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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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NOV 30, 2016Immunology
For rhesus monkeys (and probably humans, too), popularity counts. A new study from Duke University shows that social sta ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 30, 2016Microbiology
Leprosy. We’ve all heard of it, but do you really know what causes it? What does the word make you think of ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 29, 2016Immunology
Inflammation is healthy when it’s directed toward pathogenic infections, but it can also cause a dangerous complic ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 29, 2016Cancer
New recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK suggest that women preem ...NOV 28, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For patients with diabetes, managing their blood sugar levels requires constant care and vigilance. Now, researcher ...NOV 28, 2016Neuroscience
There was disappointing news recently on a drug many had hoped would provide some relief for patients suffering with Alz ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 27, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists that study molecules in cells use a common tool to spotlight the proteins they are interested in - they mark ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2016Cancer
A chemotherapy drug that’s comparably milder than other drugs has been found to extend survival for acute myeloid ...NOV 24, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Controlling Chronic Inflammation with UV Light to Quell Disease SymptomsWritten By: Jennifer EllisNOV 23, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature Medicine, researchers have been able to use stem cells to make intestinal organoids with functional ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2016Cardiology
As if a heart attack weren’t traumatic enough, the tissue injury that follows can cause irreparable damage to hear ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 23, 2016Videos
We all have bone marrow, a substance that can be found at the core of our living bones. Inside bone marrow, we can find ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 23, 2016Space & Astronomy
In 2003, European Space Agency (ESA) scientists were overly excited about the landing of the Beagle 2 probe on the Marti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 23, 2016Neuroscience
It’s almost time to belly up to the table and start wolfing down a huge meal. It’s part of a Thanksgiving tr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 22, 2016Immunology
Thanks to immune soldiers called T cells, the body is protected from most infections: viral, bacterial, parasitical, or ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 22, 2016Microbiology
In bacteria, scientists have worked to understand how form and function are related. There has been evidence that there ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For women at high risk for cervical cancer, Hopkins researchers say they have a new diagnostic test that’s both no ...NOV 21, 2016Cancer
Scientists at the University of Leeds announced the discovery of a virus that can kill liver cancer cells. The virus is ...NOV 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 20, 2016Immunology
Two body systems thought to be functionally separate have been found to be connected through gut bacteria. From Oregon S ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a historic, landmark clinical trial, Chinese researchers injected a patient with a shot of CRISPR-edited white blood ...NOV 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
By Judy O’Rourke RECAPPING HISTORY BEFORE MAKING SOME It may seem like just yesterday, OK it was around 199 ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeNOV 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 16, 2016Cancer
In surveying men with prostate cancer, scientists report that circulating tumor cells can be found in the blood. Further ...
NOV 30, 2016
Immunology
For rhesus monkeys (and probably humans, too), popularity counts. A new study from Duke University shows that social sta
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 30, 2016
Microbiology
Leprosy. We’ve all heard of it, but do you really know what causes it? What does the word make you think of
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 29, 2016
Immunology
Inflammation is healthy when it’s directed toward pathogenic infections, but it can also cause a dangerous complic
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 29, 2016
Cancer
New recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK suggest that women preem
...
NOV 28, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For patients with diabetes, managing their blood sugar levels requires constant care and vigilance. Now, researcher
...
NOV 28, 2016
Neuroscience
There was disappointing news recently on a drug many had hoped would provide some relief for patients suffering with Alz
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 27, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists that study molecules in cells use a common tool to spotlight the proteins they are interested in - they mark
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2016
Cancer
A chemotherapy drug that’s comparably milder than other drugs has been found to extend survival for acute myeloid
...
NOV 24, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Controlling Chronic Inflammation with UV Light to Quell Disease Symptoms
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 23, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature Medicine, researchers have been able to use stem cells to make intestinal organoids with functional
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2016
Cardiology
As if a heart attack weren’t traumatic enough, the tissue injury that follows can cause irreparable damage to hear
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 23, 2016
Videos
We all have bone marrow, a substance that can be found at the core of our living bones. Inside bone marrow, we can find
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 23, 2016
Space & Astronomy
In 2003, European Space Agency (ESA) scientists were overly excited about the landing of the Beagle 2 probe on the Marti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 23, 2016
Neuroscience
It’s almost time to belly up to the table and start wolfing down a huge meal. It’s part of a Thanksgiving tr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 22, 2016
Immunology
Thanks to immune soldiers called T cells, the body is protected from most infections: viral, bacterial, parasitical, or
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 22, 2016
Microbiology
In bacteria, scientists have worked to understand how form and function are related. There has been evidence that there
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For women at high risk for cervical cancer, Hopkins researchers say they have a new diagnostic test that’s both no
...
NOV 21, 2016
Cancer
Scientists at the University of Leeds announced the discovery of a virus that can kill liver cancer cells. The virus is
...
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 20, 2016
Immunology
Two body systems thought to be functionally separate have been found to be connected through gut bacteria. From Oregon S
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a historic, landmark clinical trial, Chinese researchers injected a patient with a shot of CRISPR-edited white blood
...
NOV 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
By Judy O’Rourke RECAPPING HISTORY BEFORE MAKING SOME It may seem like just yesterday, OK it was around 199
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
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 16, 2016
Cancer
In surveying men with prostate cancer, scientists report that circulating tumor cells can be found in the blood. Further
...