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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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...
DEC 10, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study, led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), shows how different pharmaceutical drugs hit ei
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 10, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
DEC 02, 2015
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 29, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 25, 2015
Videos
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 22, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new way of treating cancer may come in the form of an injectable gel. The “biogel” was developed in lab of
...
NOV 21, 2015
Immunology
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...
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Kara Marker
NOV 17, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
NOV 11, 2015
Immunology
A single signaling protein required for a successful immune attack against viral infections may be the key to improving
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 09, 2015
Neuroscience
The expression “Why don’t you grow a brain” is tossed around sometimes like an insult, but as it turns
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 04, 2015
Microbiology
When spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus or Clostridium, enter a state of starvation, they transform into a state o
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 02, 2015
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 07, 2015
Immunology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 05, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham want to know how E. coli untangles proteins when they become aggr
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 27, 2015
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 21, 2015
Cancer
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a critical role played by an enzyme in cancer and autoimmun
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 20, 2015
Cancer
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer helps many men to live longer. The therapy can reduce or block the production of and
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 19, 2015
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 17, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 11, 2015
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 06, 2015
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 30, 2015
Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins researchers think that a common gene mutation triggers the brain damage associated with both amyotrophic l
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider