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T cell or T lymphocyte is a type of blood cell distinguished by its T cell receptor on the cell surface and plays a key role in the immune response.
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FEB 26, 2018Immunology
Cancer metastasis, the spreading of tumors to different tissues in the body, is usually what makes cancer so lethal and ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 26, 2018Neuroscience
There are many assessments of health that have definite parameters. We know what blood pressure numbers should be, heart ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 25, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
While gluten-free foods seem like a food trend to some, for others they are a medical necessity.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Using mice as a model, the injection of two molecules that stimulate the immune system eliminated both solid tumors and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic tests for inherited heart conditions are becoming more common. However, misinterpreted test results leading to p ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 23, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
In a process called phagocytosis, a cell ingests another cell, and that is thought to be central to the development of c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
The secrets to immortality may lie in an unexpected place - fruit fly stem cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2018Neuroscience
Glioblastomas, aggressive brain tumors that grow fast and are difficult to treat, were the subject of a collaboration be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 21, 2018Health & Medicine
The immune system is designed to keep us healthy. It reacts when there are germs around or other threats to the body and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 20, 2018Immunology
Don’t dismiss the seasonal flu vaccine just yet. There may be more to its ineffectiveness than meets the scientifi ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 20, 2018Microbiology
Our bodies need insulin to control the amount of sugar we have in our blood. Diabetes happens when that process fails, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a freely accessible online kidney atlas. They are hopeful that scientists will use it to enginee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Cuttlefish are extraordinary animals; they can transform in myriad ways. Scientists have learned more about the processe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
After five years of optimizing, researchers from the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have come up with the best candid ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 16, 2018Genetics & Genomics
There is a well-known story about the domestication of the rabbit, but new research shows that it is probably false.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2018Microbiology
Researchers have made a surprising finding about how two molecules can impact a bacterium.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2018Immunology
An unlikely collaboration, a virus and the human immune system, is working to address a common enemy: cancer. From the U ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 15, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR technology continues to revolutionize biology; two new diagnostic tools based on the technique have now been deve ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2018Videos
Most people must have heard revolutionary cancer therapy called CAR-T cell therapy, a kind of cancer immunotherapy. It h ...Written By:FEB 14, 2018Health & Medicine
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a painful skin rash that is related to chickenpox. Once a person has had chick ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 13, 2018Genetics & Genomics
New research calls an old assumption into question.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2018Health & Medicine
The question of cellphones and dangerous radiation is one that's been debated in science since the first hand-held p ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 09, 2018Immunology
It is the immune system’s duty to distinguish helpful bacteria from harmful bacteria. Thanks to millions of years ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 08, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
There may come a time when people won't require surgery to replace their joints.Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2018
Immunology
Cancer metastasis, the spreading of tumors to different tissues in the body, is usually what makes cancer so lethal and
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 26, 2018
Neuroscience
There are many assessments of health that have definite parameters. We know what blood pressure numbers should be, heart
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 25, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
While gluten-free foods seem like a food trend to some, for others they are a medical necessity.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Using mice as a model, the injection of two molecules that stimulate the immune system eliminated both solid tumors and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic tests for inherited heart conditions are becoming more common. However, misinterpreted test results leading to p
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a process called phagocytosis, a cell ingests another cell, and that is thought to be central to the development of c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
The secrets to immortality may lie in an unexpected place - fruit fly stem cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2018
Neuroscience
Glioblastomas, aggressive brain tumors that grow fast and are difficult to treat, were the subject of a collaboration be
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 21, 2018
Health & Medicine
The immune system is designed to keep us healthy. It reacts when there are germs around or other threats to the body and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 20, 2018
Immunology
Don’t dismiss the seasonal flu vaccine just yet. There may be more to its ineffectiveness than meets the scientifi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 20, 2018
Microbiology
Our bodies need insulin to control the amount of sugar we have in our blood. Diabetes happens when that process fails, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a freely accessible online kidney atlas. They are hopeful that scientists will use it to enginee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cuttlefish are extraordinary animals; they can transform in myriad ways. Scientists have learned more about the processe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
After five years of optimizing, researchers from the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have come up with the best candid
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 16, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
There is a well-known story about the domestication of the rabbit, but new research shows that it is probably false.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers have made a surprising finding about how two molecules can impact a bacterium.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2018
Immunology
An unlikely collaboration, a virus and the human immune system, is working to address a common enemy: cancer. From the U
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 15, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR technology continues to revolutionize biology; two new diagnostic tools based on the technique have now been deve
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2018
Videos
Most people must have heard revolutionary cancer therapy called CAR-T cell therapy, a kind of cancer immunotherapy. It h
...
Written By:
FEB 14, 2018
Health & Medicine
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a painful skin rash that is related to chickenpox. Once a person has had chick
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 13, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
New research calls an old assumption into question.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2018
Health & Medicine
The question of cellphones and dangerous radiation is one that's been debated in science since the first hand-held p
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 09, 2018
Immunology
It is the immune system’s duty to distinguish helpful bacteria from harmful bacteria. Thanks to millions of years
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 08, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
There may come a time when people won't require surgery to replace their joints.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch