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Immunosuppressant drugs
Immunosuppressant drugs, or immunosuppressants, are medications that reduce the immune response. Many patients who have received bone marrow or organ transplants are prescribed immunosuppressants to reduce the risk of graft rejection. While on immunosuppressants, an individual may be unable to fight infection, making them susceptible to disease.
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MAY 22, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Severe asthma is a subtype of asthma where treatments usually do not have any effect on the individual. https://www.yout ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 11, 2018Immunology
Neural stem cells designed to be identical to the host they were derived from are the newest hope for scientists in tran ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 08, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to The University of Manchester's Centre for Dermatology Research, a recent developed drug c ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 22, 2018Immunology
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation provides new hope for people who struggle to control their type 1 diabetes. From t ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cures are extremely rare in medicine, so news that scientists are attempting a functional cure for type 1 diabetes has g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2017Cancer
Melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, seems to be an opportunistic striker. Earlier this year, scientists co ...JUN 09, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New trial involving stem cells to treat a gain of function mutation cured some patients, but killed others.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2017Videos
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) tabulated that over 123,000 people currently are in need of a lifesaving org ...MAY 23, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A 43-year-old mother in India became the first in her country to be a uterus organ donor. The recipient was her daughter ...MAY 18, 2017Immunology
There's a new standard treatment for a rare immunological disease: mepolizumab. No need for an approval process, tho ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 03, 2017Cardiology
Waiting for the perfect heart can be a long and unsuccessful process, made necessary by specific antigens and antibodies ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Bone marrow transplants are often considered to be the last resort treatment, because the procedure could have the nearl ...MAR 14, 2017Cancer
A drug, Cabozantinib, has demonstrated efficacy against invasive prostate cancer in mice.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2017Immunology
While a common cold is a relatively minor nuisance for people with healthy immune systems, bone marrow transplant ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 17, 2017Immunology
Castleman disease was discovered in the 1950s, but until this year doctors had no reliable sources to consistentl ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 02, 2016Immunology
People suffering from head and neck cancer can be treated through surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, but a typical pr ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 26, 2016Immunology
The newest effort in cancer treatment research involves the combination of not one, not two, not three, but four differe ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 08, 2016Microbiology
Humans have a symbiotic relationship with microorganisms, many of which reside in our gastrointestinal tract, and they c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2016Cardiology
For unknown reasons, some people are sensitive to certain medications to treat heart conditions like cardiomyopathy. Sci ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 22, 2016Immunology
A compound produced by the immune system triggers the recruitment of immune cells during an infection, but only with the ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 17, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s tragically ironic that in medicine, sometimes the cure is almost as harmful as the poison. This is the case f ...AUG 10, 2016Immunology
A cancer treatment from the 1990s may not be commonly used now, but a new study from Monash University shows that it cou ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 30, 2016Health & Medicine
Certain antibiotics, immunosuppressants, anticonvulsants, chemotherapeutics, etc. are incredibly helpful, but also have ...Written By: Cassidy ReichAPR 22, 2016Health & Medicine
Macrophages exist in every type of body tissue, in the lungs as alveolar macrophages and in the liver as Kupffer cells. ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAY 22, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Severe asthma is a subtype of asthma where treatments usually do not have any effect on the individual. https://www.yout
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 11, 2018
Immunology
Neural stem cells designed to be identical to the host they were derived from are the newest hope for scientists in tran
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 08, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to The University of Manchester's Centre for Dermatology Research, a recent developed drug c
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 22, 2018
Immunology
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation provides new hope for people who struggle to control their type 1 diabetes. From t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cures are extremely rare in medicine, so news that scientists are attempting a functional cure for type 1 diabetes has g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2017
Cancer
Melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, seems to be an opportunistic striker. Earlier this year, scientists co
...
JUN 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New trial involving stem cells to treat a gain of function mutation cured some patients, but killed others.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2017
Videos
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) tabulated that over 123,000 people currently are in need of a lifesaving org
...
MAY 23, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A 43-year-old mother in India became the first in her country to be a uterus organ donor. The recipient was her daughter
...
MAY 18, 2017
Immunology
There's a new standard treatment for a rare immunological disease: mepolizumab. No need for an approval process, tho
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 03, 2017
Cardiology
Waiting for the perfect heart can be a long and unsuccessful process, made necessary by specific antigens and antibodies
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Bone marrow transplants are often considered to be the last resort treatment, because the procedure could have the nearl
...
MAR 14, 2017
Cancer
A drug, Cabozantinib, has demonstrated efficacy against invasive prostate cancer in mice.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2017
Immunology
While a common cold is a relatively minor nuisance for people with healthy immune systems, bone marrow transplant
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 17, 2017
Immunology
Castleman disease was discovered in the 1950s, but until this year doctors had no reliable sources to consistentl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 02, 2016
Immunology
People suffering from head and neck cancer can be treated through surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, but a typical pr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 26, 2016
Immunology
The newest effort in cancer treatment research involves the combination of not one, not two, not three, but four differe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 08, 2016
Microbiology
Humans have a symbiotic relationship with microorganisms, many of which reside in our gastrointestinal tract, and they c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2016
Cardiology
For unknown reasons, some people are sensitive to certain medications to treat heart conditions like cardiomyopathy. Sci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 22, 2016
Immunology
A compound produced by the immune system triggers the recruitment of immune cells during an infection, but only with the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 17, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s tragically ironic that in medicine, sometimes the cure is almost as harmful as the poison. This is the case f
...
AUG 10, 2016
Immunology
A cancer treatment from the 1990s may not be commonly used now, but a new study from Monash University shows that it cou
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 30, 2016
Health & Medicine
Certain antibiotics, immunosuppressants, anticonvulsants, chemotherapeutics, etc. are incredibly helpful, but also have
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
APR 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
Macrophages exist in every type of body tissue, in the lungs as alveolar macrophages and in the liver as Kupffer cells.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker