When a pathogen evades or overcomes our innate immune defenses, the adaptive immune system kicks into action. There are two
Natural barcodes enable better cell tracking: New method uses patients’ unique genetic variation profiles to aid in personalized medicine
Each of us carries in our genomes about 10 million genetic variations called single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), which represent a
Treatment of cancer could become possible with adenovirus: Adenovirus binds to a specific type of carbohydrate that is overexpressed on certain types of cancer cells.
Adenovirus is a common virus that causes infectious diseases of the respiratory tract, eyes and gastrointestinal tract in humans and
Researchers explore little-known, deadly fungal infections
A new study by Althea Campuzano, Ph.D. a student at The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Floyd Wormley,
Tolerating yourself: A novel pathway to regulate B cell activity and prevent autoimmunity
The immune system is responsible for protecting the host from foreign pathogens; however, there are many diseases — known as
An advance for precision medicine: Discovery allows scientists to index thousands of cells simultaneously, a 40-fold increase from the current method
Of the 37 trillion cells in the typical human body, the ability to distinguish one type of cell from another
New actors identified in atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is the most common cause of death and disease in the Western world. In Germany, about 300,000 people each
An index measures similarity between cancer cells and pluripotent stem cells: The new methodology measures tumor aggressiveness and the risk of relapse, helping doctors plan treatment
The theory that cancer progression involves the acquisition by tumor cells of features similar to those of stem cells has
New receptor genes turn T-cells into powerful liver cancer foes: Mouse genes that make human T cells powerful at fighting liver cancer could one day help patients do the same, scientists report.
Mouse genes that make human T cells powerful at fighting liver cancer could one day help patients do the same,
‘Molecular scissors’ could be key to cutting off diseases including HIV infection: Newly discovered pathway could be drug target, researchers say
One way to fight diseases including HIV infection and autoimmune disorders could involve changing how a naturally occurring enzyme called