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Macrophage
Macrophages are specific cells associated with the discovery, phagocytosis and annihilation of microbes and other hurtful living beings. They are universal in the body and assume a noticeable part in the immune response.
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AUG 24, 2021Microbiology
Research has indicated that babies get many benefits from breastmilk, even if they are only fed that way for a very shor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2021Immunology
Not all fat is ‘bad’—there’s white fat that builds up when excess calories are consumed. But, th ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 08, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Photobiomodulation therapy (PBM), a form of low-dose light therapy, can speed up recovery from burns and reduce inflamma ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 05, 2021Immunology
Talking, singing, coughing—all of these can spread COVID-19 from an infected person via respiratory aerosols. Thes ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 15, 2021Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and, ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 21, 2021Cancer
In an effort to understand how breast implants influence the immune system, researchers from MIT have led an analysis to ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 10, 2021Immunology
Scientists at UCLA have decoded the “vocabulary” of immune cells—six distinct signals used as flares t ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 03, 2021Microbiology
The brain is sometimes called grey matter, which is made up of neurons. But it also contains white matter, which are neu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2021Immunology
A research group from Switzerland hypothesized that immune cells in the gut (gastrointestinal tract) must trigger chroni ...Written By: Caroline WallaceMAY 18, 2021Immunology
Too much salt isn’t good for you—we know that it can contribute to elevated blood pressure, cardiovascular a ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 13, 2021Immunology
The immune system is programmed to recognize foreign bodies as potentially dangerous, promptly removing them before the ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 29, 2021Microbiology
For over a year now, scientists and clinicians have been trying to understand why the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes such deadl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found that our immune system has a surprising helper: droplets of fat that sit inside cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2020Cancer
We all know how horrible it feels to have a bad night of sleep. That feeling is only intensified with jet lag because ou ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
There is still a lot we don't know about the brain, and especially about two small bits of tissue deep within it called ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2020Immunology
Immunometabolism is a relatively new subspecialty of immunology as we’ve begun to unravel the complex metabolic re ...Sponsored By: Human Metabolome TechnologiesOCT 08, 2020Immunology
Tiny, black particles much like those found in polluted air have been found in the placentas of pregnant women, as repor ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 30, 2020Cancer
The transformation of a healthy cell into a cancerous one often comes with a slew of cellular signaling changes. T ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 21, 2020Immunology
Over 85 massive wildfires have swept through the West Coast, devastating communities in Washington, Oregon, and Californ ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 13, 2020Cancer
New research published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research is questioning how we treat kidney tumors. According ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 10, 2020Microbiology
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, and it can infect immune cells called macrophages in the lungs that would normall ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2020Immunology
The human body has a sophisticated danger-sensing mechanism that alerts the immune system when something is not right. T ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 04, 2020Microbiology
Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite transmitted by cats and contaminated meat, and it's thought that over 30 million America ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2020Cardiology
Scars are a badge of honor to many, but they are really just a consequence of the body’s repair response. The body ...Written By: Jasper Cantrell
AUG 24, 2021
Microbiology
Research has indicated that babies get many benefits from breastmilk, even if they are only fed that way for a very shor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2021
Immunology
Not all fat is ‘bad’—there’s white fat that builds up when excess calories are consumed. But, th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 08, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Photobiomodulation therapy (PBM), a form of low-dose light therapy, can speed up recovery from burns and reduce inflamma
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 05, 2021
Immunology
Talking, singing, coughing—all of these can spread COVID-19 from an infected person via respiratory aerosols. Thes
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 15, 2021
Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 21, 2021
Cancer
In an effort to understand how breast implants influence the immune system, researchers from MIT have led an analysis to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 10, 2021
Immunology
Scientists at UCLA have decoded the “vocabulary” of immune cells—six distinct signals used as flares t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 03, 2021
Microbiology
The brain is sometimes called grey matter, which is made up of neurons. But it also contains white matter, which are neu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2021
Immunology
A research group from Switzerland hypothesized that immune cells in the gut (gastrointestinal tract) must trigger chroni
...
Written By:
Caroline Wallace
MAY 18, 2021
Immunology
Too much salt isn’t good for you—we know that it can contribute to elevated blood pressure, cardiovascular a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 13, 2021
Immunology
The immune system is programmed to recognize foreign bodies as potentially dangerous, promptly removing them before the
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 29, 2021
Microbiology
For over a year now, scientists and clinicians have been trying to understand why the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes such deadl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found that our immune system has a surprising helper: droplets of fat that sit inside cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2020
Cancer
We all know how horrible it feels to have a bad night of sleep. That feeling is only intensified with jet lag because ou
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
There is still a lot we don't know about the brain, and especially about two small bits of tissue deep within it called
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2020
Immunology
Immunometabolism is a relatively new subspecialty of immunology as we’ve begun to unravel the complex metabolic re
...
Sponsored By:
Human Metabolome Technologies
OCT 08, 2020
Immunology
Tiny, black particles much like those found in polluted air have been found in the placentas of pregnant women, as repor
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 30, 2020
Cancer
The transformation of a healthy cell into a cancerous one often comes with a slew of cellular signaling changes. T
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 21, 2020
Immunology
Over 85 massive wildfires have swept through the West Coast, devastating communities in Washington, Oregon, and Californ
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 13, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research is questioning how we treat kidney tumors. According
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 10, 2020
Microbiology
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, and it can infect immune cells called macrophages in the lungs that would normall
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2020
Immunology
The human body has a sophisticated danger-sensing mechanism that alerts the immune system when something is not right. T
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 04, 2020
Microbiology
Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite transmitted by cats and contaminated meat, and it's thought that over 30 million America
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2020
Cardiology
Scars are a badge of honor to many, but they are really just a consequence of the body’s repair response. The body
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell