an understanding of what a gene is. You would be familiar with the
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JAN 30, 2016
Immunology
More than 50 million Americans live with chronic pain, according to 2012 national survey (American Pain Society). While
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 30, 2016
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease affects millions of Americans every year, and its strongly linked to obesity. A new study from th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
A drug used to treat high blood pressure could be the answer to treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Alzhe
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 26, 2016
Immunology
Acting alongside T helper cells, the all-stars of adaptive immunity, regulatory T cells work to suppress any “pote
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 26, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
In order for the body to produced proteins to perform countless functions for daily maintenance, messenger RNA (mRNA) mu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 22, 2016
Cardiology
Dogs and humans alike can suffer from a rare bleeding disorder called factor VII deficiency, where lacking a vital coagu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 15, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
With new results from whole genome sequencing, scientists have identified a cause for a rare genetic disorder known to c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 14, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
A disease that causes blindness in both rats and humans could be prevented or reversed with a new genetic editing techno
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 12, 2016
Cardiology
For many pet owners, there is a special place in their hearts for their dog. This fondness may grow even more now that s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 03, 2016
Health & Medicine
.body_content a{color: #175CA9;} .body_content a:hover{color: #1A4E75;text-decoration: underline;} .body_content{text-al
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 02, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Vision loss due to retinal damage or old age affects millions of people worldwide each year. Researchers from the Univer
...
DEC 01, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Injury, cell death, and disease to the nerve cells in the eye can cause irreversible vision loss and blindness. But rese
...
NOV 29, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute announced the discovery of a new anti-cancer compound,
...
NOV 28, 2015
Immunology
The American Cancer Society predicts that over 40,000 women will die from breast cancer this year, and that's just i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 25, 2015
Immunology
The H1N1 influenza caused a massive panic in 2009, and scientists may have an answer for why this strain of flu is so mu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 21, 2015
Immunology
The pathology behind autoimmune disease is different than any other type of disease, since no outside agent is causing c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 21, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Staphylococcus pneumoniae are a species of bacteria known for their significant impact on the upper respiratory tract. T
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 19, 2015
Microbiology
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed nearly 12,000 lives since 2014, leaving researchers scrambling to develop
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 02, 2015
Immunology
B-cell leukemia occurs in 80-85 percent of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a fast-growing cancer that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 01, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Gene-targeted and personalized therapy currently exists for a small handful of diseases, but that list may soon include
...