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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 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Survival of the fittest has a generally positive connotation. After all, this evolutionary principle is the driving forc ...FEB 26, 2016Neuroscience
Studies with genetically modified mice have unveiled additional connections between the immune system and Alzheimer&rsqu ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 25, 2016Health & Medicine
Over time, the influenza virus has evolved a mechanism to spread as quick as possible in a human host by avoiding detect ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 25, 2016Genetics & Genomics
More than half of “standard farmed pigs” infected with African Swine Fever die, but their warthog and bushpi ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 24, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
On the heels of advances in vaccines that prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection—infection with high-risk ty ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 23, 2016Health & Medicine
Opioid addiction is a huge problem, with about 2 million Americans suffering from addiction to prescription pain relieve ...Written By: Cassidy ReichFEB 22, 2016Immunology
Around 15 to 20 percent of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have cancerous cells derived from T lymphocy ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 21, 2016Plants & Animals
Birds’ immune systems reportedly have a great defense against a fungal infection from Cryptococcus neoformans that ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A staggering 30-50% of the world’s population is estimated to be infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Thi ...FEB 21, 2016Microbiology
It’s a tough world for bacteria. The little guys are targeted by our immune systems, antibacterial drugs, an ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 19, 2016Immunology
Bacteria are a little more clever in the way they enter the body and stay undetected than scientists realized. From the ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 18, 2016Microbiology
Researchers identified a new herpes virus that infects bats. Herpes viruses are double-stranded DNA viruses that infect ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 16, 2016Immunology
Human immune systems vary based on multiple characteristics including genetics, gender, obesity, and age, with the latte ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 15, 2016Immunology
The mucosal lining of places in the body like the lungs and intestines is the first line of defense against pathogens th ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 12, 2016Immunology
Vitamin D is an essential micronutrient that must be obtained from the environment; the body does not make it on its own ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 10, 2016Microbiology
PAMPs in processed food may be making you sick. Pathogen-associated molecular patterns, or PAMPs, are molecules associat ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 10, 2016Immunology
C-sections come with a significant risk for infection, but a new study shows changing skin-prep procedures could lower t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 08, 2016Health & Medicine
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives—a stark reminder of the lack of effect ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 06, 2016Videos
Joint swelling doesn't exist just in the elderly. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that can affect people s ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 06, 2016Immunology
Herpes simplex 1 virus, the microscopic pathogen notoriously remembered for its production of painful and unappealing co ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 04, 2016Immunology
The body needs regulatory T cells (Tregs) on the sidelines of an immune attack, making sure tempers don’t run too ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 02, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has solved a long-standing mystery in cell biology by ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 02, 2016Immunology
Although the body needs inflammation to fight off infections, this product of the innate immune system has been linked t ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 02, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Single-stranded molecules of DNA called “aptamers” have been studied since 1990 for their ability to bind an ...Written By: Kara Marker
FEB 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Survival of the fittest has a generally positive connotation. After all, this evolutionary principle is the driving forc
...
FEB 26, 2016
Neuroscience
Studies with genetically modified mice have unveiled additional connections between the immune system and Alzheimer&rsqu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 25, 2016
Health & Medicine
Over time, the influenza virus has evolved a mechanism to spread as quick as possible in a human host by avoiding detect
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 25, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
More than half of “standard farmed pigs” infected with African Swine Fever die, but their warthog and bushpi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 24, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
On the heels of advances in vaccines that prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection—infection with high-risk ty
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 23, 2016
Health & Medicine
Opioid addiction is a huge problem, with about 2 million Americans suffering from addiction to prescription pain relieve
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
FEB 22, 2016
Immunology
Around 15 to 20 percent of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have cancerous cells derived from T lymphocy
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 21, 2016
Plants & Animals
Birds’ immune systems reportedly have a great defense against a fungal infection from Cryptococcus neoformans that
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A staggering 30-50% of the world’s population is estimated to be infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Thi
...
FEB 21, 2016
Microbiology
It’s a tough world for bacteria. The little guys are targeted by our immune systems, antibacterial drugs, an
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 19, 2016
Immunology
Bacteria are a little more clever in the way they enter the body and stay undetected than scientists realized. From the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 18, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers identified a new herpes virus that infects bats. Herpes viruses are double-stranded DNA viruses that infect
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 16, 2016
Immunology
Human immune systems vary based on multiple characteristics including genetics, gender, obesity, and age, with the latte
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 15, 2016
Immunology
The mucosal lining of places in the body like the lungs and intestines is the first line of defense against pathogens th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 12, 2016
Immunology
Vitamin D is an essential micronutrient that must be obtained from the environment; the body does not make it on its own
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 10, 2016
Microbiology
PAMPs in processed food may be making you sick. Pathogen-associated molecular patterns, or PAMPs, are molecules associat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 10, 2016
Immunology
C-sections come with a significant risk for infection, but a new study shows changing skin-prep procedures could lower t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives—a stark reminder of the lack of effect
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 06, 2016
Videos
Joint swelling doesn't exist just in the elderly. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that can affect people s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 06, 2016
Immunology
Herpes simplex 1 virus, the microscopic pathogen notoriously remembered for its production of painful and unappealing co
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 04, 2016
Immunology
The body needs regulatory T cells (Tregs) on the sidelines of an immune attack, making sure tempers don’t run too
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 02, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has solved a long-standing mystery in cell biology by
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 02, 2016
Immunology
Although the body needs inflammation to fight off infections, this product of the innate immune system has been linked t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 02, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Single-stranded molecules of DNA called “aptamers” have been studied since 1990 for their ability to bind an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker