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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 24, 2020Microbiology
The UK recently reported that it had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, which causes COVID-19. Thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2020Cancer
Brain cancer is an incredible challenge for modern medicine. Most drugs don’t make it past the blood-brain barrier ...Written By: Jasper CantrellDEC 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
A cell's nucleus has to hold the entire genome. To do that, the DNA has to be carefully arranged and compacted by protei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2020Cardiology
Cellular signaling is critical for the body to coordinate everything from heart rate to not hitting yourself when you mo ...Written By: Jasper CantrellDEC 16, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Research published recently in the journal Nature Chemistry reports on the development of a new technique that uses ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 15, 2020Cancer
New research from scientists at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center showcases a novel combination therapy that ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 15, 2020Immunology
A recent study published in Science Translational Medicine has provided fresh insights on how our immune systems protect ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 14, 2020Cancer
Diagnostics is one of the key pillars of modern medicine. Diagnostics allows patients and doctors to identify a problem ...Written By: Jasper CantrellDEC 13, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers led by Professor Carmen Birchmeier at the MDC have used a cutting-edge tool to learn more about different nu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2020Cardiology
The most common cause of heart disease in elderly people is calcific aortic valve disease, in which calcium builds up in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
After we are exposed to a pathogen or in the case of vaccines, a portion of a pathogen, our body mounts an immune respon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2020Microbiology
Our world is filled with different types of bacteria, and they have to coexist with one another. They have to compete fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2020Immunology
When faced with stressful stimuli — anything from oxygen or nutrient deprivation to viral infections — cells ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Glyphosate is a common weed-killing chemical used in agriculture, and it may be best known as the active ingredient in R ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2020Cancer
A new study published in Science Translational Medicine suggests that the hormones released from stress could “rea ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 08, 2020Immunology
Immunotherapies have emerged as a powerful treatment modality for cancer. They join chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy, ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 07, 2020Cancer
The usefulness of marijuana against cancer has been in question for some years now. Some are saying it has the potential ...Written By: Jasper CantrellDEC 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Rice University researcher Zachary Wright has discovered a previously unknown compartment inside cellular organelles cal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2020Microbiology
There are some very extreme environments on our planet, and it seems that microbes have been able to colonize many of th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2020Microbiology
Although children can get infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and spread it to others, they are mo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Injecting the immune-boosting drug ‘teclistamab’ was found to be safe and effective in patients with relapse ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 03, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Drowsiness, confusion, headaches, and sensitivity to light — it’s sometimes hard for doctors to spot the sig ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 03, 2020Immunology
Many of the life-threatening symptoms of COVID-19 have been pinned on “cytokine storms” — immune syste ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 02, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Many of the things biologists want to study are extremely small, and researchers now have many powerful tools for gettin ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2020
Microbiology
The UK recently reported that it had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, which causes COVID-19. Thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2020
Cancer
Brain cancer is an incredible challenge for modern medicine. Most drugs don’t make it past the blood-brain barrier
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
DEC 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
A cell's nucleus has to hold the entire genome. To do that, the DNA has to be carefully arranged and compacted by protei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2020
Cardiology
Cellular signaling is critical for the body to coordinate everything from heart rate to not hitting yourself when you mo
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
DEC 16, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Research published recently in the journal Nature Chemistry reports on the development of a new technique that uses
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 15, 2020
Cancer
New research from scientists at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center showcases a novel combination therapy that
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 15, 2020
Immunology
A recent study published in Science Translational Medicine has provided fresh insights on how our immune systems protect
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 14, 2020
Cancer
Diagnostics is one of the key pillars of modern medicine. Diagnostics allows patients and doctors to identify a problem
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
DEC 13, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers led by Professor Carmen Birchmeier at the MDC have used a cutting-edge tool to learn more about different nu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2020
Cardiology
The most common cause of heart disease in elderly people is calcific aortic valve disease, in which calcium builds up in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
After we are exposed to a pathogen or in the case of vaccines, a portion of a pathogen, our body mounts an immune respon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2020
Microbiology
Our world is filled with different types of bacteria, and they have to coexist with one another. They have to compete fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2020
Immunology
When faced with stressful stimuli — anything from oxygen or nutrient deprivation to viral infections — cells
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Glyphosate is a common weed-killing chemical used in agriculture, and it may be best known as the active ingredient in R
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2020
Cancer
A new study published in Science Translational Medicine suggests that the hormones released from stress could “rea
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 08, 2020
Immunology
Immunotherapies have emerged as a powerful treatment modality for cancer. They join chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 07, 2020
Cancer
The usefulness of marijuana against cancer has been in question for some years now. Some are saying it has the potential
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
DEC 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Rice University researcher Zachary Wright has discovered a previously unknown compartment inside cellular organelles cal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2020
Microbiology
There are some very extreme environments on our planet, and it seems that microbes have been able to colonize many of th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2020
Microbiology
Although children can get infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and spread it to others, they are mo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Injecting the immune-boosting drug ‘teclistamab’ was found to be safe and effective in patients with relapse
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 03, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Drowsiness, confusion, headaches, and sensitivity to light — it’s sometimes hard for doctors to spot the sig
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 03, 2020
Immunology
Many of the life-threatening symptoms of COVID-19 have been pinned on “cytokine storms” — immune syste
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 02, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many of the things biologists want to study are extremely small, and researchers now have many powerful tools for gettin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch