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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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MAR 18, 2019Health & Medicine
Scientists uncover new "viral oncogenes" that allow HPV to turn healthy cells into cancer cells, while evading the immun ...Written By: Carly BoydMAR 17, 2019Microbiology
Some astronauts have lived onboard the International Space Station for hundreds of days. Researchers are learning more a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder impacting as many as 200,000 people in the US, and is thought to often go undiagn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2019Health & Medicine
Tick-borne diseases have significantly increased in the U.S. in the past few years. In 2016 there were 48,610 repor ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAR 15, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A virus-like particle vaccine was developed to stop chronic pain caused by osteoarthritis inhibiting a nerve growth fact ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 14, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Cirrhosis accounts for 31,000 deaths per year. Approximately 3.5 to 4.6 million people in the U.S. are chronic ...Written By: Amy LoriauxMAR 14, 2019Videos
Butterball, Kroger, and Food Lion are recalling around 78,164 pounds of the ground meat because it may be contaminated w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 13, 2019Health & Medicine
There has been a great deal of media coverage and controversy over the role of diet on disease processes such as autoimm ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAR 12, 2019Genetics & Genomics
It's been difficult to study infant development in detail, but new technology can change that.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a recent research study, precision cancer drugs called PARP inhibitors are previously known to boost the immune syste ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 11, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about how the movement of liquids can impact cellular processes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2019Health & Medicine
There is a consensus that the first HIV infection occurred in the 1920s in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic o ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAR 05, 2019Cancer
Human ancestors often resorted to fasting when stricken with an illness as a way to prevent infectious or abnormally gro ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Sleep is vital to good health for a variety of reasons. For example, the risk of heart disease increases when people don ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2019Technology
Chronic, large or non-healing wounds such as diabetic pressure ulcers—have become a debilitating condition affecti ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 27, 2019Immunology
Researchers can now explain how a cell that is being attacked by bacteria or viruses specifically manages to 'sound the ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 27, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The skin is critically important to the body; it provides a protective barrier that shields us from our environment.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2019Microbiology
The gut microbiome plays important physiological roles. Now scientists have found that bacteria can secrete nitric oxide ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2019Microbiology
Triclosan is commonly added to many household products and even toys and credit cards so microbial growth will be reduce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2019Immunology
People who have chronic inflammation in middle-age may develop problems with thinking and memoryWritten By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 20, 2019Immunology
A correlation between food allergy and inflammatory disease activity is observed by a team of researchersWritten By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 20, 2019Immunology
Scientists succeeded in demonstrating for the first time that the phagocytes in the brain, the so-called microglia, all ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 20, 2019Microbiology
Imbalances in the microbial community that lives in the human gut have been connected to a variety of disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2019Health & Medicine
Myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), is a disabling condition that affects every aspect of a ...Written By: Dena Aruta
MAR 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
Scientists uncover new "viral oncogenes" that allow HPV to turn healthy cells into cancer cells, while evading the immun
...
Written By:
Carly Boyd
MAR 17, 2019
Microbiology
Some astronauts have lived onboard the International Space Station for hundreds of days. Researchers are learning more a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder impacting as many as 200,000 people in the US, and is thought to often go undiagn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2019
Health & Medicine
Tick-borne diseases have significantly increased in the U.S. in the past few years. In 2016 there were 48,610 repor
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAR 15, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A virus-like particle vaccine was developed to stop chronic pain caused by osteoarthritis inhibiting a nerve growth fact
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 14, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Cirrhosis accounts for 31,000 deaths per year. Approximately 3.5 to 4.6 million people in the U.S. are chronic
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAR 14, 2019
Videos
Butterball, Kroger, and Food Lion are recalling around 78,164 pounds of the ground meat because it may be contaminated w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
There has been a great deal of media coverage and controversy over the role of diet on disease processes such as autoimm
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAR 12, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
It's been difficult to study infant development in detail, but new technology can change that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a recent research study, precision cancer drugs called PARP inhibitors are previously known to boost the immune syste
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 11, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about how the movement of liquids can impact cellular processes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2019
Health & Medicine
There is a consensus that the first HIV infection occurred in the 1920s in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic o
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAR 05, 2019
Cancer
Human ancestors often resorted to fasting when stricken with an illness as a way to prevent infectious or abnormally gro
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sleep is vital to good health for a variety of reasons. For example, the risk of heart disease increases when people don
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2019
Technology
Chronic, large or non-healing wounds such as diabetic pressure ulcers—have become a debilitating condition affecti
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 27, 2019
Immunology
Researchers can now explain how a cell that is being attacked by bacteria or viruses specifically manages to 'sound the
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 27, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The skin is critically important to the body; it provides a protective barrier that shields us from our environment.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2019
Microbiology
The gut microbiome plays important physiological roles. Now scientists have found that bacteria can secrete nitric oxide
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2019
Microbiology
Triclosan is commonly added to many household products and even toys and credit cards so microbial growth will be reduce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2019
Immunology
People who have chronic inflammation in middle-age may develop problems with thinking and memory
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 20, 2019
Immunology
A correlation between food allergy and inflammatory disease activity is observed by a team of researchers
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 20, 2019
Immunology
Scientists succeeded in demonstrating for the first time that the phagocytes in the brain, the so-called microglia, all
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 20, 2019
Microbiology
Imbalances in the microbial community that lives in the human gut have been connected to a variety of disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
Myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), is a disabling condition that affects every aspect of a
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta