- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 6th, 2014
Gene-Editing Method Increases Resilience to HIV
These are the first clinical trials of this type to show success
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 3rd, 2014
Blood Cells Spontaneously Turn into Cancer Cells Every Day
The immune system is the only thing preventing cancer from settling in
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 20th, 2013
Custom Immune Cells Attacked Cancer in Two Patients
The individuals were previously unresponsive to therapies
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 1st, 2013
Immune Therapy May Offer New Treatment for Periodontal Disease
Researchers figure out how to use our own immune systems for that
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 27th, 2013
Leukemia Cured in Just 8 Days by Gene Therapy
Researchers hope the therapy might help cure other types of cancer
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 5th, 2012
T-cell Vaccines Finally Enter Test Phase
They can be used to address infectious diseases and chronic illnesses
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 26th, 2012
Using T Cells to Fight Leprosy
Experts discover new activation mechanism for these immune cells
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 19th, 2011
HIV Treatment Spawns New Hopes
The cell-based therapy is remarkably clever and innovative
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 6th, 2010
T-Cells Crucial for Keeping HIV Under Control
They may explain why some HIV patients don't develop AIDS
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 8th, 2010
A Good Mix: Vitamin D and the Immune System
The chemical is crucial to our natural defense mechanisms
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 29th, 2010
How T Cells Form Memories of Viruses
Even in the early stages of infection
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 26th, 2009
New Cell Adhesion Mechanism Discovered
It's essential to the body's immune response
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 15th, 2009
How T Cells Penetrate the Central Nervous System
Their invasion has been caught on camera
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