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Immune System
Immune System: is the body's defense against infectious organisms and other invaders. The immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect the body.
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JAN 03, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Novel Pathway Found for Antibiotic Resistance in Immunocompromised PatientsWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 02, 2017Immunology
Cancer cells have a tendency of hijacking human immune cells in an effort to avoid destruction by the immune system, but ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 02, 2017Videos
Head and neck cancer is relatively rare in the United States, accounting for only about 3% of cancer cases. About 60,000 ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 02, 2017Microbiology
In a study published in Nature Chemical Biology, researchers demonstrated that an herbal remedy used for centuries in Ch ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2016Plants & Animals
When it comes to survival, some animals are more resilient than others, but one place where resilience shines is in our ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 29, 2016Videos
Humans have been decorating their bodies with tattoos and piercings since at least the Neolithic era thousands of years ...DEC 29, 2016Immunology
Nanodiscs just 10 nanometers wide successfully delivered customized cancer treatments to mice with colon and melanoma tu ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 29, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at the University of Michigan have discovered what they call a ‘master switch’ that causes women ...Written By: Jennifer EllisDEC 29, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A drug that weakens the immune system is showing big promise as potentially the first treatment option for multiple scle ...DEC 27, 2016Immunology
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) step in to mute the immune system after it has mounted a response against whatever foreign in ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 23, 2016Immunology
A new study identified an important mechanism in the innate immune response against fungal infections, explaining why sp ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 21, 2016Health & Medicine
Sunlight gives us more than vitamin D, a new study shows. Through a completely separate pathway, sunlight prompts immune ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 20, 2016Immunology
As part of the immune response, T cells react differently to an acute infection versus a chronic infection, and this dif ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 20, 2016Cancer
For the first time, researchers have traced a childhood form of blood cancer (acute lymphoblastic leukemia or ALL) to a ...DEC 19, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Scientists at the University of Central Florida have revived the excitement around using the body’s innate immune ...Written By: Jennifer EllisDEC 18, 2016Genetics & Genomics
How do lymphocytes make the decision to launch an attack or act otherwise? Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Sc ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 15, 2016Neuroscience
Thanks to specialized cells called astrocytes, neurons are protected from an excessive immune response after brain injur ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 15, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Evolutionarily speaking, successful species are those that can procreate and pass their genetics to future generations. ...DEC 11, 2016Immunology
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the skin, but individuals with this disease are at a significa ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 09, 2016Videos
While it might seem wise to use the most intensive chemotherapy available following a breast cancer diagnosis, new resea ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing tool set off a revolution in biomedicine. Natural features of bacterial immunity were uti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2016Immunology
The immune system is responsible for training immune cells like T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, and B lymphocytes to do ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 07, 2016Microbiology
Nobody likes going to the dentist, but most of us do it anyway. Why? Because regular dental care helps prevent thi ...Written By: Kerry Evans
JAN 03, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Novel Pathway Found for Antibiotic Resistance in Immunocompromised Patients
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 02, 2017
Immunology
Cancer cells have a tendency of hijacking human immune cells in an effort to avoid destruction by the immune system, but
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 02, 2017
Videos
Head and neck cancer is relatively rare in the United States, accounting for only about 3% of cancer cases. About 60,000
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 02, 2017
Microbiology
In a study published in Nature Chemical Biology, researchers demonstrated that an herbal remedy used for centuries in Ch
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2016
Plants & Animals
When it comes to survival, some animals are more resilient than others, but one place where resilience shines is in our
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 29, 2016
Videos
Humans have been decorating their bodies with tattoos and piercings since at least the Neolithic era thousands of years
...
DEC 29, 2016
Immunology
Nanodiscs just 10 nanometers wide successfully delivered customized cancer treatments to mice with colon and melanoma tu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 29, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at the University of Michigan have discovered what they call a ‘master switch’ that causes women
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A drug that weakens the immune system is showing big promise as potentially the first treatment option for multiple scle
...
DEC 27, 2016
Immunology
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) step in to mute the immune system after it has mounted a response against whatever foreign in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 23, 2016
Immunology
A new study identified an important mechanism in the innate immune response against fungal infections, explaining why sp
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 21, 2016
Health & Medicine
Sunlight gives us more than vitamin D, a new study shows. Through a completely separate pathway, sunlight prompts immune
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 20, 2016
Immunology
As part of the immune response, T cells react differently to an acute infection versus a chronic infection, and this dif
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 20, 2016
Cancer
For the first time, researchers have traced a childhood form of blood cancer (acute lymphoblastic leukemia or ALL) to a
...
DEC 19, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Scientists at the University of Central Florida have revived the excitement around using the body’s innate immune
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 18, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
How do lymphocytes make the decision to launch an attack or act otherwise? Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Sc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Thanks to specialized cells called astrocytes, neurons are protected from an excessive immune response after brain injur
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 15, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Evolutionarily speaking, successful species are those that can procreate and pass their genetics to future generations.
...
DEC 11, 2016
Immunology
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the skin, but individuals with this disease are at a significa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 09, 2016
Videos
While it might seem wise to use the most intensive chemotherapy available following a breast cancer diagnosis, new resea
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing tool set off a revolution in biomedicine. Natural features of bacterial immunity were uti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2016
Immunology
The immune system is responsible for training immune cells like T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, and B lymphocytes to do
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 07, 2016
Microbiology
Nobody likes going to the dentist, but most of us do it anyway. Why? Because regular dental care helps prevent thi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans