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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 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a serious threat to public health, one of many reasons why it's impor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2021Immunology
Vitamin D is sometimes referred to as the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s synthesized in the skin afte ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 13, 2021Immunology
Tumors use ingenious approaches to stay just out of reach of immune cells on patrol and avoid detection. Indeed, cancer ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 12, 2021Immunology
The first organ transplant—performed over 60 years ago—was a success because the donor and recipient were id ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 11, 2021Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that can detect and destruct bacteria, viruses, and harmful materials. They a ...Written By: Heba El-wassefJAN 11, 2021Cancer
For many diseases, the ability to quickly and effectively diagnose or prognose a patient is critical. If caught early on ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJAN 10, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Mosquitoes are killers; they are thought to be responsible for the deaths of millions of people every year because of th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2021Immunology
When administered shortly after birth, a recent study has found that the supplementation combo of probiotics and prebiot ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 05, 2021Immunology
COVID symptoms. “As it is often the case for pathogenic infections, the host immune system is a key player in vira ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 04, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have reported positive results from a phase 2 clinical trial of a CAR T cell therapy called axicabtagene cil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2021Cardiology
Scientists have been trying to determine if the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects brain cells directly, or if the virus severely ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2021Microbiology
Reporting in Nature, scientists have identified a new group of compounds that may help us get out of the antibiotic-resi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
There's more to llamas than being livestock and hilarious companion animals. They also harbor an immune system capab ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 29, 2020Microbiology
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii is thought to infect a third of the people on the planet as well as a wide range of other ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2020Immunology
Viruses that when administered to patients preferentially attack and kill cancer cells, leaving normal tissues unscathed ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 28, 2020Immunology
Our immune system is our army against any molecule that wants to invade our bodies like viruses, bacteria, and cancer. I ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 28, 2020Immunology
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have identified new antibody-based weapons in the fight against COVID-19 ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 27, 2020Immunology
The thymus is an essential organ of the lymphatic system; it is responsible for developing mature T cells. T c ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 27, 2020Immunology
Obesity is a significant problem in our societies with increasing the risk for many diseases, including cancer. Can ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 27, 2020Microbiology
Researchers may have found a way to treat or prevent Crohn's disease, one of the most common forms of inflammatory bowel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers found a new class of antibiotics for combatting antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Learn more about antibiotic ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
During development, cells multiply to grow the animal, and those cells have to organize properly and differentiate into ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2020Immunology
Sitting down to enjoy an indulgent Christmas feast? A recent study in mice by Harvard Medicine scientists found t ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 24, 2020Microbiology
The UK recently reported that it had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, which causes COVID-19. Thi ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a serious threat to public health, one of many reasons why it's impor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2021
Immunology
Vitamin D is sometimes referred to as the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s synthesized in the skin afte
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 13, 2021
Immunology
Tumors use ingenious approaches to stay just out of reach of immune cells on patrol and avoid detection. Indeed, cancer
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 12, 2021
Immunology
The first organ transplant—performed over 60 years ago—was a success because the donor and recipient were id
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 11, 2021
Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that can detect and destruct bacteria, viruses, and harmful materials. They a
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
JAN 11, 2021
Cancer
For many diseases, the ability to quickly and effectively diagnose or prognose a patient is critical. If caught early on
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JAN 10, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mosquitoes are killers; they are thought to be responsible for the deaths of millions of people every year because of th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2021
Immunology
When administered shortly after birth, a recent study has found that the supplementation combo of probiotics and prebiot
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 05, 2021
Immunology
COVID symptoms. “As it is often the case for pathogenic infections, the host immune system is a key player in vira
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 04, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have reported positive results from a phase 2 clinical trial of a CAR T cell therapy called axicabtagene cil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2021
Cardiology
Scientists have been trying to determine if the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects brain cells directly, or if the virus severely
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2021
Microbiology
Reporting in Nature, scientists have identified a new group of compounds that may help us get out of the antibiotic-resi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
There's more to llamas than being livestock and hilarious companion animals. They also harbor an immune system capab
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 29, 2020
Microbiology
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii is thought to infect a third of the people on the planet as well as a wide range of other
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2020
Immunology
Viruses that when administered to patients preferentially attack and kill cancer cells, leaving normal tissues unscathed
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 28, 2020
Immunology
Our immune system is our army against any molecule that wants to invade our bodies like viruses, bacteria, and cancer. I
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 28, 2020
Immunology
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have identified new antibody-based weapons in the fight against COVID-19
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 27, 2020
Immunology
The thymus is an essential organ of the lymphatic system; it is responsible for developing mature T cells. T c
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 27, 2020
Immunology
Obesity is a significant problem in our societies with increasing the risk for many diseases, including cancer. Can
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 27, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers may have found a way to treat or prevent Crohn's disease, one of the most common forms of inflammatory bowel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers found a new class of antibiotics for combatting antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Learn more about antibiotic
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
During development, cells multiply to grow the animal, and those cells have to organize properly and differentiate into
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2020
Immunology
Sitting down to enjoy an indulgent Christmas feast? A recent study in mice by Harvard Medicine scientists found t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 24, 2020
Microbiology
The UK recently reported that it had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, which causes COVID-19. Thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch