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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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DEC 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 LeitchDEC 15, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Aging is linked to a decline in good health and an increase in the risk of many different diseases. People even die simp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
2022 was a big year for science, so let’s take a look at some of the most interesting -and important- scientific d ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanDEC 13, 2022Plants & Animals
Scientists believe COVID-19 is still highly transmissible between species based on computer simulations of mammalian cro ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 12, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Humans have been breeding dogs for various purposes for thousands of years, and dogs have been selectively bred to perfo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Separating single cells from their sample matrix without compromising cell integrity is a balancing act. Single cell RNA ...Sponsored By: PerkinElmerDEC 11, 2022Immunology
About 30,000 people are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes every year in the United States, and it's a common chronic diseas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2022Neuroscience
We need to be aware of our body to move properly, and we have special neurons in our muscles that can tell our brain wha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
T cells that are used in immunotherapy have to be programmed to efficiently destroy cancer cells. Researchers have now u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2022Microbiology
Mobility is an important ability for many organisms, who often have to swim, walk, or otherwise move around to look for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2022Immunology
Most people would agree that colds and especially flu infections are far more common in winter. While we know that some ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Twins can provide researchers with a unique opportunity to investigate how a trait might be influenced by genetics or by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2022Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Science, a team of researchers led by Rice University discusses a light-activated catalys ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
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
DEC 15, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Aging is linked to a decline in good health and an increase in the risk of many different diseases. People even die simp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
2022 was a big year for science, so let’s take a look at some of the most interesting -and important- scientific d
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
DEC 13, 2022
Plants & Animals
Scientists believe COVID-19 is still highly transmissible between species based on computer simulations of mammalian cro
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 12, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Humans have been breeding dogs for various purposes for thousands of years, and dogs have been selectively bred to perfo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Separating single cells from their sample matrix without compromising cell integrity is a balancing act. Single cell RNA
...
Sponsored By:
PerkinElmer
DEC 11, 2022
Immunology
About 30,000 people are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes every year in the United States, and it's a common chronic diseas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2022
Neuroscience
We need to be aware of our body to move properly, and we have special neurons in our muscles that can tell our brain wha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
T cells that are used in immunotherapy have to be programmed to efficiently destroy cancer cells. Researchers have now u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2022
Microbiology
Mobility is an important ability for many organisms, who often have to swim, walk, or otherwise move around to look for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2022
Immunology
Most people would agree that colds and especially flu infections are far more common in winter. While we know that some
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Twins can provide researchers with a unique opportunity to investigate how a trait might be influenced by genetics or by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Science, a team of researchers led by Rice University discusses a light-activated catalys
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc