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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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SEP 13, 2015Neuroscience
Symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) seem to get better in the winter and worse in the summer, so a group led by Francisc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 11, 2015Cancer
A protein domain may be critical to helping patients fighting acute myeloid leukemia (AML) avoid a relapse. Researchers ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 11, 2015Health & Medicine
One Michigan-based company thinks algae may hold a cure for blindness. RetroSense Therapeutics will soon conduct a ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 10, 2015Immunology
Allergic reactions occur when the immune system overreacts to an environmental protein that's not threatening the bo ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 09, 2015Microbiology
Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram positive, soil-dwelling bacterium. Like all Bacillus species, it is rod-shaped an ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 08, 2015Technology
When you want to get a closer look at things and can’t afford a full-blown microscope, why not make your own out o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 08, 2015Neuroscience
Washington State University researchers have determined that the timing of an animal's sleep can be just as imp ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 07, 2015Immunology
Our immune system is our protection against foreign invaders like harmful bacteria and viruses. When our immune cells re ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 06, 2015Neuroscience
Approximately 8 million Americans suffer from nightmares and flashbacks to a traumatic event. While this condition, post ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 04, 2015Earth & The Environment
Ocean acidification caused by climate change is a serious threat. Excess carbon dioxide combines with ocean water ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 30, 2015Cancer
While mathematical models are powerful tools for demonstrating how cancer grows and spreads, they have an either/or prob ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 30, 2015Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins researchers think that a common gene mutation triggers the brain damage associated with both amyotrophic l ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 28, 2015Microbiology
As of 2012, roughly 35 million people were living with HIV worldwide, and 1.5 million died from AIDS-related illnesses i ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 25, 2015Health & Medicine
The "gut microbiome" refers to the trillions of bacteria that colonize our intestines. The normal metabolic fu ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The immune system not only responds to infections and other potentially problematic abnormalities in the body. It also c ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
While there is a theory that RNA, instead of DNA, is the original building block of all life, many RNA molecules remain ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 20, 2015Health & Medicine
For years, males with sexual problems looking for a solution have had many drug treatments to choose from. For the first ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 20, 2015Cancer
The culprits in a rare immune cell cancer called cutaneous T-cell lymphoma may be a group of mutations in 15 genes for p ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 17, 2015Microbiology
Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a plant pathogen responsible for crown gall disease. I know what you’re thinkin ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 15, 2015Health & Medicine
Bacillus subtilis is one of the most commonly studied bacteria in the world, ubiquitous in almost every type of soil in ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 14, 2015Cancer
Getting cancer to go away is only part of the story. Keeping it from coming back may require an entirely different ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 12, 2015Neuroscience
Losing a critical receptor in a special class of inhibitory neurons in the brain may cause neurodevelopmental disorders, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 11, 2015Videos
The atmosphere of Earth wasn't always full of oxygen. At one point, the world was void of multi-cellular organisms, and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 11, 2015Microbiology
Bacteria spend a lot of time and energy avoiding detection by the immune system (no self-respecting pathogen gives up wi ...Written By: Kerry Evans
SEP 13, 2015
Neuroscience
Symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) seem to get better in the winter and worse in the summer, so a group led by Francisc
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 11, 2015
Cancer
A protein domain may be critical to helping patients fighting acute myeloid leukemia (AML) avoid a relapse. Researchers
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 11, 2015
Health & Medicine
One Michigan-based company thinks algae may hold a cure for blindness. RetroSense Therapeutics will soon conduct a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 10, 2015
Immunology
Allergic reactions occur when the immune system overreacts to an environmental protein that's not threatening the bo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 09, 2015
Microbiology
Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram positive, soil-dwelling bacterium. Like all Bacillus species, it is rod-shaped an
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 08, 2015
Technology
When you want to get a closer look at things and can’t afford a full-blown microscope, why not make your own out o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 08, 2015
Neuroscience
Washington State University researchers have determined that the timing of an animal's sleep can be just as imp
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 07, 2015
Immunology
Our immune system is our protection against foreign invaders like harmful bacteria and viruses. When our immune cells re
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 06, 2015
Neuroscience
Approximately 8 million Americans suffer from nightmares and flashbacks to a traumatic event. While this condition, post
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 04, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Ocean acidification caused by climate change is a serious threat. Excess carbon dioxide combines with ocean water
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 30, 2015
Cancer
While mathematical models are powerful tools for demonstrating how cancer grows and spreads, they have an either/or prob
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 30, 2015
Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins researchers think that a common gene mutation triggers the brain damage associated with both amyotrophic l
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 28, 2015
Microbiology
As of 2012, roughly 35 million people were living with HIV worldwide, and 1.5 million died from AIDS-related illnesses i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 25, 2015
Health & Medicine
The "gut microbiome" refers to the trillions of bacteria that colonize our intestines. The normal metabolic fu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 24, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The immune system not only responds to infections and other potentially problematic abnormalities in the body. It also c
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 24, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
While there is a theory that RNA, instead of DNA, is the original building block of all life, many RNA molecules remain
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 20, 2015
Health & Medicine
For years, males with sexual problems looking for a solution have had many drug treatments to choose from. For the first
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 20, 2015
Cancer
The culprits in a rare immune cell cancer called cutaneous T-cell lymphoma may be a group of mutations in 15 genes for p
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 17, 2015
Microbiology
Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a plant pathogen responsible for crown gall disease. I know what you’re thinkin
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 15, 2015
Health & Medicine
Bacillus subtilis is one of the most commonly studied bacteria in the world, ubiquitous in almost every type of soil in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 14, 2015
Cancer
Getting cancer to go away is only part of the story. Keeping it from coming back may require an entirely different
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 12, 2015
Neuroscience
Losing a critical receptor in a special class of inhibitory neurons in the brain may cause neurodevelopmental disorders,
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 11, 2015
Videos
The atmosphere of Earth wasn't always full of oxygen. At one point, the world was void of multi-cellular organisms, and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 11, 2015
Microbiology
Bacteria spend a lot of time and energy avoiding detection by the immune system (no self-respecting pathogen gives up wi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans