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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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APR 22, 2015Cancer
One of the main sessions at this year's Experimental Biology Conference in Boston was the Tang Prize Award lecture. It w ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2015Neuroscience
Lips are the most exposed erogenous zone, which makes kissing feel very good.
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified a biological basis for asthmatic children who do not respond well to corticosteroid treatmen ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Using the latest genome sequencing techniques, a research team led by scientists from UC San Francisco, Baylor College o ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Videos
A Duke University study involving lab mice suggests there's a link between Alzheimer's disease and a faulty immune syste ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 16, 2015Neuroscience
Why happiness is infectious: you can actually smell joy.
Scientists at Utrecht University in the Netherlands ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 16, 2015Immunology
About 15% of patients with Lyme disease develop peripheral and central nervous system involvement, often accompanied by ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 15, 2015Microbiology
In recent years, research into the benefits of gut bacteria has exploded. Scientists across the globe are examining how ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 15, 2015Cancer
The human immune system is poised to spring into action at the first sign of a foreign invader, but it often fails to el ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 14, 2015Immunology
Scientists have found an alternative track for potentially aggressive T-cells in which the cells can be recruited to hel ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 14, 2015Cancer
An experimental drug that attacks brain tumor tissue by crippling the cells' energy source called the mitochondria has p ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 14, 2015Microbiology
How bacterial cells recognize their own DNA.
It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that bacteria have a ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 13, 2015Videos
Time-lapse microscopy reveals how bacteria lose the cell walls that define their shapes, become less visible to the immu ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 13, 2015Technology
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"The lack of meaningful human control places fully autonomous weapons in an ambiguous and troubling positio ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 09, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In a first study to test a new generation of HIV antibodies in humans, an experimental therapy lowered the virus amount ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 09, 2015Cannabis Sciences
If you want the benefits of medical marijuana without the "unwanted side effects" of cannabis, new research could leave ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 08, 2015Immunology
Berkeley Researchers Report on CRISPR-Cas Surveillance Complex that Targets RNA.
A great deal of public atten ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 07, 2015Neuroscience
DNA mutations can cause cancer but in some cases, more mutations may mean a better prognosis for patients. A Yale-led co ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 06, 2015Cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a small RNA molecule called miR-182 that can suppress cancer-causing ge ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 06, 2015Cancer
Personalized melanoma vaccines can be used to marshal a powerful immune response against unique mutations in patients' t ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 03, 2015Cancer
Cancer treatments that harness the body's immune system to wipe out tumors have begun paying off for some patients for w ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 02, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A collaborative study between researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Techno ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 02, 2015Microbiology
The microbes could surrender to the harmless virus, but instead freeze in place, dormant, waiting for their potential pr ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 02, 2015Neuroscience
Scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health have identified a unique pattern of immune molecules ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
APR 22, 2015
Cancer
One of the main sessions at this year's Experimental Biology Conference in Boston was the Tang Prize Award lecture. It w
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 22, 2015
Neuroscience
Lips are the most exposed erogenous zone, which makes kissing feel very good.
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 22, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified a biological basis for asthmatic children who do not respond well to corticosteroid treatmen
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 21, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Using the latest genome sequencing techniques, a research team led by scientists from UC San Francisco, Baylor College o
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 21, 2015
Videos
A Duke University study involving lab mice suggests there's a link between Alzheimer's disease and a faulty immune syste
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 16, 2015
Neuroscience
Why happiness is infectious: you can actually smell joy.
Scientists at Utrecht University in the Netherlands ...
Scientists at Utrecht University in the Netherlands ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
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
APR 15, 2015
Microbiology
In recent years, research into the benefits of gut bacteria has exploded. Scientists across the globe are examining how
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 15, 2015
Cancer
The human immune system is poised to spring into action at the first sign of a foreign invader, but it often fails to el
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 14, 2015
Immunology
Scientists have found an alternative track for potentially aggressive T-cells in which the cells can be recruited to hel
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 14, 2015
Cancer
An experimental drug that attacks brain tumor tissue by crippling the cells' energy source called the mitochondria has p
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 14, 2015
Microbiology
How bacterial cells recognize their own DNA.
It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that bacteria have a ...
It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that bacteria have a ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 13, 2015
Videos
Time-lapse microscopy reveals how bacteria lose the cell walls that define their shapes, become less visible to the immu
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 13, 2015
Technology
.
"The lack of meaningful human control places fully autonomous weapons in an ambiguous and troubling positio ...
"The lack of meaningful human control places fully autonomous weapons in an ambiguous and troubling positio ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 09, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
In a first study to test a new generation of HIV antibodies in humans, an experimental therapy lowered the virus amount
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 09, 2015
Cannabis Sciences
If you want the benefits of medical marijuana without the "unwanted side effects" of cannabis, new research could leave
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 08, 2015
Immunology
Berkeley Researchers Report on CRISPR-Cas Surveillance Complex that Targets RNA.
A great deal of public atten ...
A great deal of public atten ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 07, 2015
Neuroscience
DNA mutations can cause cancer but in some cases, more mutations may mean a better prognosis for patients. A Yale-led co
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 06, 2015
Cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a small RNA molecule called miR-182 that can suppress cancer-causing ge
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 06, 2015
Cancer
Personalized melanoma vaccines can be used to marshal a powerful immune response against unique mutations in patients' t
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 03, 2015
Cancer
Cancer treatments that harness the body's immune system to wipe out tumors have begun paying off for some patients for w
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 02, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A collaborative study between researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Techno
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 02, 2015
Microbiology
The microbes could surrender to the harmless virus, but instead freeze in place, dormant, waiting for their potential pr
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 02, 2015
Neuroscience
Scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health have identified a unique pattern of immune molecules
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider