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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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NOV 22, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
The use of bispecific antibodies in cancer immunotherapiesWritten By: Courtney SchaalNOV 21, 2017Immunology
A new discovery of how specialized immune cells carry out their last resort effort to kill pathogens could help scientis ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 20, 2017Cannabis Sciences
Your body has its own built-in cannabis system.Written By: Loren DeVitoNOV 20, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat waves can be very dangerous, especially to vulnerable groups of the population. They are also on the rise worldwide ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2017Immunology
Without the inflammasome, the immune response to invading pathogens would be severely flawed. This protein conglomerate ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 16, 2017Videos
There are some foods that contain bacteria-fighting properties. For example, essential oils and extracts from plants are ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 16, 2017Immunology
With any cancer, developing treatments is difficult because cancer cells are an abnormal version of healthy cells. Any d ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 14, 2017Immunology
The Zika virus is mostly portrayed in the media as an ultra dangerous infection that causes all sorts of problems in tho ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 13, 2017Immunology
The battle between the immune system and growing tumors involves natural killer (NK) cells and a protective barrier put ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 10, 2017Videos
Medicine has been attempting to fight cancer for decades, but now scientists are calling for something better. For examp ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 09, 2017Immunology
Regulatory T cells control the activity of other cells, but who regulates the regulatory T cells? Scientists from the Sa ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 07, 2017Immunology
As cardiac cells begin to die by the masses after a heart attack, the immune system kicks into action as if there were a ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 02, 2017Health & Medicine
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is known for its connection to cervical cancer. The exact mechanism isn't entirely cl ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 30, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been trying to develop a vaccine for HIV for many years, but unusual characteristics of the virus have m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2017Microbiology
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are a group of bacteria that have high levels of resistance to specific an ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 27, 2017Immunology
Neutrophils are a type of immune cell, among the first to arrive when the body’s sentinels raise the alarm of a pa ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 26, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
We carry many microbes in and on our bodies. Researchers have now found a mechanistic link between these microbes and di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2017Videos
No one feels well when they have a virus or a cold. Whether it's a stomach bug or a nasty case of the sniffles, being si ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 25, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Vitamin D, also known fondly as the “sunshine vitamin,” could potentailly play a role in lowering the r ...OCT 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Relatively recent advancements in gene editing tools have completely revolutionized biomedical science, and now that tec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2017Immunology
T cells and B cells, two immune system cell types you want on the prowl during an infection, need a molecular push to le ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 23, 2017Immunology
Why are women more likely to have an autoimmune disease? It may literally be in their genes. A new study suggests that w ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 20, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are always looking for new ways to treat cancer more effectively, and utilizing mechanisms that we already h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2017Immunology
The influenza vaccine may not be as effective as it needs to be for young leukemia patients, who are at an especially hi ...Written By: Kara Marker
NOV 22, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
The use of bispecific antibodies in cancer immunotherapies
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 21, 2017
Immunology
A new discovery of how specialized immune cells carry out their last resort effort to kill pathogens could help scientis
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 20, 2017
Cannabis Sciences
Your body has its own built-in cannabis system.
Written By:
Loren DeVito
NOV 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat waves can be very dangerous, especially to vulnerable groups of the population. They are also on the rise worldwide
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2017
Immunology
Without the inflammasome, the immune response to invading pathogens would be severely flawed. This protein conglomerate
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 16, 2017
Videos
There are some foods that contain bacteria-fighting properties. For example, essential oils and extracts from plants are
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 16, 2017
Immunology
With any cancer, developing treatments is difficult because cancer cells are an abnormal version of healthy cells. Any d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 14, 2017
Immunology
The Zika virus is mostly portrayed in the media as an ultra dangerous infection that causes all sorts of problems in tho
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 13, 2017
Immunology
The battle between the immune system and growing tumors involves natural killer (NK) cells and a protective barrier put
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 10, 2017
Videos
Medicine has been attempting to fight cancer for decades, but now scientists are calling for something better. For examp
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 09, 2017
Immunology
Regulatory T cells control the activity of other cells, but who regulates the regulatory T cells? Scientists from the Sa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 07, 2017
Immunology
As cardiac cells begin to die by the masses after a heart attack, the immune system kicks into action as if there were a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 02, 2017
Health & Medicine
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is known for its connection to cervical cancer. The exact mechanism isn't entirely cl
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been trying to develop a vaccine for HIV for many years, but unusual characteristics of the virus have m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2017
Microbiology
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are a group of bacteria that have high levels of resistance to specific an
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 27, 2017
Immunology
Neutrophils are a type of immune cell, among the first to arrive when the body’s sentinels raise the alarm of a pa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 26, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
We carry many microbes in and on our bodies. Researchers have now found a mechanistic link between these microbes and di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2017
Videos
No one feels well when they have a virus or a cold. Whether it's a stomach bug or a nasty case of the sniffles, being si
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 25, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Vitamin D, also known fondly as the “sunshine vitamin,” could potentailly play a role in lowering the r
...
OCT 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Relatively recent advancements in gene editing tools have completely revolutionized biomedical science, and now that tec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2017
Immunology
T cells and B cells, two immune system cell types you want on the prowl during an infection, need a molecular push to le
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 23, 2017
Immunology
Why are women more likely to have an autoimmune disease? It may literally be in their genes. A new study suggests that w
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 20, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are always looking for new ways to treat cancer more effectively, and utilizing mechanisms that we already h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2017
Immunology
The influenza vaccine may not be as effective as it needs to be for young leukemia patients, who are at an especially hi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker