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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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APR 25, 2022Microbiology
When a pathogen invades the body, the immune system has to mount a response, which involves inflammation. But inflammati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2022Immunology
Our immune system plays a vital role in our bodies, as it is literally responsible for keeping us healthy and free of ha ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 21, 2022Immunology
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are part of the innate immune system, a generalized response to pathogens. These cells are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Dendritic cells play an important role in the immune system. Specifically, they help gather up antigen-presenting cells ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 19, 2022Immunology
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that is thought to have been around for about 150 mil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2022Health & Medicine
Hepatitis outbreaks in children have been detected in the UK, Spain, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the US, in Alabama. S ...Written By: Alexandria BassAPR 17, 2022Immunology
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder in which the airways narrow, which impairs breathing and causes coughing or ti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2022Immunology
The immune system is an incredibly complex system that has to be able to rapidly spring into action, and then shut down ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2022Genetics & Genomics
While changes in the genetic code usually get attention because they cause disease, there are some genetic mutations tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2022Neuroscience
Immune cells known as B cells undergo significant changes in women with postpartum depression (PPD). The corresponding s ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 14, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
COVID-19 is more effectively treated by a combination of drugs than singular drugs alone. The corresponding study was pu ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 13, 2022Immunology
The immune system must be able to swing into action to overcome pathogenic invaders. But the inflammation that accompani ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2022Health & Medicine
Clinical trials are soon to be underway to examine the effectiveness of vaccines meant to prevent or delay cancer in hig ...Written By: Alexandria BassAPR 08, 2022Immunology
Zinc is a mineral that's known to boost the function of the immune system, and now scientists have learned more about ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Just like humans, bacteria can be attacked by infectious pathogens, and microbes also have immune defense systems. One o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A protein named GM-CSF used to treat Alzheimer's disease improves cognitive function in mice with Down syndrome (DS) ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 05, 2022Immunology
Twin studies can be enormously helpful to researchers that are trying to determine if the cause of a disease is genetic. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2022Immunology
Shown in in this image (courtesy of Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing/CC BY-ND) the African killifish can be us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2022Immunology
When pathogens infect cells, the immune system has to launch a counterattack. Researchers have now learned more about ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2022Cardiology
Two recent studies have linked disturbed gut microbiomes to cardiovascular disease.Written By: Savannah LoganMAR 26, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Lupus is an autoimmune disease characterized by one’s immune system targeting and harming itself, and it can impac ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAR 24, 2022Immunology
Our bodies need sugar; carbohydrates are critical to health. But many of the foods we consume, like soft drinks, cereals ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2022Immunology
As we age, parts of our bodies get old and worn out, including the immune system. That's one reason why COVID-19 has bee ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2022
Microbiology
When a pathogen invades the body, the immune system has to mount a response, which involves inflammation. But inflammati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2022
Immunology
Our immune system plays a vital role in our bodies, as it is literally responsible for keeping us healthy and free of ha
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 21, 2022
Immunology
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are part of the innate immune system, a generalized response to pathogens. These cells are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Dendritic cells play an important role in the immune system. Specifically, they help gather up antigen-presenting cells
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 19, 2022
Immunology
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that is thought to have been around for about 150 mil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2022
Health & Medicine
Hepatitis outbreaks in children have been detected in the UK, Spain, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the US, in Alabama. S
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
APR 17, 2022
Immunology
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder in which the airways narrow, which impairs breathing and causes coughing or ti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2022
Immunology
The immune system is an incredibly complex system that has to be able to rapidly spring into action, and then shut down
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
While changes in the genetic code usually get attention because they cause disease, there are some genetic mutations tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2022
Neuroscience
Immune cells known as B cells undergo significant changes in women with postpartum depression (PPD). The corresponding s
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 14, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
COVID-19 is more effectively treated by a combination of drugs than singular drugs alone. The corresponding study was pu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 13, 2022
Immunology
The immune system must be able to swing into action to overcome pathogenic invaders. But the inflammation that accompani
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2022
Health & Medicine
Clinical trials are soon to be underway to examine the effectiveness of vaccines meant to prevent or delay cancer in hig
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
APR 08, 2022
Immunology
Zinc is a mineral that's known to boost the function of the immune system, and now scientists have learned more about ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Just like humans, bacteria can be attacked by infectious pathogens, and microbes also have immune defense systems. One o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A protein named GM-CSF used to treat Alzheimer's disease improves cognitive function in mice with Down syndrome (DS)
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 05, 2022
Immunology
Twin studies can be enormously helpful to researchers that are trying to determine if the cause of a disease is genetic.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2022
Immunology
Shown in in this image (courtesy of Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing/CC BY-ND) the African killifish can be us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2022
Immunology
When pathogens infect cells, the immune system has to launch a counterattack. Researchers have now learned more about ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2022
Cardiology
Two recent studies have linked disturbed gut microbiomes to cardiovascular disease.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
MAR 26, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Lupus is an autoimmune disease characterized by one’s immune system targeting and harming itself, and it can impac
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 24, 2022
Immunology
Our bodies need sugar; carbohydrates are critical to health. But many of the foods we consume, like soft drinks, cereals
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2022
Immunology
As we age, parts of our bodies get old and worn out, including the immune system. That's one reason why COVID-19 has bee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch