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T Cell
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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MAR 22, 2017Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration recently highlighted a link between breast implants and a rare cancer that’s clai ...MAR 22, 2017Microbiology
Last week, I shared a story about how antibiotics are affecting honeybees. Honeybees are susceptible to a bacterial infe ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 22, 2017Neuroscience
It happens at a microscopic level, but learning and processing memories impacts the structure of neurons on the brain. I ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 21, 2017Immunology
The same immune process that protects the immune system from friendly fire by soothing inflammatory reactions and reduci ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A new drug may drastically cut cholesterol levels so significantly that doctors say it can help thwart some of the bigge ...MAR 19, 2017Videos
Research led by Christof Koch, president of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, Washington, is striving to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2017Cancer
There could be some good news for patients dealing with recurrent lung cancer. One type of radiation treatment, called i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Iceland has generated a wealth of genetic data. The island nation is isolated, so since it was settled around 1,200 year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
'Stem cells' were harvested from liposuction fat of three patients and injected into the eyes of those people, who subse ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Preterm birth is a widespread health problem; The World Health Organization estimates that around 15 million babies are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2017Immunology
Immune cells must be able to differentiate between good bacteria and bad bacteria to maximize the body’s ch ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 14, 2017Microbiology
Researchers may have made a breakthrough in the fight against a variety of diseases that are difficult to treat. They ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2017Cancer
A drug, Cabozantinib, has demonstrated efficacy against invasive prostate cancer in mice.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2017Cancer
When medical professionals are targeting a patient’s cancer, the goal is first to eliminate the cancer and if that ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
While there is a lot of skepticism surrounding genetically modified foods, they have helped solve serious problems in ag ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2017Immunology
While a common cold is a relatively minor nuisance for people with healthy immune systems, bone marrow transplant ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Gluten-free diets have been increasing in popularity for years, but new work from researchers at Harvard suggests it may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Even with the power of medicines like antimicrobials and preventative measures like vaccines, infectious diseases remain ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2017Microbiology
Why the heck do we get allergies? Researchers from the University of Geneva knew that kids who grew up on farms w ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 10, 2017Cancer
The circulatory system in the body is what carries oxygen to muscles, nutrients to organs, and works to essentially get& ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 09, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have used two types of stem cells and a three dimensional scaffold to generate a structure like a mouse embr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Neanderthals died off 40,000 years ago, but not before passing on some of their genes to humans, who have in turn carrie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2017Immunology
Senior author of a new Science Signaling study Dr. Manish Butte describes T cells as like “the shy person a ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 09, 2017Cancer
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive cancers in the world. There is constant research into the causes of these tum ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 22, 2017
Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration recently highlighted a link between breast implants and a rare cancer that’s clai
...
MAR 22, 2017
Microbiology
Last week, I shared a story about how antibiotics are affecting honeybees. Honeybees are susceptible to a bacterial infe
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 22, 2017
Neuroscience
It happens at a microscopic level, but learning and processing memories impacts the structure of neurons on the brain. I
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 21, 2017
Immunology
The same immune process that protects the immune system from friendly fire by soothing inflammatory reactions and reduci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new drug may drastically cut cholesterol levels so significantly that doctors say it can help thwart some of the bigge
...
MAR 19, 2017
Videos
Research led by Christof Koch, president of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, Washington, is striving to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2017
Cancer
There could be some good news for patients dealing with recurrent lung cancer. One type of radiation treatment, called i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Iceland has generated a wealth of genetic data. The island nation is isolated, so since it was settled around 1,200 year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
'Stem cells' were harvested from liposuction fat of three patients and injected into the eyes of those people, who subse
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Preterm birth is a widespread health problem; The World Health Organization estimates that around 15 million babies are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2017
Immunology
Immune cells must be able to differentiate between good bacteria and bad bacteria to maximize the body’s ch
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 14, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers may have made a breakthrough in the fight against a variety of diseases that are difficult to treat. They ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2017
Cancer
A drug, Cabozantinib, has demonstrated efficacy against invasive prostate cancer in mice.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2017
Cancer
When medical professionals are targeting a patient’s cancer, the goal is first to eliminate the cancer and if that
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
While there is a lot of skepticism surrounding genetically modified foods, they have helped solve serious problems in ag
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2017
Immunology
While a common cold is a relatively minor nuisance for people with healthy immune systems, bone marrow transplant
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Gluten-free diets have been increasing in popularity for years, but new work from researchers at Harvard suggests it may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Even with the power of medicines like antimicrobials and preventative measures like vaccines, infectious diseases remain
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2017
Microbiology
Why the heck do we get allergies? Researchers from the University of Geneva knew that kids who grew up on farms w
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 10, 2017
Cancer
The circulatory system in the body is what carries oxygen to muscles, nutrients to organs, and works to essentially get&
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 09, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have used two types of stem cells and a three dimensional scaffold to generate a structure like a mouse embr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neanderthals died off 40,000 years ago, but not before passing on some of their genes to humans, who have in turn carrie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2017
Immunology
Senior author of a new Science Signaling study Dr. Manish Butte describes T cells as like “the shy person a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 09, 2017
Cancer
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive cancers in the world. There is constant research into the causes of these tum
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim