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Tumor Microenvironment
Tumor Microenvironment: is the cellular environment in which non-cancerous cells are present in the tumor. This environment including surrounding blood vessels, immune cells, fibroblasts, bone marrow-derived inflammatory cells, lymphocytes, signaling molecules and the extracellular matrix .
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MAY 31, 2021Immunology
Cell therapies use engineered T cells extracted from the patient’s own immune system to rally an attack on tumors. ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, researchers have been learning more about why cellular antennas called cilia are so important. Cilia ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2021Cancer
Drug resistant tumors present challenges in cancer treatment A significant challenge in the treatment of cancers is the ...Sponsored By: IsoPlexis LeAPR 10, 2021Cancer
New findings support the administration of a CD40 immune-stimulating drug to early-stage pancreatic cancer patients in a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 22, 2021Immunology
Immunologists have identified a mechanism through which an oncogene mutation shields pancreatic tumors from immune cells ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 02, 2021Immunology
Tumors have sneaky strategies for establishing themselves within healthy tissues, flourishing in plain sight of circulat ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 16, 2021Cancer
Introducing new microorganisms to the gut microbiome can improve patients’ response to immunotherapy, suggests res ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 28, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The characteristics of a cell and an organism are largely due to the genes that they express. When genes are active, the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, scientists have relied on cells that grow in dishes and animal models to learn more about human diseases ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2021Immunology
Tumors use ingenious approaches to stay just out of reach of immune cells on patrol and avoid detection. Indeed, cancer ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 27, 2020Immunology
Obesity is a significant problem in our societies with increasing the risk for many diseases, including cancer. Can ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 26, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Precision medicine — a clinical paradigm that tailors treatments specifically to patients based on their genetic a ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 25, 2020Immunology
Sitting down to enjoy an indulgent Christmas feast? A recent study in mice by Harvard Medicine scientists found t ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 12, 2020Immunology
Some viral infections just don’t go away. The hepatitis C virus, for instance, can result in life-long chronic inf ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 02, 2020Cancer
Research from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health& ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 02, 2020Immunology
In contrast to traditional chemotherapies, immunotherapies reprogram the patient’s own immune system to fight tumo ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 16, 2020Cancer
We all know how horrible it feels to have a bad night of sleep. That feeling is only intensified with jet lag because ou ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 12, 2020Cancer
Much like how a car needs gasoline to run, cells also need a fuel source. Most human cells in the body use oxidative pho ...Written By: Jasper CantrellOCT 05, 2020Cancer
New findings reported in Nature Immunology highlight how the tumor microenvironment attacks the mitochondria of T l ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 30, 2020Cancer
The transformation of a healthy cell into a cancerous one often comes with a slew of cellular signaling changes. T ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 11, 2020Cancer
New cancer research is looking at treatment for the disease from an entirely new angle: structurally. While chemotherapy ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 25, 2020Immunology
In a new study published in Cell, researchers have identified a metabolic enzyme that could have powerful tumor-killing ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 09, 2020Cancer
Scientists have recently shown the successful reduction of metastasis in post-surgery colorectal cancer patients. The st ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 06, 2020Immunology
The human body has a sophisticated danger-sensing mechanism that alerts the immune system when something is not right. T ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
MAY 31, 2021
Immunology
Cell therapies use engineered T cells extracted from the patient’s own immune system to rally an attack on tumors.
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, researchers have been learning more about why cellular antennas called cilia are so important. Cilia ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2021
Cancer
Drug resistant tumors present challenges in cancer treatment A significant challenge in the treatment of cancers is the
...
Sponsored By:
IsoPlexis Le
APR 10, 2021
Cancer
New findings support the administration of a CD40 immune-stimulating drug to early-stage pancreatic cancer patients in a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 22, 2021
Immunology
Immunologists have identified a mechanism through which an oncogene mutation shields pancreatic tumors from immune cells
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 02, 2021
Immunology
Tumors have sneaky strategies for establishing themselves within healthy tissues, flourishing in plain sight of circulat
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 16, 2021
Cancer
Introducing new microorganisms to the gut microbiome can improve patients’ response to immunotherapy, suggests res
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The characteristics of a cell and an organism are largely due to the genes that they express. When genes are active, the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, scientists have relied on cells that grow in dishes and animal models to learn more about human diseases
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2021
Immunology
Tumors use ingenious approaches to stay just out of reach of immune cells on patrol and avoid detection. Indeed, cancer
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 27, 2020
Immunology
Obesity is a significant problem in our societies with increasing the risk for many diseases, including cancer. Can
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 26, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Precision medicine — a clinical paradigm that tailors treatments specifically to patients based on their genetic a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 25, 2020
Immunology
Sitting down to enjoy an indulgent Christmas feast? A recent study in mice by Harvard Medicine scientists found t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 12, 2020
Immunology
Some viral infections just don’t go away. The hepatitis C virus, for instance, can result in life-long chronic inf
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 02, 2020
Cancer
Research from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health&
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 02, 2020
Immunology
In contrast to traditional chemotherapies, immunotherapies reprogram the patient’s own immune system to fight tumo
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 16, 2020
Cancer
We all know how horrible it feels to have a bad night of sleep. That feeling is only intensified with jet lag because ou
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 12, 2020
Cancer
Much like how a car needs gasoline to run, cells also need a fuel source. Most human cells in the body use oxidative pho
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 05, 2020
Cancer
New findings reported in Nature Immunology highlight how the tumor microenvironment attacks the mitochondria of T l
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 30, 2020
Cancer
The transformation of a healthy cell into a cancerous one often comes with a slew of cellular signaling changes. T
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 11, 2020
Cancer
New cancer research is looking at treatment for the disease from an entirely new angle: structurally. While chemotherapy
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 25, 2020
Immunology
In a new study published in Cell, researchers have identified a metabolic enzyme that could have powerful tumor-killing
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 09, 2020
Cancer
Scientists have recently shown the successful reduction of metastasis in post-surgery colorectal cancer patients. The st
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 06, 2020
Immunology
The human body has a sophisticated danger-sensing mechanism that alerts the immune system when something is not right. T
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes