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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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APR 25, 2023
Cancer
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), also known as kidney cancer, forms in the tubules of the kidney, the part of the organ that
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 04, 2023
Immunology
A case of COVID-19 starts when SARS-CoV-2 infects cells in the nasal passages. Many experts and scientists have therefor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization has maintained the status of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) as a public health emergen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2023
Immunology
People have been using and consuming ginger for thousands of years in several places, including India, China, Persia, an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Setting up reliable controls is one of the priorities that any scientist should be concerned with when engaging in scien
...
Sponsored By:
Slingshot Biosciences, Inc.
JAN 17, 2023
Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Our body generates a lot of blood cells - on the order of billions of cells every day. Stem cells in the bone marrow giv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2022
Health & Medicine
While about 30,000 Americans are confirmed to have Lyme disease every year, the CDC has estimated that the number may be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2022
Health & Medicine
Type I diabetes, or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a multigenic condition in which multiple genes are associated with th
...
Written By:
Anusha Naganathan
DEC 21, 2022
Plants & Animals
Pregnancy can lead to a number of complications, from preeclampsia (dangerous high blood pressure) to gestational diabet
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 19, 2022
Health & Medicine
A new study suggests that Denisovan DNA helps Papuans with immune response.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
DEC 12, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Separating single cells from their sample matrix without compromising cell integrity is a balancing act. Single cell RNA
...
Sponsored By:
PerkinElmer
DEC 11, 2022
Immunology
About 30,000 people are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes every year in the United States, and it's a common chronic diseas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Ever since its first discovery in 1948, circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) has captured the attention and imagination of
...
Sponsored By:
PerkinElmer
NOV 11, 2022
Immunology
A bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant has been an effective but risky way to treat multiple sclerosis (MS), and no
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2022
Microbiology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the pathogenic bacterium that causes TB, which is still a major public health problem in m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2022
Immunology
The physiological impact of various diets has been hotly debated for years. Scientists have now used a mouse model to sh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2022
Immunology
Inulin is one type of fiber that we consume in our diets, and can be found in fruits, vegetables, and grains including w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2022
Cancer
Cancer is a disease that impacts the whole person, wreaking havoc on an individual’s emotional and physical well-b
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 23, 2022
Immunology
Iron is a crucial nutrient. Most of the iron in the body is contained in red blood cells, as part of hemoglobin, which i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2022
Immunology
When we get a bacterial infection in our skin, our immune system responds. It's been thought that inflammatory cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2022
Microbiology
Introduction Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is an old virus that has recently grabbed attention because of its emergence in unco
...
Sponsored By:
Sino Biological
AUG 28, 2022
Immunology
When there is illness or injury, there is inflammation; immune molecules and cells race to the site of infection or tiss
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2022
Immunology
For the second time this year and only the fourth time ever, researchers have announced that a person has been cured of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch