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T-Cells
T-Cells: A type of white blood cell that plays an important role in the immune system. They are produced by the thymus gland and help the body fight off viruses, bacteria, and parasites.
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JAN 17, 2018Cardiology
A new and improved blood test for diagnosing heart attacks measures a heart protein that increases greatly in number whe ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 17, 2018Health & Medicine
Losing weight can be a struggle for many. Whether it’s five pounds or fifty, staying on a diet, getting enough exe ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 16, 2018Immunology
Scientists are looking for a new and improved vaccine to prevent tuberculosis (TB). Fortunately, a new approach might en ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 15, 2018Cardiology
Scientists have a new way to treat heart attacks, and it involves providing cardiac stem cells with what is essentially ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 15, 2018Cancer
With the help of a glow-producing natural enzyme, researchers detected the death of a single cancer cell quickly -- with ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 12, 2018Cardiology
A discovery arose from growing human arterial endothelial cells in the lab, and scientists from the Morgridge Institute ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 10, 2018Immunology
For the first time, scientists have been able to gather evidence for a new antibody-based drug to treat people infected ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 09, 2018Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is called "The Long Goodbye" because it doesn't kill patients quickly, but ov ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 09, 2018Health & Medicine
Eat right. Get regular exercise. Don't smoke, don't use drugs and avoid stress. These pieces of advice are the m ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Montana researchers have discovered an extreme change in bacteria that lived within cic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2018Microbiology
Humanity will need to find solutions to feed a growing population; there are 7.6 billion people on the planet, a number ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2018Immunology
The Zika virus is notorious for its deleterious effects on pregnancy, whether through causing miscarriages or birth defe ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 08, 2018Cancer
Andy Lindsay, a 61-year-old from Massachusetts, achieved his goal of climbing the Mera Peak in Nepal in October 2017.Written By: Julia TraversJAN 08, 2018Cardiology
Energy production in heart cells, like all other cells, takes place in the mitochondria, the organelles famous for being ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 08, 2018Genetics & Genomics
There are six different forms of the actin protein in people, and they carry out vital functions. Two are almost the sam ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been studying blood cell development after transplantation, but new work has assessed them in their nat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2018Microbiology
We host a community of microbes in our guts, and researchers know that specific bacteria in that microbiome are connecte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2018Microbiology
Ebola has caused serious outbreaks in recent years; the last one that struck West Africa was a virulent strain that kill ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Cancer immunotherapy is on the rise and until now harnesses the power of the adaptive immune response, now we may be abl ...Written By: Courtney SchaalJAN 03, 2018Neuroscience
Postpartum depression (PPD) can be debilitating and severely impact a mother's ability to enjoy her newborn child. T ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 02, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Women are born with all of the eggs they will have, and maintaining those cells until it's time to start releasing them ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2018Microbiology
Three domains of living things, archaea, bacteria, and eukarya, are organized by shared characteristics fundamental to l ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 02, 2018Neuroscience
While the brain is living organ, with a blood supply and live tissue, it’s also much like a machine with wires and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 01, 2018Cancer
Researchers from HHMI identify signals displayed by cancer cells that were recognized by the immune system.Written By: Julia Travers
JAN 17, 2018
Cardiology
A new and improved blood test for diagnosing heart attacks measures a heart protein that increases greatly in number whe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 17, 2018
Health & Medicine
Losing weight can be a struggle for many. Whether it’s five pounds or fifty, staying on a diet, getting enough exe
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 16, 2018
Immunology
Scientists are looking for a new and improved vaccine to prevent tuberculosis (TB). Fortunately, a new approach might en
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 15, 2018
Cardiology
Scientists have a new way to treat heart attacks, and it involves providing cardiac stem cells with what is essentially
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 15, 2018
Cancer
With the help of a glow-producing natural enzyme, researchers detected the death of a single cancer cell quickly -- with
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 12, 2018
Cardiology
A discovery arose from growing human arterial endothelial cells in the lab, and scientists from the Morgridge Institute
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 10, 2018
Immunology
For the first time, scientists have been able to gather evidence for a new antibody-based drug to treat people infected
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 09, 2018
Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is called "The Long Goodbye" because it doesn't kill patients quickly, but ov
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 09, 2018
Health & Medicine
Eat right. Get regular exercise. Don't smoke, don't use drugs and avoid stress. These pieces of advice are the m
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Montana researchers have discovered an extreme change in bacteria that lived within cic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2018
Microbiology
Humanity will need to find solutions to feed a growing population; there are 7.6 billion people on the planet, a number
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2018
Immunology
The Zika virus is notorious for its deleterious effects on pregnancy, whether through causing miscarriages or birth defe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 08, 2018
Cancer
Andy Lindsay, a 61-year-old from Massachusetts, achieved his goal of climbing the Mera Peak in Nepal in October 2017.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 08, 2018
Cardiology
Energy production in heart cells, like all other cells, takes place in the mitochondria, the organelles famous for being
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 08, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
There are six different forms of the actin protein in people, and they carry out vital functions. Two are almost the sam
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been studying blood cell development after transplantation, but new work has assessed them in their nat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2018
Microbiology
We host a community of microbes in our guts, and researchers know that specific bacteria in that microbiome are connecte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2018
Microbiology
Ebola has caused serious outbreaks in recent years; the last one that struck West Africa was a virulent strain that kill
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Cancer immunotherapy is on the rise and until now harnesses the power of the adaptive immune response, now we may be abl
...
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
JAN 03, 2018
Neuroscience
Postpartum depression (PPD) can be debilitating and severely impact a mother's ability to enjoy her newborn child. T
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 02, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Women are born with all of the eggs they will have, and maintaining those cells until it's time to start releasing them
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2018
Microbiology
Three domains of living things, archaea, bacteria, and eukarya, are organized by shared characteristics fundamental to l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 02, 2018
Neuroscience
While the brain is living organ, with a blood supply and live tissue, it’s also much like a machine with wires and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 01, 2018
Cancer
Researchers from HHMI identify signals displayed by cancer cells that were recognized by the immune system.
Written By:
Julia Travers