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T cell functionality
T cells, also called T lymphocytes, are an integral component of the adaptive immune system which seek out and eliminate foreign particles. Functions of T cells include killing infected host cells, activating other immune cells, producing and releasing immune messengers called cytokines into the body, and regulating the immune response. When T cell functionality is hindered by disease, genetics, or environment, the immune system could be at severe risk.
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APR 26, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
For many years, researchers have been aware of the link between obesity and poor sleep or a lack of sleep. But what come
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
It may one day be possible to treat hormone-related diseases using this method.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2020
Microbiology
The incidence of syphilis has been rising for the past two decades, and over 115,000 new cases were diagnosed in the US
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new theory of heredity is proposed, which takes into account more than just genes in a genome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2020
Immunology
The best offense may be a good defense in the fight against COVID-19. Researchers from the Duke-NUS Medical School are e
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
New research may aid in the development of gene therapies for diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are unclear and there is currently no treatment, but new work may he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Resistance to chemotherapeutic use in caner patients is something that is inevitable. Continued resistance to these drug
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Whole genome sequencing on schizophrenia patients reveals variations that affect genomic architecture are more common in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2020
Immunology
Researchers from the US and China have found that COVID-19 can destroy T cells, a type of lymphocyte that plays a key ro
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 10, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, a therapeutic previously used for cancer t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 09, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Although US President Donald Trump is a strong supporter of antimalarial drug Hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVI
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
As humans evolved, they began to walk upright, which has helped propel our species forward, literally and figuratively.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the CDC, in 2014 there were around 2.87 million incidences of TBI-related ER visits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
With vaccines at least one year away and no proven treatment for infection, the world has witnessed the loss of 20
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 31, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Diabetes is a disorder in which the body cannot properly regulate blood sugar levels because of a problem with insulin.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research published just days ago in Matter, a journal from Cell Press¸ outlines the production of a new kind o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 22, 2020
Microbiology
More data is being gathered from an unfortunate and dramatic rise in the number of COVID-19 cases around the world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2020
Microbiology
Intestinal stem cells help regenerate the lining of the intestine, and that lining or epithelium plays a number of criti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The immune molecule interleukin-2 (IL-2) is a growth factor that stimulates the immune system to produce T-cells. Their
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 12, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers found a use for the zika virus; they treated advanced tumors of the central nervous system of three elderly
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to store the entire genome in the nucleus, and this lengthy DNA molecule has to be carefully packaged by prot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the journal Cell suggests that stress experienced during gestation in the womb, as well a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 05, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
In the US alone, around 187,000 children and adolescents have Type 1 diabetes, alongside 1.4 million people aged 20 and
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon