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Immune System
Immune System: is the body's defense against infectious organisms and other invaders. The immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect the body.
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JAN 02, 2016Immunology
Polio is close to being eradicated, and once it is, scientists want to keep it that way. The live attenuated polio vacci ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 02, 2016Immunology
A vaccine for cancer? The HER2-targeted vaccine could prevent the recurrence of HER2-postive breast cancers by boosting ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 31, 2015Cardiology
Millions of Americans suffer from heart failure, a debilitating condition that develops when the heart loses its ability ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 30, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
An effective treatment for Type 1 diabetes is to transplant new pancreatic islet cells into the patient. While this ther ...DEC 29, 2015Immunology
The inflammatory response is vital for fighting off infections, but too much inflammation can damage the body tissues an ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 26, 2015Videos
Dr. Stephen Beers from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom explains how cancerous cells evade the attack ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 26, 2015Immunology
Plants get infected with viruses just like what we do. Scientists recently discovered that a virus that infects the cowp ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 26, 2015Microbiology
Malaria vaccines have been largely unsuccessful because the body produces a poor antibody response to the parasite. &nbs ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 24, 2015Microbiology
People suffering from leukemia or lymphoma are particularly vulnerable to mold diseases such as aspergillosis and mucorm ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 21, 2015Immunology
From Peter Parker’s fateful spider bite to Arthur pulling the sword from the stone at the beginning of his reign&m ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 18, 2015Immunology
The art of diagnosis will soon be fine-tuned; Stanford scientists identified a specific pattern of gene expression that ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 15, 2015Immunology
A specific group of antibodies are nurtured by the immune system to fight HIV. This process naturally occurs in the pres ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 14, 2015Immunology
Studies have shown that early exposure to farm animals reduces the risk of children developing atopic diseases, but scie ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 11, 2015Cardiology
Normally macrophages are called to a site of damage due to an infection or penetration of the skin, but scientists have ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 08, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most serious medical conditions that can scare even the best-trained doctors. When sepsis hits, thi ...DEC 04, 2015Immunology
In a novel study demonstrating the influence of the immune system on gut bacteria evolution, scientists from the Insitit ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 04, 2015Immunology
The germinal center of the immune system plays a complicated dual role in the body: vitally selecting B cells secreting ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 02, 2015Immunology
New research shows the appendix isn't as unnecessary as previously though. In fact, an entire group of innate lympho ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 29, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
You probably first heard of the Tasmanian devil while watching the Looney Tunes cartoon portrayal as a child. According ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 28, 2015Videos
Charlie Sheen, 50, recently divulged on national television that he is HIV positive. Along with personal recounts of his ...NOV 28, 2015Immunology
Leishmaniasis is an infection disease caused by the bite of infected sand flies, and it's usually found in tropical ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 28, 2015Immunology
The American Cancer Society predicts that over 40,000 women will die from breast cancer this year, and that's just i ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 28, 2015Immunology
Bats may be able to defend against pathogens differently than other mammals because their immunological first line of de ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 24, 2015Health & Medicine
Being alone isn’t the same thing as being lonely. Many people who enjoy being alone don't grapple with lo ...Written By: Julianne Chiaet
JAN 02, 2016
Immunology
Polio is close to being eradicated, and once it is, scientists want to keep it that way. The live attenuated polio vacci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 02, 2016
Immunology
A vaccine for cancer? The HER2-targeted vaccine could prevent the recurrence of HER2-postive breast cancers by boosting
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 31, 2015
Cardiology
Millions of Americans suffer from heart failure, a debilitating condition that develops when the heart loses its ability
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 30, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
An effective treatment for Type 1 diabetes is to transplant new pancreatic islet cells into the patient. While this ther
...
DEC 29, 2015
Immunology
The inflammatory response is vital for fighting off infections, but too much inflammation can damage the body tissues an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 26, 2015
Videos
Dr. Stephen Beers from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom explains how cancerous cells evade the attack
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 26, 2015
Immunology
Plants get infected with viruses just like what we do. Scientists recently discovered that a virus that infects the cowp
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 26, 2015
Microbiology
Malaria vaccines have been largely unsuccessful because the body produces a poor antibody response to the parasite. &nbs
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 24, 2015
Microbiology
People suffering from leukemia or lymphoma are particularly vulnerable to mold diseases such as aspergillosis and mucorm
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 21, 2015
Immunology
From Peter Parker’s fateful spider bite to Arthur pulling the sword from the stone at the beginning of his reign&m
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 18, 2015
Immunology
The art of diagnosis will soon be fine-tuned; Stanford scientists identified a specific pattern of gene expression that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 15, 2015
Immunology
A specific group of antibodies are nurtured by the immune system to fight HIV. This process naturally occurs in the pres
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 14, 2015
Immunology
Studies have shown that early exposure to farm animals reduces the risk of children developing atopic diseases, but scie
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 11, 2015
Cardiology
Normally macrophages are called to a site of damage due to an infection or penetration of the skin, but scientists have
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 08, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most serious medical conditions that can scare even the best-trained doctors. When sepsis hits, thi
...
DEC 04, 2015
Immunology
In a novel study demonstrating the influence of the immune system on gut bacteria evolution, scientists from the Insitit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 04, 2015
Immunology
The germinal center of the immune system plays a complicated dual role in the body: vitally selecting B cells secreting
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 02, 2015
Immunology
New research shows the appendix isn't as unnecessary as previously though. In fact, an entire group of innate lympho
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 29, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
You probably first heard of the Tasmanian devil while watching the Looney Tunes cartoon portrayal as a child. According
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 28, 2015
Videos
Charlie Sheen, 50, recently divulged on national television that he is HIV positive. Along with personal recounts of his
...
NOV 28, 2015
Immunology
Leishmaniasis is an infection disease caused by the bite of infected sand flies, and it's usually found in tropical
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 28, 2015
Immunology
The American Cancer Society predicts that over 40,000 women will die from breast cancer this year, and that's just i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 28, 2015
Immunology
Bats may be able to defend against pathogens differently than other mammals because their immunological first line of de
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
Being alone isn’t the same thing as being lonely. Many people who enjoy being alone don't grapple with lo
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet