Useful Simulations and Positioning in Radiation Oncology
Simulations are done with cancer patients undergoing radiation treatments to determine how the patient will feel and react when they are placed in position...
The Immune Response
TH-1 cells are mostly involved in cellular immunity; as TH-2 cells are mainly involved in humoral immunity. If a patient suffers from certain kinds...
What Happens If John McCain Leaves the Senate?
NBC NEWS
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain promised Thursday that he'll "be back soon," but there could be significant national political implications if the Arizona...
Why is Vladimir Putin holding a news conference just for kids?
Washington Post
MOSCOW — The ad begins: “Hey, did you see?” one Russian tween messages another on Russia’s version of Facebook.
The news is that Putin’s going...
As O.J. Simpson Wins Parole, a Quick, and Divided, Reaction
New York Times
LOS ANGELES — A generation since O.J. Simpson captured the nation’s attention when he was tried for a double murder, the former...
How T-Cells Work
Pre-T cells from the bone marrow go to the thymus. Once in the thymus, they have to go to the lymph nodes, and after...
B-Cell Development
B-cells develop in the bone marrow. The development of the B-cell in the bone marrow is where the B-cell develops it's immunoglobulin gene that...
These boys thought they’d found ‘a big, fat rotten cow.’ It was a 1...
WASHINGTON POST
Jude Sparks was out on a family hike in the desert near Las Cruces, N.M., testing walkie-talkies, when the then-9-year-old boy tripped over...
O.J. Simpson waits on parole board’s decision concerning release
LOVELOCK, Nev. -- Former football star and convicted felon O.J. Simpson has made his case before a parole board Thursday, and will now await...
How Viruses Enter Cells
Virus particles are too large to diffuse across the plasma membrane. Receptors are needed to get viruses into cells. Then, the genome can be...
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Why Do Songs Get Stuck in Your Head?
There are some songs that just beg to become embedded in your brain. "It's a Small World." "My Sharona." "YMCA."
Even a die-hard Village People...
