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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 30, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
To avoid serious infections and complications, all medical implants must be sterilized prior to being put inside patient
...
APR 24, 2016
Microbiology
Very small fibers made by a bacteria have the unique property of transporting charges at speeds of 1 billion electrons p
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 16, 2016
Videos
White blood cells (leukocytes) are immune system cells that protect the body against diseases and foreign invaders. Whil
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 15, 2016
Cancer
In what sounds like an epic fantasy battle between good and evil, researchers at the University of Manchester, UK found
...
APR 13, 2016
Cancer
Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts are launching a cancer tissue repository for use
...
APR 07, 2016
Cancer
Lung cancer is the second most common form of cancer in both men and women. With such a high incidence rate and an equal
...
APR 02, 2016
Videos
Added sugar damages our liver, messes up our metabolism, impairs brain function, and causes wrinkles. It is the type of
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 01, 2016
Microbiology
A team of researchers announced in the journal Science that they’ve determined the structure of the Zika virus and
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 30, 2016
Health & Medicine
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation, a result from an overexcited, mi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 25, 2016
Microbiology
Craig Venter wants to know all about essential genes. To do this, Venter and colleagues need to create a synthetic cell
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
If you want to harness the full power of stem cells, all you might need is an eraser. Not an ordinary eraser, of course.
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 21, 2016
Neuroscience
The most common kind of stroke, an ischemic stroke, is caused by a blood clot which blocks the flow of oxygenated blood
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
Scientists have developed a brain implant that can turn the patient’s immune system against Alzheimer’s dise
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 17, 2016
Cardiology
Although the idea of a “cyborg heart patch” sounds like a stretch, Tel Aviv University scientists have made
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Health officials have long suspected a correlation between the Zika virus and microcephaly, but they didn’t know t
...
MAR 10, 2016
Cardiology
Heart attacks have the potential to kill over a billion cells, and scientists are looking for the best way to replenish
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 10, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found evidence that a lack of stem cells in the womb lining is causing thousands of women to suffer from
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 09, 2016
Neuroscience
While the field of neuroscience isn’t known for flash or glamour, the Brain Prize is definitely a prestigious and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 08, 2016
Immunology
Scientists have grown tiny, barely visible “mini-brains.” These balls of neurons and other human cells mimic
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 01, 2016
Neuroscience
The vast network of neurons, dendrites, axons and other hardware that is responsible for sending messages all over the b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a breakthrough first, scientists in China reported to have turned mouse stem cells into functional sperm-like cells,
...
FEB 26, 2016
Neuroscience
Studies with genetically modified mice have unveiled additional connections between the immune system and Alzheimer&rsqu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 24, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cancer cells are exquisitely cunning – they mutate and adapt to escape the body’s own defense mechanisms, an
...
FEB 21, 2016
Plants & Animals
Birds’ immune systems reportedly have a great defense against a fungal infection from Cryptococcus neoformans that
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard