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T-cell Receptor
T-Cell Receptor: or TCR, is a molecule found on the surface of T cells, or T lymphocytes, that is responsible for recognizing fragments of antigen as peptides bound to major histocompatibility complex molecules.
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JAN 22, 2017Immunology
New technology allows scientists to watch immune cells move in real time, and researchers recently took advantage of thi ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 16, 2017Immunology
We all know that exercise is “good for us” whether it’s for weight control, heart, bone, and muscle st ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 16, 2017Immunology
A team of scientists has created a genetic map of all possible receptors the human immune system might generate—al ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 14, 2017Cardiology
There are three layers of the heart, and scientists from Penn State are working on using stem cells to recreate epicardi ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 13, 2017Immunology
TGF-beta may be an “old story” in the study of cancer but a plot twist was recently encountered by scientist ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 10, 2017Cancer
For aggressive, intractable triple-negative breast cancers, there’s still hope. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic fou ...DEC 30, 2016Plants & Animals
When it comes to survival, some animals are more resilient than others, but one place where resilience shines is in our ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 27, 2016Cancer
In a small fraction of cancer cases, doctors can’t trace the origin of the metastatic cancer because, mysteriously ...DEC 20, 2016Immunology
As part of the immune response, T cells react differently to an acute infection versus a chronic infection, and this dif ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 14, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers find that microtubules form differently in sensory neurons compared to other cell typesWritten By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2016Immunology
For high-risk cancer patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), oncologists are interested in supplementing bone marrow ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 08, 2016Immunology
The immune system is responsible for training immune cells like T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, and B lymphocytes to do ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 08, 2016Cancer
To uproot itself and start seeding tumors in other parts of the body, cancer cells must have enough energy for the journ ...DEC 07, 2016Microbiology
Nobody likes going to the dentist, but most of us do it anyway. Why? Because regular dental care helps prevent thi ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 20, 2016Microbiology
Using a special type of microscopy, researchers were able to capture changes in the nucleus of nerve cells as they under ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2016Cannabis Sciences
Dude…where’s my memory? It sounds funny, but new research on the effects of cannabinoids on the brai ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 15, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, and MIT are taking a novel approach to preventing and treating bact ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 14, 2016Immunology
Interferon drugs have long been used as treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease where damaged nerv ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 11, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are hard at work improving immune cells called T cells, which are naturally designed to recognize and target ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 07, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The amount of poison ivy in our environment is on the rise, due in part to increased carbon dioxide levels. It is estima ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2016Microbiology
Here’s a question. Is Lyme disease more common nowadays? Lyme disease used to be a disease specific to the ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 04, 2016Immunology
Scientists are not quite sure why or how individuals develop scleroderma, and there is no current cure for the autoimmun ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 03, 2016Microbiology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 3, 2016 – A new study co-led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 02, 2016Immunology
When humans go to sleep, their immune cells come out to play. A new study from the WPI Immunology Frontier Research Cent ...Written By: Kara Marker
JAN 22, 2017
Immunology
New technology allows scientists to watch immune cells move in real time, and researchers recently took advantage of thi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 16, 2017
Immunology
We all know that exercise is “good for us” whether it’s for weight control, heart, bone, and muscle st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 16, 2017
Immunology
A team of scientists has created a genetic map of all possible receptors the human immune system might generate—al
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 14, 2017
Cardiology
There are three layers of the heart, and scientists from Penn State are working on using stem cells to recreate epicardi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 13, 2017
Immunology
TGF-beta may be an “old story” in the study of cancer but a plot twist was recently encountered by scientist
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 10, 2017
Cancer
For aggressive, intractable triple-negative breast cancers, there’s still hope. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic fou
...
DEC 30, 2016
Plants & Animals
When it comes to survival, some animals are more resilient than others, but one place where resilience shines is in our
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 27, 2016
Cancer
In a small fraction of cancer cases, doctors can’t trace the origin of the metastatic cancer because, mysteriously
...
DEC 20, 2016
Immunology
As part of the immune response, T cells react differently to an acute infection versus a chronic infection, and this dif
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 14, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers find that microtubules form differently in sensory neurons compared to other cell types
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2016
Immunology
For high-risk cancer patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), oncologists are interested in supplementing bone marrow
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 08, 2016
Immunology
The immune system is responsible for training immune cells like T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, and B lymphocytes to do
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 08, 2016
Cancer
To uproot itself and start seeding tumors in other parts of the body, cancer cells must have enough energy for the journ
...
DEC 07, 2016
Microbiology
Nobody likes going to the dentist, but most of us do it anyway. Why? Because regular dental care helps prevent thi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 20, 2016
Microbiology
Using a special type of microscopy, researchers were able to capture changes in the nucleus of nerve cells as they under
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
Dude…where’s my memory? It sounds funny, but new research on the effects of cannabinoids on the brai
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 15, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, and MIT are taking a novel approach to preventing and treating bact
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 14, 2016
Immunology
Interferon drugs have long been used as treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease where damaged nerv
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 11, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are hard at work improving immune cells called T cells, which are naturally designed to recognize and target
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The amount of poison ivy in our environment is on the rise, due in part to increased carbon dioxide levels. It is estima
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2016
Microbiology
Here’s a question. Is Lyme disease more common nowadays? Lyme disease used to be a disease specific to the
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 04, 2016
Immunology
Scientists are not quite sure why or how individuals develop scleroderma, and there is no current cure for the autoimmun
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 03, 2016
Microbiology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 3, 2016 – A new study co-led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 02, 2016
Immunology
When humans go to sleep, their immune cells come out to play. A new study from the WPI Immunology Frontier Research Cent
...
Written By:
Kara Marker