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Tumor Markers
Tumor Marker: a biomarker found in the body system that can be elevated by the presence of all types of cancer. Each tumor marker is indicative of a particular disease process, and are used in oncology to help detect the presence of cancer.
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JUL 31, 2016Microbiology
A breast microbiome? Wait, really? Evidently, it’s a real thing. Evidently, I’m also late to the party - ini ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 18, 2016Immunology
For the first time in a human tumor, scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania h ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 27, 2016Immunology
T cells are the body’s natural fleet of cancer-attacking lymphocytes, but in recent years scientists have found a ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 21, 2016Cardiology
For unknown reasons, a new study has uncovered the ability of a protein called hepatoma derived growth factor (HDGF) to ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 15, 2016Immunology
When you think about how cancer cells continue to develop ways grow and spread despite both the body’s and medicin ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 08, 2016Immunology
There’s a protein that signals the immune system not to kill certain cells. This action could be preventing autoim ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 08, 2016Immunology
B cells and T cells are not the only immune cells with memory capabilities, scientists have discovered. Natural Killer ( ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 07, 2016Immunology
There’s a newfound hope in immunotherapies for cancer, and it’s a drug called nivolumab. On the market under ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 01, 2016Immunology
The 1990s was an exciting time for cancer research, as scientists genetically engineered the very first chimeric antigen ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 14, 2016Cancer
For colorectal cancer caused by mutations in the RAS gene, the anticancer drug cetuximab remains the most formidable def ...MAY 13, 2016Cancer
testMAY 12, 2016Immunology
Cancer cells are mutated cells that grow abnormally. Cytotoxic T cells of the immune system are designed and developed t ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 11, 2016Immunology
Normally cancerous cells do their best to hide from the immune system, but researchers from the National University of S ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 06, 2016Cancer
Researchers say a protein biomarker could indicate whether a childhood cancer, neuroblastoma, will relapse. Absence of t ...APR 29, 2016Cancer
When the equilibrium of gene regulation is disrupted, whether by random mutation, ultraviolet light exposure, or another ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 11, 2016Cancer
In an effort to improve sensitivity for cancer detection, engineers at the Case Western Reserve University have achieved ...MAR 18, 2016Immunology
How are macrophage immune cells activated during an inflammatory response when pathogens invade? Scientists thought they ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 14, 2016Immunology
New research from a collaboration between the University of Bonn, University of Cologne, and the Technical University of ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 11, 2016Immunology
In 2016, the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer increased from seven to eight percent (American Cancer Societ ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 10, 2016Cardiology
Heart attacks have the potential to kill over a billion cells, and scientists are looking for the best way to replenish ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 26, 2016Cardiology
Basketball players have the highest incidence of sudden cardiac death, most commonly caused by a heart defect called hyp ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 22, 2016Immunology
Around 15 to 20 percent of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have cancerous cells derived from T lymphocy ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina Central University’s Nutrition Resea ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 05, 2016Cancer
Overall brain cancer is rare, but it’s actually the most common form of solid tumors in children under 15 years ol ...Written By: Kara Marker
JUL 31, 2016
Microbiology
A breast microbiome? Wait, really? Evidently, it’s a real thing. Evidently, I’m also late to the party - ini
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 18, 2016
Immunology
For the first time in a human tumor, scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania h
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 27, 2016
Immunology
T cells are the body’s natural fleet of cancer-attacking lymphocytes, but in recent years scientists have found a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 21, 2016
Cardiology
For unknown reasons, a new study has uncovered the ability of a protein called hepatoma derived growth factor (HDGF) to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 15, 2016
Immunology
When you think about how cancer cells continue to develop ways grow and spread despite both the body’s and medicin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 08, 2016
Immunology
There’s a protein that signals the immune system not to kill certain cells. This action could be preventing autoim
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 08, 2016
Immunology
B cells and T cells are not the only immune cells with memory capabilities, scientists have discovered. Natural Killer (
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 07, 2016
Immunology
There’s a newfound hope in immunotherapies for cancer, and it’s a drug called nivolumab. On the market under
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 01, 2016
Immunology
The 1990s was an exciting time for cancer research, as scientists genetically engineered the very first chimeric antigen
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 14, 2016
Cancer
For colorectal cancer caused by mutations in the RAS gene, the anticancer drug cetuximab remains the most formidable def
...
MAY 13, 2016
Cancer
test
MAY 12, 2016
Immunology
Cancer cells are mutated cells that grow abnormally. Cytotoxic T cells of the immune system are designed and developed t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 11, 2016
Immunology
Normally cancerous cells do their best to hide from the immune system, but researchers from the National University of S
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 06, 2016
Cancer
Researchers say a protein biomarker could indicate whether a childhood cancer, neuroblastoma, will relapse. Absence of t
...
APR 29, 2016
Cancer
When the equilibrium of gene regulation is disrupted, whether by random mutation, ultraviolet light exposure, or another
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2016
Cancer
In an effort to improve sensitivity for cancer detection, engineers at the Case Western Reserve University have achieved
...
MAR 18, 2016
Immunology
How are macrophage immune cells activated during an inflammatory response when pathogens invade? Scientists thought they
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 14, 2016
Immunology
New research from a collaboration between the University of Bonn, University of Cologne, and the Technical University of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 11, 2016
Immunology
In 2016, the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer increased from seven to eight percent (American Cancer Societ
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 10, 2016
Cardiology
Heart attacks have the potential to kill over a billion cells, and scientists are looking for the best way to replenish
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 26, 2016
Cardiology
Basketball players have the highest incidence of sudden cardiac death, most commonly caused by a heart defect called hyp
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 22, 2016
Immunology
Around 15 to 20 percent of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have cancerous cells derived from T lymphocy
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina Central University’s Nutrition Resea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 05, 2016
Cancer
Overall brain cancer is rare, but it’s actually the most common form of solid tumors in children under 15 years ol
...
Written By:
Kara Marker