Scientists from the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (GIVI) and the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have identified a gene that may influence the production of antibodies that neutralize HIV. This discovery is likely to lead ...

In a new research currently taking place in the University of Washington (UW), scientists are trying to use alpha-particles’ radiation to kill lone cancer cells. Targeting the cancerous cells in the blood stream is done using specific antibodies. The radiation ...

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is a malignant disease caused by uncontrolled proliferation of B-cells, a type of white blood cells. The high proliferation rate is due to blockage of the cells’ self destruction mechanism called apoptosis, which allows the cells ...