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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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FEB 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, researchers have used high resolution images to generate video footage of DNA as it 'dances' inside ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It's not unusual for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients that take antipsychotic medications to rapidly gain wei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2021Microbiology
Viruses that infect bacteria are called phages, and scientists have been interested in whether they can be used to targe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2021Cancer
Introducing new microorganisms to the gut microbiome can improve patients’ response to immunotherapy, suggests res ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells can be used to create simplified versions of human organs called organoids, enabling researchers to study how ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus that causes COVID-19 has now had ample opportunity to infect millions, which has presented ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2021Immunology
Did you know that hundreds of viruses can cause the common cold? Rhinovirus, adenovirus, and coronavirus infections can ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 10, 2021Cardiology
While many studies have shown that air pollution is linked to negative health impacts including poor cardiovascular heal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is thought to affect at least 264 million people of all ages worldwide, and the available treatment options d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2021Immunology
The human immunodeficiency virus or HIV is always one step of the immune system, a tactic that makes it impossible to co ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 09, 2021Plants & Animals
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) might be the most famous carnivorous plant; it can entice prey to land on its leaf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
With good food and exercise, many dogs can live a long and healthy life. But some suffer from chronic conditions that ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2021Microbiology
After years of effort, researchers are reporting that there were encouraging results from a phase 1 clinical trial which ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from Canada have found that people with chronic depression who ultimately commit suicide have significantly ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 04, 2021Cancer
A team from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) has developed a microchip system that models immune ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 04, 2021Microbiology
Scientists have been able to grow Escherichia coli bacteria colonies in complex shapes that E. coli doesn't typically fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Viruses mutate, and the more they multiply, the more chances they have to introduce new mutations, by modifying portions ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2021Immunology
Researchers are still studying how long a person can stay immune against COVID-19 following infection. A new study by a ...Written By: Heba El-wassefFEB 03, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria are survivors, and they can find ways to get around stuff we use to kill them, like disinfectants and antibioti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2021Immunology
Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped bacteria, often given a bad rap thanks to its association with food poisoning. But c ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 01, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
When an organism dies, it begins to decay. It's long been assumed that after death, the cells in an organism break down ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Cancer is typically related to problems in cells' genomes that lead to uncontrolled cell growth, and the formation of tu ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, researchers have used high resolution images to generate video footage of DNA as it 'dances' inside
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's not unusual for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients that take antipsychotic medications to rapidly gain wei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2021
Microbiology
Viruses that infect bacteria are called phages, and scientists have been interested in whether they can be used to targe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2021
Cancer
Introducing new microorganisms to the gut microbiome can improve patients’ response to immunotherapy, suggests res
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells can be used to create simplified versions of human organs called organoids, enabling researchers to study how
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus that causes COVID-19 has now had ample opportunity to infect millions, which has presented
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2021
Immunology
Did you know that hundreds of viruses can cause the common cold? Rhinovirus, adenovirus, and coronavirus infections can
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 10, 2021
Cardiology
While many studies have shown that air pollution is linked to negative health impacts including poor cardiovascular heal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is thought to affect at least 264 million people of all ages worldwide, and the available treatment options d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2021
Immunology
The human immunodeficiency virus or HIV is always one step of the immune system, a tactic that makes it impossible to co
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) might be the most famous carnivorous plant; it can entice prey to land on its leaf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
With good food and exercise, many dogs can live a long and healthy life. But some suffer from chronic conditions that ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2021
Microbiology
After years of effort, researchers are reporting that there were encouraging results from a phase 1 clinical trial which
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from Canada have found that people with chronic depression who ultimately commit suicide have significantly
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 04, 2021
Cancer
A team from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) has developed a microchip system that models immune
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 04, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists have been able to grow Escherichia coli bacteria colonies in complex shapes that E. coli doesn't typically fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Viruses mutate, and the more they multiply, the more chances they have to introduce new mutations, by modifying portions
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2021
Immunology
Researchers are still studying how long a person can stay immune against COVID-19 following infection. A new study by a
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
FEB 03, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria are survivors, and they can find ways to get around stuff we use to kill them, like disinfectants and antibioti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2021
Immunology
Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped bacteria, often given a bad rap thanks to its association with food poisoning. But c
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 01, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
When an organism dies, it begins to decay. It's long been assumed that after death, the cells in an organism break down
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Cancer is typically related to problems in cells' genomes that lead to uncontrolled cell growth, and the formation of tu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch