Monoclonal antibody therapy is the use of monoclonal antibodies (or mAb) to specifically target cells.

The main objective is stimulating the patient’s immune system to attack the malignant tumor cells and the prevention of tumor growth by blocking specific cell receptors.

A study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) demonstrates a new mechanism involving a signaling protein and its receptor that may block the formation of new blood vessels and cancer growth. The findings are published in the December issue of Science Signaling.

A study published recently in theJournal of Neuroscience points, for the first time, to the gene trkC as a factor in susceptibility to the disease. The researchers define the specific mechanism for the formation of fear memories which will help in the

The conservation ethic is an ethic of resource use, allocation, exploitation, and protection. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the natural world: its forests, fisheries, habitats, and biological diversity.