SARS-CoV-2 escapes host immune responses by modulating dendritic cell maturation
A team of scientists from Italy and the USA has recently explored the maturation pattern of conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) …
Individualized brain cell grafts reverse Parkinson’s symptoms in monkeys
Grafting neurons grown from monkeys’ own cells into their brains relieved the debilitating movement and depression symptoms associated with Parkinson’s …
Immunologists map unknown biological machinery to produce memory T cells
Immunologists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have mapped the previously unknown biological machinery by which the immune system generates …
Scientists receive grant to investigate tumor development within a natural environment
Unlike many of us during the COVID-19 pandemic, biological cells are not isolated from the outside world. Chemical variations, intercellular …
Absence of natural killer cell receptor associated with severe COVID-19
The course and severity of COVID-19 in individual patients is largely influenced by the interaction between the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and …
Early immunosuppressive biomarkers could predict bone regeneration after trauma
An abnormal suppression of the immune system linked to the onset of numerous diseases has been associated with poor functional …
Vaccine candidate containing tetanus toxoid potentially protective against SARS-CoV-2
Researchers from Cuba, China, and France have demonstrated the potential of coupling a viral antigen with the tetanus toxoid protein …
How Are Stem Cells Collected?
The stem cells used in a transplant are collected from the blood or sometimes the bone marrow. The first step …
What are Deacetylase Inhibitors?
Histone deacetylases are enzymes involved in the modification of histones in order to allow DNA to wrap around them tightly. …
Sample Preparation for Fluorescence Microscopy
By Shelley Farrar, MSc, BSc Fluorescence Microscopy allows specimens to be studied with high sensitivity and specificity through the use …
Telomere Shortening, Aging, and Cancer
Skip to: What are Telomeres? Function of Telomeres Telomere Shortening and Aging Telomerase and Stem Cells Telomere Lengthening in Cancer …
Tevatrexed
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. TEVATREXED® VERSION 1.0 Pemetrexed disodium Consumer Medicine …
Why Cryo-EM is Gaining Popularity in Structural Biology
By Shelley Farrar, MSc, BSc Cryo-electron microscopy, also known as Cryo-EM, is a technique for visualizing macromolecular structures which has …
Keratoacanthoma Symptoms
Keratoacanthoma is a slow-growing skin tumor with a characteristic type of lesion. Its appearance closely resembles that of another, more …
Does Menopause Affect Blood Count?
Skip to How does menopause affect white blood cell numbers? Does menopause affect platelet count? Blood profile in menopausal women …
Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Giant cell arteritis (GCA), along with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), are autoimmune disorders involving the medium and large arteries which have …
CRISPR technology to cure sickle cell disease
University of Illinois Chicago is one of the U.S. sites participating in clinical trials to cure severe red blood congenital …
Synergistic anticancer therapy with two cell killer agent systems in one nanocapsule
In their quest to destroy cancer cells, researchers are turning to combinational therapies more and more. Scientists from Germany and …