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Epithelial Cells
Epithelial Cells: are cells that come from surfaces of your body, such as your skin, blood vessels, urinary tract, or organs. They serve as a barrier between the inside and outside of your body, and protect it from viruses. A small number of epithelial cells in your urine is normal.
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APR 19, 2021Microbiology
The world is full of microbes that have colonized nearly every environment including the human body. The vast majority o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2021Cancer
New research published in the journal Gastroenterology reports on the mechanisms of metastatic pancreatic cancer cells, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 13, 2021Immunology
Purdue University researchers have made a breakthrough finding that could explain why the disease is so hard to manage t ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 02, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
What are tropical and neglected diseases? Chronic infections that plague developing nations with often little financial ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 16, 2021Cancer
A concerning new study suggests that exposure during pregnancy to low doses of a common chemical preservative called pro ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 16, 2021Microbiology
Viruses that infect bacteria are called phages, and scientists have been interested in whether they can be used to targe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, scientists have relied on cells that grow in dishes and animal models to learn more about human diseases ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a serious threat to public health, one of many reasons why it's impor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2021Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that can detect and destruct bacteria, viruses, and harmful materials. They a ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
During development, cells multiply to grow the animal, and those cells have to organize properly and differentiate into ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells have to be flexible and move with each other and our bodies. When cells get overstretched, they have to be able to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2020Microbiology
Rotaviruses are very contagious. They are the most common cause of diarrhea in children and are estimated to cause about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2020Cancer
In a study published recently in the American Association for Cancer Research journal Clinical Cancer Research, scientis ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 13, 2020Microbiology
Researchers in the lab of Camille Ehre, Ph.D. at the UNC School of Medicine have created amazing images of the pandemic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
All over the body, cells line organs and vessels, forming protective barriers. But pathogens like the flu have gained th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2020Microbiology
Bacteria in the gut have a powerful influence on our health, in part because all of those microbes have genes of their o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
There are several coronaviruses that we know about, and they cause a wide range of illnesses. Some, like SARS-CoV-2, are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2020Microbiology
E. coli is a microbe that is commonly found in the intestinal tract, where it can exist harmlessly. However, if it gets ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 enters the body through the respiratory system to cause the illness COVID-19. But we know ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2020Immunology
Scientists have developed an experimental therapy for COVID-19 that uses coated nanoparticles to intercept SARS-C ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 15, 2020Cancer
In many cancers, there exists a type of cancer cell called a cancer stem cell. These are cells that, after chemoth ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUN 14, 2020Microbiology
It's easier than thought to activate immune cells that reside in the lungs and are involved in long-term immunity. Image ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2020Cancer
Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) is a cancer of the fallopian tubes with a low five-year survival rate with a tendency to ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 15, 2020Immunology
Research has long connected the human microbiome and immune system function, and now a recent study pinpoints a key poin ...Written By: Kara Marker
APR 19, 2021
Microbiology
The world is full of microbes that have colonized nearly every environment including the human body. The vast majority o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2021
Cancer
New research published in the journal Gastroenterology reports on the mechanisms of metastatic pancreatic cancer cells,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 13, 2021
Immunology
Purdue University researchers have made a breakthrough finding that could explain why the disease is so hard to manage t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 02, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
What are tropical and neglected diseases? Chronic infections that plague developing nations with often little financial
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 16, 2021
Cancer
A concerning new study suggests that exposure during pregnancy to low doses of a common chemical preservative called pro
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 16, 2021
Microbiology
Viruses that infect bacteria are called phages, and scientists have been interested in whether they can be used to targe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, scientists have relied on cells that grow in dishes and animal models to learn more about human diseases
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a serious threat to public health, one of many reasons why it's impor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2021
Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that can detect and destruct bacteria, viruses, and harmful materials. They a
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
During development, cells multiply to grow the animal, and those cells have to organize properly and differentiate into
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells have to be flexible and move with each other and our bodies. When cells get overstretched, they have to be able to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2020
Microbiology
Rotaviruses are very contagious. They are the most common cause of diarrhea in children and are estimated to cause about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2020
Cancer
In a study published recently in the American Association for Cancer Research journal Clinical Cancer Research, scientis
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 13, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers in the lab of Camille Ehre, Ph.D. at the UNC School of Medicine have created amazing images of the pandemic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
All over the body, cells line organs and vessels, forming protective barriers. But pathogens like the flu have gained th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria in the gut have a powerful influence on our health, in part because all of those microbes have genes of their o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are several coronaviruses that we know about, and they cause a wide range of illnesses. Some, like SARS-CoV-2, are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2020
Microbiology
E. coli is a microbe that is commonly found in the intestinal tract, where it can exist harmlessly. However, if it gets
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 enters the body through the respiratory system to cause the illness COVID-19. But we know
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2020
Immunology
Scientists have developed an experimental therapy for COVID-19 that uses coated nanoparticles to intercept SARS-C
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 15, 2020
Cancer
In many cancers, there exists a type of cancer cell called a cancer stem cell. These are cells that, after chemoth
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUN 14, 2020
Microbiology
It's easier than thought to activate immune cells that reside in the lungs and are involved in long-term immunity. Image
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2020
Cancer
Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) is a cancer of the fallopian tubes with a low five-year survival rate with a tendency to
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 15, 2020
Immunology
Research has long connected the human microbiome and immune system function, and now a recent study pinpoints a key poin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker