How Immune-System Cells Track Bacteria in the Body

How Immune-System Cells Track Bacteria in the Body

New viewing method allows scientists to see the process

Any Adult Cell Can Become a Stem Cell

Any Adult Cell Can Become a Stem Cell

When given the right conditions

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 6th, 2009
Parents Force Physicians to Prescribe More Drugs to Children

Parents Force Physicians to Prescribe More Drugs to Children

Healthcare personnel feels "obligated" to do so

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 5th, 2009
Scientists Find How Fat Affects the Immune System

Scientists Find How Fat Affects the Immune System

Fat triggers inflammation

Bacterial 'Shield' Study Can Lead to Innovation in Therapy

Bacterial 'Shield' Study Can Lead to Innovation in Therapy

Understanding bacterial communication is essential to medicine

New Cell Adhesion Mechanism Discovered

New Cell Adhesion Mechanism Discovered

It's essential to the body's immune response

Carbon Nanotubes Adversely Affect the Lungs

Carbon Nanotubes Adversely Affect the Lungs

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific study

How T Cells Penetrate the Central Nervous System

How T Cells Penetrate the Central Nervous System

Their invasion has been caught on camera

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 2nd, 2009
NK Cells Keep Immune System In Check

NK Cells Keep Immune System In Check

Their role is more important than first thought

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 22nd, 2009
Macrophages Play Huge Role in Injured-Muscle Regeneration

Macrophages Play Huge Role in Injured-Muscle Regeneration

Experts have discovered the switch that controls this process

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 22nd, 2009
Specific White Blood Cells Act to Fix Damaged Lungs

Specific White Blood Cells Act to Fix Damaged Lungs

The conclusion has been drawn after 50 mouse studies

Master Gene for NK Cells Identified

Master Gene for NK Cells Identified

The cells are a part of our immune systems

How Flesh Parasite Gets Past Our Defenses

How Flesh Parasite Gets Past Our Defenses

The immune system is unable to attack the organism

New Viral-Binding Defense Molecule Identified

New Viral-Binding Defense Molecule Identified

It mostly targets respiratory viruses

Immune System Trait Is 60 Million Years Old

Immune System Trait Is 60 Million Years Old

We share it with our primate cousins

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 12th, 2009
New Treatment Annihilates Multiple Sclerosis

New Treatment Annihilates Multiple Sclerosis

It completely cured mouse models in the lab

White Blood Cells Made from Stem Cells

White Blood Cells Made from Stem Cells

Both embryonic and adult stem cells were used

 
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