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Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that is created by melanocyctes that have mutated. Melanocytes are pigment cells that are found on the skin. However, melanoma can occur in the intestines and eyes in more rare cases. Melanoma is a common form of cancer and considered the most dangerous form, there a more than 200,000 cases per year. Treatment can include: radiation, surgery, medication, or chemotherapy.
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JUL 17, 2023Cancer
Dogs can develop various types of cancer, including melanomas, lymphomas, and sarcomas. In fact, canine cancer occ ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 28, 2023Immunology
There are multiple types of immune cells in the body which respond to disease and infection. One population of cells inc ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJUN 07, 2023Immunology
Immunotherapy is a therapeutic strategy that takes advantage of the immune system by eliciting an immune response agains ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeMAY 26, 2023Cancer
Baz Luhrmann preached the importance of sunscreen to the ladies and gentlemen of the class of ’99 (and ever ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 12, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent studies are changing what scientists have long thought about telomeres, which are repetitive sequences of DNA tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
A new review paper, which takes a broad view of research developments in a field, has suggested that the circadian rhyth ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2023Cancer
Our body has mechanisms to regulate the immune system. Effective immunity requires the body to know when to ramp u ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAR 13, 2023Immunology
This work can help explain why antibiotics can interfere with the efficacy of cancer immunotherapies & may help research ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 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 LennonJAN 19, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer is at its deadliest when it metastasizes - when cancer cells break away from a tumor and migrate to other tissues ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Our body generates a lot of blood cells - on the order of billions of cells every day. Stem cells in the bone marrow giv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2022Cancer
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have become a treatment option for many patients with advanced melanoma. Still ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 23, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
The eye is a readily available part of the human body, yet drug delivery there is incredibly difficult. Most ocular drug ...Written By: Amielle MorenoNOV 21, 2022Cancer
Experts define metastatic cancer as cancer that spreads from the anatomical location where it started to a distant part ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 15, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes, preventing breakage. Some cancer cells can use those protective caps to their adv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Sure, MACHETE is a cool name, but the researchers that developed the technique are hoping people don't focus solely on t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2022Immunology
Introduction The immune system plays a dual role in inflammation and cancer development. Immune system effector cells ra ...Sponsored By: Sino BiologicalOCT 12, 2022Plants & Animals
The Mediterranean diet has been popularized in recent years for its wide-ranging health benefits. Among the many health ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 11, 2022Clinical & 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 MichaudOCT 08, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long known that certain things are risk factors for severe cases of COVID-19, such as old age or obesit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
In advanced stages of skin cancer, patients develop brain metastases about 90% of the time. Though this is one of the mo ...Written By: Zoe MichaudSEP 26, 2022Cancer
One type of cancer immunotherapy, called oncolytic viral therapy, works by infecting cancer cells with a specific virus. ...Written By: Katie KokolusSEP 13, 2022Cancer
Introduction Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. According to estimates from the American Cancer Socie ...Sponsored By: Sino BiologicalSEP 13, 2022Immunology
It seems there is a lot more to lactate than we knew.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2023
Cancer
Dogs can develop various types of cancer, including melanomas, lymphomas, and sarcomas. In fact, canine cancer occ
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 28, 2023
Immunology
There are multiple types of immune cells in the body which respond to disease and infection. One population of cells inc
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JUN 07, 2023
Immunology
Immunotherapy is a therapeutic strategy that takes advantage of the immune system by eliciting an immune response agains
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAY 26, 2023
Cancer
Baz Luhrmann preached the importance of sunscreen to the ladies and gentlemen of the class of ’99 (and ever
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent studies are changing what scientists have long thought about telomeres, which are repetitive sequences of DNA tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new review paper, which takes a broad view of research developments in a field, has suggested that the circadian rhyth
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2023
Cancer
Our body has mechanisms to regulate the immune system. Effective immunity requires the body to know when to ramp u
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 13, 2023
Immunology
This work can help explain why antibiotics can interfere with the efficacy of cancer immunotherapies & may help research
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
JAN 19, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer is at its deadliest when it metastasizes - when cancer cells break away from a tumor and migrate to other tissues
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Our body generates a lot of blood cells - on the order of billions of cells every day. Stem cells in the bone marrow giv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2022
Cancer
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have become a treatment option for many patients with advanced melanoma. Still
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 23, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The eye is a readily available part of the human body, yet drug delivery there is incredibly difficult. Most ocular drug
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
NOV 21, 2022
Cancer
Experts define metastatic cancer as cancer that spreads from the anatomical location where it started to a distant part
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 15, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes, preventing breakage. Some cancer cells can use those protective caps to their adv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Sure, MACHETE is a cool name, but the researchers that developed the technique are hoping people don't focus solely on t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2022
Immunology
Introduction The immune system plays a dual role in inflammation and cancer development. Immune system effector cells ra
...
Sponsored By:
Sino Biological
OCT 12, 2022
Plants & Animals
The Mediterranean diet has been popularized in recent years for its wide-ranging health benefits. Among the many health
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
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
OCT 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long known that certain things are risk factors for severe cases of COVID-19, such as old age or obesit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
In advanced stages of skin cancer, patients develop brain metastases about 90% of the time. Though this is one of the mo
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 26, 2022
Cancer
One type of cancer immunotherapy, called oncolytic viral therapy, works by infecting cancer cells with a specific virus.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 13, 2022
Cancer
Introduction Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. According to estimates from the American Cancer Socie
...
Sponsored By:
Sino Biological
SEP 13, 2022
Immunology
It seems there is a lot more to lactate than we knew.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch