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Mast Cells
Mast Cells: a type of white blood cell or more specifically, a granulocyte derived from the myeloid stem cell. Part of the immune and neuroimmune systems contains many granules. These are rich in histamine and heparin.
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MAR 04, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
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New work may help explain why some autoimmune or immune-related diseases are more common in women, who are more likely t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
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Drugs such as ibuprofen or aspirin that relieve pain and lower fever are among the most frequently used drugs worldwide.Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 13, 2019Immunology
A physical interaction between two types of immune cells that plays an essential role in the early fight against dengue ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 23, 2019Health & Medicine
Today, women face a variety of challenging health issues, both physical and psychological which, in the past, have not r ...Written By: Dena ArutaNOV 14, 2018Immunology
A research team investigates early life stress and its relation to adult depression and anxietyWritten By: Nicholas BreehlJUN 22, 2018Health & Medicine
Scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) in the UK have come up with a test to detect peanut allergies and it& ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 04, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A new blood test trumps traditional diagnostic methods for determining peanut allergy, the most common allergy for child ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 15, 2018Immunology
Increased stress - either psychological or allergic - can make the body’s response to disease much more serious. I ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 07, 2017Microbiology
Our innate immune system has a lot of ways to deal with invading pathogens - macrophages gobble up bacteria, for one. Bu ...Written By: Kerry Evans
MAR 04, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) arise when bacteria infects that part of the body, usually by moving through the urethra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2023
Immunology
Mast cells are immune cells that responds to different pathogens, such as bacteria and parasites. In response to these p
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAY 25, 2023
Immunology
A major research topic in medicine is to improve immune system function. The body responds to disease by activating cell
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAY 24, 2023
Immunology
Throughout the world, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer type among women and is the leading cause of
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAY 17, 2023
Immunology
Fiber aids digestion and overall digestive system function. However, the immunoregulatory roles of fiber-rich diets and
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAY 09, 2023
Immunology
Cancer immunotherapy constantly evolves, and discoveries and treatments targeting more aggressive cancers are published
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
APR 19, 2023
Immunology
Anaphylactic shock or anaphylaxis is a sudden and severe allergic reaction that can be fatal. The reaction involves the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2023
Cancer
Innate Immunity is a nonspecific host defense mechanism against foreign antigens. It is the first line of defense in a h
...
Sponsored By:
MBL International
OCT 20, 2022
Cancer
The gut microbiome describes the microorganisms and viruses that live throughout the digestive system. The gut mic
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 11, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tigilanol tiglate (also referred to as EBC-46) is a chemical compound with a storied history. Found naturally in the see
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
MAR 14, 2021
Immunology
You might have experienced it yourself or met someone that can not eat a certain food or can not take a specific medicat
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
MAR 04, 2021
Immunology
There’s bad news for pollen allergy sufferers: New research has shown that climate change is making hay fever seas
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 13, 2020
Immunology
A recent study showed that there is an 85 percent spike in peanut allergy anaphylaxis cases on Halloween. The study, per
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 21, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work may help explain why some autoimmune or immune-related diseases are more common in women, who are more likely t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
People living with food or drug allergies are always faced with potential life-threatening anaphylactic shock. Currently
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
While heparin is the most commonly prescribed drug in hospitals, we have to extract it from pig intestines, which is fra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2019
Immunology
Drugs such as ibuprofen or aspirin that relieve pain and lower fever are among the most frequently used drugs worldwide.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 13, 2019
Immunology
A physical interaction between two types of immune cells that plays an essential role in the early fight against dengue
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
Today, women face a variety of challenging health issues, both physical and psychological which, in the past, have not r
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
NOV 14, 2018
Immunology
A research team investigates early life stress and its relation to adult depression and anxiety
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JUN 22, 2018
Health & Medicine
Scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) in the UK have come up with a test to detect peanut allergies and it&
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 04, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new blood test trumps traditional diagnostic methods for determining peanut allergy, the most common allergy for child
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 15, 2018
Immunology
Increased stress - either psychological or allergic - can make the body’s response to disease much more serious. I
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 07, 2017
Microbiology
Our innate immune system has a lot of ways to deal with invading pathogens - macrophages gobble up bacteria, for one. Bu
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans