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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 08, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A human trial of a CRISPR therapy was recently halted for adverse events. But the technology has tremendous potential to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2023Microbiology
It seems that ocean water can contain genetic material from microbes, who are sharing genes, and modifying their functio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2023Health & Medicine
Regular exercise is known to have numerous health benefits for people who are aging. Exercise can help to improve streng ...Written By: Zoe MichaudJAN 06, 2023Immunology
T cells are a major component of the adaptive immune system, which forms a kind of memory of the pathogens it reacts to. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the University of British Colombia’s Life Sciences Institute have identified a compound that can po ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 05, 2023Cancer
Immunotherapy, including immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), has changed the landscape of cancer treatment in the last ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 03, 2023Immunology
Immunotherapy called CAR T cell therapy is a treatment that aims to train immune cells to get better at fighting disease ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can easily assess what genes are being expressed in a tissue by using a method like RT-PCR that precisely an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
A study using artificial intelligence to analyze large datasets outlining gene expression in many different species has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2022Health & Medicine
Our immune system has to be able to rapidly mount a response to pathogenic invaders, wounds, and other injuries. But it ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2022Cancer
As we near the end of 2022, and enter our fourth year of facing COVID-19 (so named because of it’s emergence in 20 ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 28, 2022Immunology
Scientists have discovered that an inflammatory cytokine known as LIGHT is a major factor in the deadly airway damage th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Viruses can infect cells, and take them over to produce more viruses. But can viruses serve as a source of nutrition? It ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2022Immunology
Almost every patient who gets myeloma and is treated with a standard therapy also experiences relapse. But researchers h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2022Neuroscience
Many people suffer from abdominal pain caused by gastrointestinal disorders that cause excessive inflammation and disrup ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2022Cancer
In 1961, Jacques Miller discovered the function of the thymus, a lymphatic organ that houses important immune cells as t ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 24, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
There is a class of drugs called “Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors” (PDE5 inhibitors.) Such drugs in this clas ...Written By: Greta AnneDEC 23, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a handful of genes can cause severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which severely disrupts the body's ab ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science, have created a portable plastic device containing a yea ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 21, 2022Immunology
If you work in cell biology or immunology, chances are that you're familiar with flow cytometry. This technique meas ...Sponsored By: Slingshot Biosciences, Inc.DEC 20, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Immune checkpoints are a part of the immune system that prevents the body’s immune response from destroying health ...Written By: Zoe MichaudDEC 20, 2022Microbiology
For decades, people relied on antibiotics to eliminate bacterial infections, and for a long time, those antibiotics work ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
It was once thought that inflammation and immune responses in the brain were limited; that is was a so-called immune pri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder that typically affects children, and can lead to many complicatio ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A human trial of a CRISPR therapy was recently halted for adverse events. But the technology has tremendous potential to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2023
Microbiology
It seems that ocean water can contain genetic material from microbes, who are sharing genes, and modifying their functio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2023
Health & Medicine
Regular exercise is known to have numerous health benefits for people who are aging. Exercise can help to improve streng
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JAN 06, 2023
Immunology
T cells are a major component of the adaptive immune system, which forms a kind of memory of the pathogens it reacts to.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the University of British Colombia’s Life Sciences Institute have identified a compound that can po
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 05, 2023
Cancer
Immunotherapy, including immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), has changed the landscape of cancer treatment in the last
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 03, 2023
Immunology
Immunotherapy called CAR T cell therapy is a treatment that aims to train immune cells to get better at fighting disease
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can easily assess what genes are being expressed in a tissue by using a method like RT-PCR that precisely an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
A study using artificial intelligence to analyze large datasets outlining gene expression in many different species has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2022
Health & Medicine
Our immune system has to be able to rapidly mount a response to pathogenic invaders, wounds, and other injuries. But it
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2022
Cancer
As we near the end of 2022, and enter our fourth year of facing COVID-19 (so named because of it’s emergence in 20
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 28, 2022
Immunology
Scientists have discovered that an inflammatory cytokine known as LIGHT is a major factor in the deadly airway damage th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Viruses can infect cells, and take them over to produce more viruses. But can viruses serve as a source of nutrition? It
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2022
Immunology
Almost every patient who gets myeloma and is treated with a standard therapy also experiences relapse. But researchers h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2022
Neuroscience
Many people suffer from abdominal pain caused by gastrointestinal disorders that cause excessive inflammation and disrup
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2022
Cancer
In 1961, Jacques Miller discovered the function of the thymus, a lymphatic organ that houses important immune cells as t
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 24, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
There is a class of drugs called “Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors” (PDE5 inhibitors.) Such drugs in this clas
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
DEC 23, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a handful of genes can cause severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which severely disrupts the body's ab
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science, have created a portable plastic device containing a yea
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 21, 2022
Immunology
If you work in cell biology or immunology, chances are that you're familiar with flow cytometry. This technique meas
...
Sponsored By:
Slingshot Biosciences, Inc.
DEC 20, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Immune checkpoints are a part of the immune system that prevents the body’s immune response from destroying health
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
DEC 20, 2022
Microbiology
For decades, people relied on antibiotics to eliminate bacterial infections, and for a long time, those antibiotics work
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
It was once thought that inflammation and immune responses in the brain were limited; that is was a so-called immune pri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder that typically affects children, and can lead to many complicatio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch