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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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JUL 04, 2019Health & Medicine
Biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside, conducted a study using a mouse model that found that o ...JUL 03, 2019Microbiology
This test doesn't require the preparation or anesthesia that a colonoscopy necessitates, and can detect damage that can' ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have generated a database that catalogues how more than 45,000 mouse genes respond to ten different diseases.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2019Cardiology
Public health officials have put decades of work into the battle against infectious diseases. Now, this progress is at r ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Around one in nine men will get prostate cancer, which is the second-deadliest cancer for American men after lung cancer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A common algebra problem given to middle and high school students goes something like this; "if a piece of paper ha ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJUN 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A drug combination of anti-fungal and anti-bacterial medications may be effective against the spread of a highly infecti ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 23, 2019Microbiology
This alteration may leave people more vulnerable to infection and disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2019Microbiology
Children in eastern India have been dying of encephalitis. Around 400 kids have complained of dizziness, confusion and f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Hospitals must always maintain a supply of the various blood types that patients might need, and right now there is a cr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
An immunotherapeutic, involving anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (teplizumab), was seen to slow down the progression to clin ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 15, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
In RA, cells of the immune system mistakenly attack the joints, and cause the painful inflammation that is a hallmark of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2019Microbiology
This new type of pathogen is thought to be something in between a bacterium and a virus.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2019Microbiology
The gut microbiome has been shown to be closely related to human health, and appears to impact how we metabolize drugs.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A recent research study examined a library of almost 300,000 small molecules to search for a molecule that may be a pote ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Source: Science CRISPR-cas9, commonly referred to simply as CRISPR, is a bacterial immune system that was first used as ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJUN 08, 2019Cardiology
Of all the blood disorders, anemia is the most common. According to The Heart Lung and Blood Institute, it affects over ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 08, 2019Microbiology
Our bodies host many microbes, and scientists have been learning more about the role of this microbiome in our health, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2019Health & Medicine
A stem cell, by definition, must be able to self-replicate to make more stem cells and to differentiate into a matu ...Written By: Dena ArutaJUN 04, 2019Health & Medicine
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America estimates that 18% of adults in the United States suffer from an anxie ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 02, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Using a group of 1,629 couples, scientists in Taiwan have analyzed the impact of paternal smoking on children.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Cas13 makes a great diagnostic tool, and now researchers know why it naturally makes so many cuts in RNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2019Microbiology
We may one day be able to use a 'stress vaccine' to ward off the damage caused by traumatic events.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2019Health & Medicine
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy ...Written By: Liat Ben-Senior
JUL 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
Biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside, conducted a study using a mouse model that found that o
...
JUL 03, 2019
Microbiology
This test doesn't require the preparation or anesthesia that a colonoscopy necessitates, and can detect damage that can'
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have generated a database that catalogues how more than 45,000 mouse genes respond to ten different diseases.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2019
Cardiology
Public health officials have put decades of work into the battle against infectious diseases. Now, this progress is at r
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Around one in nine men will get prostate cancer, which is the second-deadliest cancer for American men after lung cancer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A common algebra problem given to middle and high school students goes something like this; "if a piece of paper ha
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JUN 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug combination of anti-fungal and anti-bacterial medications may be effective against the spread of a highly infecti
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 23, 2019
Microbiology
This alteration may leave people more vulnerable to infection and disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2019
Microbiology
Children in eastern India have been dying of encephalitis. Around 400 kids have complained of dizziness, confusion and f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Hospitals must always maintain a supply of the various blood types that patients might need, and right now there is a cr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
An immunotherapeutic, involving anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (teplizumab), was seen to slow down the progression to clin
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 15, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
In RA, cells of the immune system mistakenly attack the joints, and cause the painful inflammation that is a hallmark of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2019
Microbiology
This new type of pathogen is thought to be something in between a bacterium and a virus.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2019
Microbiology
The gut microbiome has been shown to be closely related to human health, and appears to impact how we metabolize drugs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent research study examined a library of almost 300,000 small molecules to search for a molecule that may be a pote
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Source: Science CRISPR-cas9, commonly referred to simply as CRISPR, is a bacterial immune system that was first used as
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JUN 08, 2019
Cardiology
Of all the blood disorders, anemia is the most common. According to The Heart Lung and Blood Institute, it affects over
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 08, 2019
Microbiology
Our bodies host many microbes, and scientists have been learning more about the role of this microbiome in our health, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2019
Health & Medicine
A stem cell, by definition, must be able to self-replicate to make more stem cells and to differentiate into a matu
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JUN 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America estimates that 18% of adults in the United States suffer from an anxie
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 02, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Using a group of 1,629 couples, scientists in Taiwan have analyzed the impact of paternal smoking on children.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Cas13 makes a great diagnostic tool, and now researchers know why it naturally makes so many cuts in RNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2019
Microbiology
We may one day be able to use a 'stress vaccine' to ward off the damage caused by traumatic events.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2019
Health & Medicine
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior