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White Blood Cells
White blood cells are primarily involved in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign microorganisms. They are produced and derived from multipotent cells in the bone marrow known as hematopoietic stem cells and are a part of the immune system.
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AUG 16, 2016Cardiology
Image Credit: iStockphoto A protein called IGF-1, which is found in high levels in young people, might offer a way to pr ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 06, 2016Cancer
In an effort to nip lymphomas before it becomes lethal to patients, scientists at the University of Geneva have develope ...JUL 30, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at ETH Zurich used a cutting edge microscopy technique to investigate how stem cells become blood cells. Pub ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2016Health & Medicine
A new study of over ten thousand heart surgery patients led to the collection of 17 patient characteristics that scienti ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 18, 2016Immunology
"This study makes it clear that resveratrol does cause the immune systems of dogs to change, but the changes it cau ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 07, 2016Cancer
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Do you suffer from allergies? Researchers estimate about 50 million people in the U.S. suffer from allergies. About 40 p ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUN 23, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The US government panel that evaluates gene therapy trials, the National Institute of Health’s Recombinant DNA Res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A trial of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been proposed for use in a human patient. The National Institute ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2016Cancer
With the advancement of sequencing technologies, scientists are able to uncover more about the genetic basis of diseases ...JUN 13, 2016Microbiology
A new material has been created by researchers in Singapore that kills E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds. As antibiotic res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2016Cancer
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden recently announced the discovery of two new types of childhood blood cancers. T ...JUN 05, 2016Videos
In another release from the Koch Institute's Image Awards 2016, Ali Roghanian of the University of Southampton UK, visit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2016Videos
In recent years parents have started banking the blood from the umbilical cords of their children. Cord blood contains s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 31, 2016Health & Medicine
Malnourishment encompasses both under- and overnutrition, and for the approximately five million children that die each ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 30, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The health effects of fasting has become an intriguing new subject of study. Besides the obvious benefit of weight loss ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2016Cancer
The acoustic properties of a cell can give away its identity, revealing to researchers whether the cell is cancer or nor ...MAY 04, 2016Neuroscience
Rupture of small blood vessels in the brain can cause hemorrhagic stroke and brain microbleeds, and finding the fastest ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 16, 2016Videos
White blood cells (leukocytes) are immune system cells that protect the body against diseases and foreign invaders. Whil ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAPR 09, 2016Videos
Skin is the largest organ in the human body. It plays an important role as the barrier between your important internal o ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 29, 2016Immunology
Green tea is touted for its many health benefits as a powerful antioxidant, but experiments in a laboratory mouse model ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 25, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have many tools at their disposal for looking at preserved tissue under a microscope in incredible detail, or ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
If you want to harness the full power of stem cells, all you might need is an eraser. Not an ordinary eraser, of course. ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 16, 2016Cancer
As the patent protection on the blockbuster anticancer drug Gleevec expired earlier this year, the now available ...
AUG 16, 2016
Cardiology
Image Credit: iStockphoto A protein called IGF-1, which is found in high levels in young people, might offer a way to pr
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 06, 2016
Cancer
In an effort to nip lymphomas before it becomes lethal to patients, scientists at the University of Geneva have develope
...
JUL 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at ETH Zurich used a cutting edge microscopy technique to investigate how stem cells become blood cells. Pub
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
A new study of over ten thousand heart surgery patients led to the collection of 17 patient characteristics that scienti
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 18, 2016
Immunology
"This study makes it clear that resveratrol does cause the immune systems of dogs to change, but the changes it cau
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 07, 2016
Cancer
When the Human Genome Project was completed in April 2003, scientists around the world rejoiced in the vast amount of da
...
JUN 30, 2016
Videos
Do you suffer from allergies? Researchers estimate about 50 million people in the U.S. suffer from allergies. About 40 p
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 23, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The US government panel that evaluates gene therapy trials, the National Institute of Health’s Recombinant DNA Res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A trial of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been proposed for use in a human patient. The National Institute
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2016
Cancer
With the advancement of sequencing technologies, scientists are able to uncover more about the genetic basis of diseases
...
JUN 13, 2016
Microbiology
A new material has been created by researchers in Singapore that kills E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds. As antibiotic res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2016
Cancer
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden recently announced the discovery of two new types of childhood blood cancers. T
...
JUN 05, 2016
Videos
In another release from the Koch Institute's Image Awards 2016, Ali Roghanian of the University of Southampton UK, visit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2016
Videos
In recent years parents have started banking the blood from the umbilical cords of their children. Cord blood contains s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 31, 2016
Health & Medicine
Malnourishment encompasses both under- and overnutrition, and for the approximately five million children that die each
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The health effects of fasting has become an intriguing new subject of study. Besides the obvious benefit of weight loss
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2016
Cancer
The acoustic properties of a cell can give away its identity, revealing to researchers whether the cell is cancer or nor
...
MAY 04, 2016
Neuroscience
Rupture of small blood vessels in the brain can cause hemorrhagic stroke and brain microbleeds, and finding the fastest
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 16, 2016
Videos
White blood cells (leukocytes) are immune system cells that protect the body against diseases and foreign invaders. Whil
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 09, 2016
Videos
Skin is the largest organ in the human body. It plays an important role as the barrier between your important internal o
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 29, 2016
Immunology
Green tea is touted for its many health benefits as a powerful antioxidant, but experiments in a laboratory mouse model
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 25, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have many tools at their disposal for looking at preserved tissue under a microscope in incredible detail, or
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
If you want to harness the full power of stem cells, all you might need is an eraser. Not an ordinary eraser, of course.
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 16, 2016
Cancer
As the patent protection on the blockbuster anticancer drug Gleevec expired earlier this year, the now available
...