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Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy: is a type of cancer treatment the helps the immune system to fight cancer. The immune system helps your body fight infections and other diseases. It uses substances made by the body or in a laboratory in order to improve or restore the body's immune system function.
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MAR 10, 2023Immunology
At one time, natural killer cells were thought of as a small group of specialized immune cells that can rapidly and dest ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers investigated a two-pronged immunotherapy approach that eliminates metastatic breast cancer in mice. The corr ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 07, 2023Health & Medicine
When loud vibrations damage the cochlea, macrophages are activated. These immune system cells change morphology and gene ...Written By: Amielle MorenoMAR 02, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Peanut allergies affect roughly 6.1 million Americans, and over 32 million have more general allergies.1 Many of these p ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 27, 2023Cancer
A study presented in November at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 37th Annual Meeting and published in the Journa ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 19, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have cracked down on one of the key reasons why immunotherapy only works on 50% of melanoma patients. The co ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 15, 2023Infographics
Over the past decade, advances in immune-based therapeutic approaches have drastically expanded cancer treatment options ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 13, 2023Cancer
The bladder is an important, and sometimes underappreciated, organ in the body. Located in the pelvis, the bladder ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 09, 2023Cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) can develop in any part of the colon, the large intestine, or the rectum, the area of the body c ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 06, 2023Cancer
A recent report in Scientific Reports compared racial disparities among Black and White women with breast cancer. ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 02, 2023Immunology
Histotripsy is a technique that uses sound waves to rip tumors apart, without even breaking the skin. The non-invasive w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2023Cancer
With estimates of over 150,000 new cases and over 50,000 deaths in 2022, colorectal cancer (CRC) remains one of the top ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 18, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer accounts for 30% of newly diagnosed invasive cancers in women. I ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 05, 2023Cancer
Immunotherapy, including immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), has changed the landscape of cancer treatment in the last ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 03, 2023Immunology
Immunotherapy called CAR T cell therapy is a treatment that aims to train immune cells to get better at fighting disease ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2022Immunology
Almost every patient who gets myeloma and is treated with a standard therapy also experiences relapse. But researchers h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2022Cancer
In 1961, Jacques Miller discovered the function of the thymus, a lymphatic organ that houses important immune cells as t ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 23, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Onchilles Pharma is a small pharmaceutical company based in San Diego, USA. They work in oncology pharmacy, specifically ...Written By: Greta AnneDEC 20, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Immune checkpoints are a part of the immune system that prevents the body’s immune response from destroying health ...Written By: Zoe MichaudDEC 19, 2022Cancer
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have become a treatment option for many patients with advanced melanoma. Still ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
2022 was a big year for science, so let’s take a look at some of the most interesting -and important- scientific d ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanDEC 10, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
T cells that are used in immunotherapy have to be programmed to efficiently destroy cancer cells. Researchers have now u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Tumors use our own immune systems against us by coaxing regulatory T cells to keep antitumor immune response low. But re ...Written By: Amielle MorenoNOV 21, 2022Immunology
Zika virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can cause a mild illness in otherwise healthy adults. But wh ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2023
Immunology
At one time, natural killer cells were thought of as a small group of specialized immune cells that can rapidly and dest
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers investigated a two-pronged immunotherapy approach that eliminates metastatic breast cancer in mice. The corr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 07, 2023
Health & Medicine
When loud vibrations damage the cochlea, macrophages are activated. These immune system cells change morphology and gene
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
MAR 02, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Peanut allergies affect roughly 6.1 million Americans, and over 32 million have more general allergies.1 Many of these p
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 27, 2023
Cancer
A study presented in November at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 37th Annual Meeting and published in the Journa
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 19, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have cracked down on one of the key reasons why immunotherapy only works on 50% of melanoma patients. The co
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 15, 2023
Infographics
Over the past decade, advances in immune-based therapeutic approaches have drastically expanded cancer treatment options
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 13, 2023
Cancer
The bladder is an important, and sometimes underappreciated, organ in the body. Located in the pelvis, the bladder
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 09, 2023
Cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) can develop in any part of the colon, the large intestine, or the rectum, the area of the body c
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 06, 2023
Cancer
A recent report in Scientific Reports compared racial disparities among Black and White women with breast cancer.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 02, 2023
Immunology
Histotripsy is a technique that uses sound waves to rip tumors apart, without even breaking the skin. The non-invasive w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2023
Cancer
With estimates of over 150,000 new cases and over 50,000 deaths in 2022, colorectal cancer (CRC) remains one of the top
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 18, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer accounts for 30% of newly diagnosed invasive cancers in women. I
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 05, 2023
Cancer
Immunotherapy, including immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), has changed the landscape of cancer treatment in the last
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 03, 2023
Immunology
Immunotherapy called CAR T cell therapy is a treatment that aims to train immune cells to get better at fighting disease
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2022
Immunology
Almost every patient who gets myeloma and is treated with a standard therapy also experiences relapse. But researchers h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2022
Cancer
In 1961, Jacques Miller discovered the function of the thymus, a lymphatic organ that houses important immune cells as t
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 23, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Onchilles Pharma is a small pharmaceutical company based in San Diego, USA. They work in oncology pharmacy, specifically
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
DEC 20, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Immune checkpoints are a part of the immune system that prevents the body’s immune response from destroying health
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
DEC 19, 2022
Cancer
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have become a treatment option for many patients with advanced melanoma. Still
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
2022 was a big year for science, so let’s take a look at some of the most interesting -and important- scientific d
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
DEC 10, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
T cells that are used in immunotherapy have to be programmed to efficiently destroy cancer cells. Researchers have now u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Tumors use our own immune systems against us by coaxing regulatory T cells to keep antitumor immune response low. But re
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
NOV 21, 2022
Immunology
Zika virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can cause a mild illness in otherwise healthy adults. But wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch