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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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FEB 08, 2018Immunology
Proteins in cow’s milk can cause an allergic reaction different from lactose intolerance, but these proteins also ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 07, 2018Immunology
Defects in the body at the molecular level could at least partially explain why inflammatory diseases like Crohn’s ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 06, 2018Immunology
Scientists continue to build upon a vaccine candidate to prevent HIV infection, the virus that causes AIDS. AIDSVAX was ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 05, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are leaving no stone unturned in the search for new antibiotics. Now a peptide that can destroy biofilms has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2018Videos
Some researchers have suggested that we can live in environments that are so clean, they are detrimental to our health. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2018Microbiology
Zika virus only impacts six to twelve percent of children born to infected mothers. Researchers are learning exactly why ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2018Cardiology
Individuals with type 1 diabetes often have additional problems with their eyes, kidneys, heart, and other organs due to ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 03, 2018Immunology
Scientists are measuring interactions between immune cells that they haven’t been able to quantify before. With th ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 02, 2018Health & Medicine
Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, and that small island is still reeling from the storm. The official death ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 02, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Have you checked your tonsils for human papillomavirus (HPV) lately? A new study raises concerns that the virus could be ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 01, 2018Videos
There's a saying that the good old days weren't always good, and regarding public health, disease, and medical advances, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 01, 2018Immunology
One gene mutation is responsible for disrupting the function of a key immune cell population involved in protecting the ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 30, 2018Microbiology
As babies crawl around on floors, the action kicks up a lot of stuff. Skin cells, dirt, bacteria, pollen and fungal spor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2018Immunology
High levels of testosterone in men is part of the reason that they are less likely than women to develop multiple sclero ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 29, 2018Immunology
A multitude of factors contribute to autoimmune disease, either those people are exposed to in their environment or thos ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 25, 2018Immunology
A new technique for treating allergies is on the way, and a new therapeutic antibody is responsible. From Aarhus Univers ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Two identical primates have been cloned using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the same tool use ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2018Immunology
Sometimes it’s hard to convince people to get the annual flu vaccine, especially when the current vaccine struggle ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 24, 2018Health & Medicine
Lab-grown organoids are a hot area of research since many health conditions can be investigated in the lab on the create ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 23, 2018Cancer
A new treatment focuses on cutting off cancer's dialogue with bone marrow, keeping it from hijacking the body's normal f ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 23, 2018Cancer
Polyphenols are known to have anti-oxidant properties - they prevent oxidation, which can lead to cell damage in the bod ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 23, 2018Immunology
Scientists propose extracting dendritic cells and priming them to fight cancer before returning them to a patient as par ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 19, 2018Microbiology
Not every mom can feed her baby breast milk. Now researchers have identified additives that can make formula better.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2018Immunology
A group of scientists are studying all things type 1 diabetes, looking for causation - genetic and environmental - as we ...Written By: Kara Marker
FEB 08, 2018
Immunology
Proteins in cow’s milk can cause an allergic reaction different from lactose intolerance, but these proteins also
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 07, 2018
Immunology
Defects in the body at the molecular level could at least partially explain why inflammatory diseases like Crohn’s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 06, 2018
Immunology
Scientists continue to build upon a vaccine candidate to prevent HIV infection, the virus that causes AIDS. AIDSVAX was
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 05, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are leaving no stone unturned in the search for new antibiotics. Now a peptide that can destroy biofilms has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2018
Videos
Some researchers have suggested that we can live in environments that are so clean, they are detrimental to our health.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2018
Microbiology
Zika virus only impacts six to twelve percent of children born to infected mothers. Researchers are learning exactly why
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2018
Cardiology
Individuals with type 1 diabetes often have additional problems with their eyes, kidneys, heart, and other organs due to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 03, 2018
Immunology
Scientists are measuring interactions between immune cells that they haven’t been able to quantify before. With th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 02, 2018
Health & Medicine
Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, and that small island is still reeling from the storm. The official death
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 02, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Have you checked your tonsils for human papillomavirus (HPV) lately? A new study raises concerns that the virus could be
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 01, 2018
Videos
There's a saying that the good old days weren't always good, and regarding public health, disease, and medical advances,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 01, 2018
Immunology
One gene mutation is responsible for disrupting the function of a key immune cell population involved in protecting the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 30, 2018
Microbiology
As babies crawl around on floors, the action kicks up a lot of stuff. Skin cells, dirt, bacteria, pollen and fungal spor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2018
Immunology
High levels of testosterone in men is part of the reason that they are less likely than women to develop multiple sclero
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 29, 2018
Immunology
A multitude of factors contribute to autoimmune disease, either those people are exposed to in their environment or thos
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 25, 2018
Immunology
A new technique for treating allergies is on the way, and a new therapeutic antibody is responsible. From Aarhus Univers
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Two identical primates have been cloned using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the same tool use
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2018
Immunology
Sometimes it’s hard to convince people to get the annual flu vaccine, especially when the current vaccine struggle
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 24, 2018
Health & Medicine
Lab-grown organoids are a hot area of research since many health conditions can be investigated in the lab on the create
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 23, 2018
Cancer
A new treatment focuses on cutting off cancer's dialogue with bone marrow, keeping it from hijacking the body's normal f
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 23, 2018
Cancer
Polyphenols are known to have anti-oxidant properties - they prevent oxidation, which can lead to cell damage in the bod
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 23, 2018
Immunology
Scientists propose extracting dendritic cells and priming them to fight cancer before returning them to a patient as par
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 19, 2018
Microbiology
Not every mom can feed her baby breast milk. Now researchers have identified additives that can make formula better.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2018
Immunology
A group of scientists are studying all things type 1 diabetes, looking for causation - genetic and environmental - as we
...
Written By:
Kara Marker