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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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JAN 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In the central nervous system, cells called microglia act to protect it. When a pathogen like a virus activates microgli ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2017Cardiology
A process using human stem cells can generate the epicardium cells that cover the outer surface of a human heart. & ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 23, 2017Genetics & Genomics
LA JOLLA, CA – January 23, 2017 – Life’s genetic code has only ever contained four natural bases. Thes ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 23, 2017Neuroscience
There is a great deal of debate surrounding the issue of young children and “screen time.” It can’t be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 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 22, 2017Microbiology
Can insects get infected with bacteria? Sure they can, but it doesn’t happen all that often. That fact spar ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 22, 2017Videos
Lots of people are grandfathered into unlimited data plans from their cell phone carriers, unfortunately, finding a true ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Big corporations like Apple and Facebook made headlines when they announced coverage for costs associated with elective ...JAN 20, 2017Videos
Snakes, scorpions, and jellyfish have one thing in common - they all contain venom designed to inflict pain, incapacitat ...JAN 20, 2017Microbiology
Researchers got encouraging results from a tuberculosis vaccine they created with a clever idea. They used natural spher ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2017Microbiology
A worldwide consortium of scientists have prioritized the development of vaccines for three specific pathogens that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2017Immunology
Immune cells poke holes in blood vessels to reach the surrounding tissues, to fight infection or for other immunological ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 19, 2017Cancer
Off-label use of an antimalarial drug saved the life of a 26-year-old patient dying of treatment-resistant brain cancer. ...JAN 18, 2017Microbiology
Viruses talk to each other, and not just about the weather. They talk about whether or not they should infect or kill th ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 18, 2017Cardiology
Ten years ago, a diagnosis of “advanced heart failure” was essentially a death sentence, aside from the pati ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 18, 2017Videos
The world is strikingly divided on abortion rights, but a lot of people don't really even understand the procedure that ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine having allergies so severe that the scent from a pizzeria a mile away could give you severe reactions. Or being ...JAN 17, 2017Immunology
Both natural and artificial bestowal of long-term immunity comes with risks. The same pathogen or vaccine that is confer ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 17, 2017Genetics & Genomics
epigenetics initiates pancreatic cancer metastasisWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 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, 2017Microbiology
Using nature as inspiration, scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and the Institute of Mathematical S ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 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 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about an enzyme that is key to helping cells repair DNA after it sustains damage. DNA has ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the central nervous system, cells called microglia act to protect it. When a pathogen like a virus activates microgli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2017
Cardiology
A process using human stem cells can generate the epicardium cells that cover the outer surface of a human heart. &
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 23, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
LA JOLLA, CA – January 23, 2017 – Life’s genetic code has only ever contained four natural bases. Thes
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 23, 2017
Neuroscience
There is a great deal of debate surrounding the issue of young children and “screen time.” It can’t be
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
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 22, 2017
Microbiology
Can insects get infected with bacteria? Sure they can, but it doesn’t happen all that often. That fact spar
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 22, 2017
Videos
Lots of people are grandfathered into unlimited data plans from their cell phone carriers, unfortunately, finding a true
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Big corporations like Apple and Facebook made headlines when they announced coverage for costs associated with elective
...
JAN 20, 2017
Videos
Snakes, scorpions, and jellyfish have one thing in common - they all contain venom designed to inflict pain, incapacitat
...
JAN 20, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers got encouraging results from a tuberculosis vaccine they created with a clever idea. They used natural spher
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2017
Microbiology
A worldwide consortium of scientists have prioritized the development of vaccines for three specific pathogens that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2017
Immunology
Immune cells poke holes in blood vessels to reach the surrounding tissues, to fight infection or for other immunological
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 19, 2017
Cancer
Off-label use of an antimalarial drug saved the life of a 26-year-old patient dying of treatment-resistant brain cancer.
...
JAN 18, 2017
Microbiology
Viruses talk to each other, and not just about the weather. They talk about whether or not they should infect or kill th
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 18, 2017
Cardiology
Ten years ago, a diagnosis of “advanced heart failure” was essentially a death sentence, aside from the pati
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 18, 2017
Videos
The world is strikingly divided on abortion rights, but a lot of people don't really even understand the procedure that
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine having allergies so severe that the scent from a pizzeria a mile away could give you severe reactions. Or being
...
JAN 17, 2017
Immunology
Both natural and artificial bestowal of long-term immunity comes with risks. The same pathogen or vaccine that is confer
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 17, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
epigenetics initiates pancreatic cancer metastasis
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
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
Microbiology
Using nature as inspiration, scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and the Institute of Mathematical S
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about an enzyme that is key to helping cells repair DNA after it sustains damage. DNA has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch