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Immunity
Immunity: is the balanced state of multicellular organisms having adequate biological defenses to fight infection, disease, or other unwanted biological invasion, while having adequate tolerance to avoid allergy, and autoimmune diseases.
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JUN 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
In a recent study, scientists sequenced the genome to find the mutation behind a disorder that causes blindness and para ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2018Immunology
Several immune cells help fungi infect the brain and cause meningitis when they should be doing the exact opposite. From ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 20, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease where the immune system of an affected individual attacks its own bod ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 19, 2018Microbiology
Antibiotics had a dramatic impact on the microbes of the GI tract in a research model.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have figured out a way to synthesize DNA with a natural enzyme, and their approach is easy, fast and accurat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2018Immunology
Unique gene signatures and tiny changes in the immune system that occur in the earliest stages of rheumatoid arthritis, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 17, 2018Microbiology
People share many genes with other organisms, but our skin microbiome diverges.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
New technology combing therapeutic agents and diagnostics (theranostics) can be used to deliver drugs to cancer cells. F ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 15, 2018Microbiology
Worldwide, bacteria that causes fast-spreading cholera kills anywhere from 21,000 to 143,000 people every year.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that a chemical in marijuana, called tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, could potentially slow the pro ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 14, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A robot arm could soon be coming to your doctor’s office to take your blood and analyze it for you. From scientist ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 13, 2018Immunology
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria are a serious health concern for the global population, but a new finding offe ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 13, 2018Cancer
In a new multicenter clinical trial, a personalized vaccine improved the survival rates of some people with the deadly b ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 13, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
For many individuals with asthma, a tiny particle almost invisible can trigger an asthmatic attack if it enters the airw ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 12, 2018Videos
Most people peel their bananas open and eat what’s on the inside, but it may be a good idea for the sake of your h ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 12, 2018Infographics
Autoimmune diseases affect millions of people across the globe. Scientists often don't know the precise cause of the ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 12, 2018Immunology
No case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease, is the same. Now, researchers want RA diagnostic approaches ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 12, 2018Cancer
CD44 is a known cell surface protein involved in numerous interactions; it is overexpressed in cancerous tissue and its ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 12, 2018Neuroscience
Head injuries, like concussions or traumatic brain injuries (TBI), can have devastating after effects. From post-concuss ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 11, 2018Immunology
The immune response after a traumatic physical injury is essentially the same as a body-wide bacterial infection: inflam ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 08, 2018Microbiology
The S. aureus pathogen doesn't only invade bone, it uses it as a snack.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2018Cardiology
Part of the immune system has now been implicated in the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common heart ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 06, 2018Microbiology
Microbes might be useful in the treatment of mental disorders like anxiety, depression and PTSD.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2018Immunology
For a long time scientists have been trying to understand why females are more likely than males to develop autoimmune d ...Written By: Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
In a recent study, scientists sequenced the genome to find the mutation behind a disorder that causes blindness and para
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2018
Immunology
Several immune cells help fungi infect the brain and cause meningitis when they should be doing the exact opposite. From
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease where the immune system of an affected individual attacks its own bod
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 19, 2018
Microbiology
Antibiotics had a dramatic impact on the microbes of the GI tract in a research model.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have figured out a way to synthesize DNA with a natural enzyme, and their approach is easy, fast and accurat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2018
Immunology
Unique gene signatures and tiny changes in the immune system that occur in the earliest stages of rheumatoid arthritis,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 17, 2018
Microbiology
People share many genes with other organisms, but our skin microbiome diverges.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
New technology combing therapeutic agents and diagnostics (theranostics) can be used to deliver drugs to cancer cells. F
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 15, 2018
Microbiology
Worldwide, bacteria that causes fast-spreading cholera kills anywhere from 21,000 to 143,000 people every year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that a chemical in marijuana, called tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, could potentially slow the pro
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 14, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A robot arm could soon be coming to your doctor’s office to take your blood and analyze it for you. From scientist
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 13, 2018
Immunology
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria are a serious health concern for the global population, but a new finding offe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 13, 2018
Cancer
In a new multicenter clinical trial, a personalized vaccine improved the survival rates of some people with the deadly b
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 13, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
For many individuals with asthma, a tiny particle almost invisible can trigger an asthmatic attack if it enters the airw
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 12, 2018
Videos
Most people peel their bananas open and eat what’s on the inside, but it may be a good idea for the sake of your h
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 12, 2018
Infographics
Autoimmune diseases affect millions of people across the globe. Scientists often don't know the precise cause of the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 12, 2018
Immunology
No case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease, is the same. Now, researchers want RA diagnostic approaches
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 12, 2018
Cancer
CD44 is a known cell surface protein involved in numerous interactions; it is overexpressed in cancerous tissue and its
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 12, 2018
Neuroscience
Head injuries, like concussions or traumatic brain injuries (TBI), can have devastating after effects. From post-concuss
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 11, 2018
Immunology
The immune response after a traumatic physical injury is essentially the same as a body-wide bacterial infection: inflam
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 08, 2018
Microbiology
The S. aureus pathogen doesn't only invade bone, it uses it as a snack.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2018
Cardiology
Part of the immune system has now been implicated in the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common heart
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 06, 2018
Microbiology
Microbes might be useful in the treatment of mental disorders like anxiety, depression and PTSD.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2018
Immunology
For a long time scientists have been trying to understand why females are more likely than males to develop autoimmune d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker