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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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JUL 13, 2015Health & Medicine
Cholera is the most prominent diarrheal disease in Bangladesh. Its widespread infection is due to unsanitary conditions ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 10, 2015Videos
It's that time of the year again. If you're having trouble breathing, or experiencing a lot of sneezing or mucus, you're ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 09, 2015Microbiology
Biofilms consist of surface-associated bacteria surrounded by an extracellular matrix (think dental plaque). Biofilms of ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 08, 2015Neuroscience
Why do some of your friends -- who are the same age as you are -- look so much younger than you do? Why do some look so ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 08, 2015Plants & Animals
For years now, environmentalists, entomologists and other scientists have been watching the decline of the honeybee and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 06, 2015Cancer
A drug that has been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may find a new niche in treating blood cancers at a fraction of ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 01, 2015Immunology
On Tuesday June 30th, the World Health Organization (WHO) validated Cuba as the first country to eliminate HIV transmiss ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 30, 2015Videos
Let us just start out by saying: do not, under any circumstances, try this stunt at home. Tim Friede is a snake enthusia ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 26, 2015Neuroscience
While asthma medications that suppress inflammatory signaling by immune cells or dilate airways are effective, they can ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 26, 2015Microbiology
White-nose syndrome (WNS), caused by the cold-loving fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has devastated bat populations ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 26, 2015Cancer
One reason why cancer is so harmful is that it can trick "checkpoint" proteins found on the immune system's T cells, vir ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, has the highest mortality of any autoimmune rheumatic disease. The rare, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 24, 2015Neuroscience
Everyone knows that overdosing on fat and sugar can add extra pounds and cause a variety of physical health problems. Re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 23, 2015Health & Medicine
The United States loses $28 billion on irreproducible pre-clinical research every year. Leonard Freedman, Iain Cockburn, ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 22, 2015Neuroscience
Young children living in stressful family situations show the effects of cortisol, known as "the stress hormone," on the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 19, 2015Health & Medicine
There are some nasty diseases out there that can't be cured with today's medical technology. Such diseases include AIDS, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 11, 2015Neuroscience
It's not the amount of stress people have but how they handle it. Researchers at Penn State say that acting positively w ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 11, 2015Health & Medicine
A 27-year old woman from Belgium was recently the first in the world to bear a child using transplanted frozen ovarian t ...JUN 05, 2015Immunology
If you want your children to reap the benefits of a more responsive immune system, teach them about altruistic giving.Written By: Will HectorJUN 02, 2015Immunology
Every scientist who's ever turned a curious eye into a microscope has dreamed of making a discovery that rattles the fou ...Written By: Will HectorJUN 02, 2015Cancer
Experts speaking at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2015 Conference and publishing in the New England ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 28, 2015Immunology
A phase III clinical trial has demonstrated the therapeutic benefit of the oncolytic virus Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-V ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAY 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A group of scientists at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, have a achieved what they describe as a real ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 21, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Composed of lymph vessels, lymph nodes and organs, the lymphatic system absorbs excess fluid and returns it to the blood ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 13, 2015Health & Medicine
Cholera is the most prominent diarrheal disease in Bangladesh. Its widespread infection is due to unsanitary conditions ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 10, 2015Videos
It's that time of the year again. If you're having trouble breathing, or experiencing a lot of sneezing or mucus, you're ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 09, 2015Microbiology
Biofilms consist of surface-associated bacteria surrounded by an extracellular matrix (think dental plaque). Biofilms of ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 08, 2015Neuroscience
Why do some of your friends -- who are the same age as you are -- look so much younger than you do? Why do some look so ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 08, 2015Plants & Animals
For years now, environmentalists, entomologists and other scientists have been watching the decline of the honeybee and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 06, 2015Cancer
A drug that has been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may find a new niche in treating blood cancers at a fraction of ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 01, 2015Immunology
On Tuesday June 30th, the World Health Organization (WHO) validated Cuba as the first country to eliminate HIV transmiss ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 30, 2015Videos
Let us just start out by saying: do not, under any circumstances, try this stunt at home. Tim Friede is a snake enthusia ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 26, 2015Neuroscience
While asthma medications that suppress inflammatory signaling by immune cells or dilate airways are effective, they can ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 26, 2015Microbiology
White-nose syndrome (WNS), caused by the cold-loving fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has devastated bat populations ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 26, 2015Cancer
One reason why cancer is so harmful is that it can trick "checkpoint" proteins found on the immune system's T cells, vir ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, has the highest mortality of any autoimmune rheumatic disease. The rare, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 24, 2015Neuroscience
Everyone knows that overdosing on fat and sugar can add extra pounds and cause a variety of physical health problems. Re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 23, 2015Health & Medicine
The United States loses $28 billion on irreproducible pre-clinical research every year. Leonard Freedman, Iain Cockburn, ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 22, 2015Neuroscience
Young children living in stressful family situations show the effects of cortisol, known as "the stress hormone," on the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 19, 2015Health & Medicine
There are some nasty diseases out there that can't be cured with today's medical technology. Such diseases include AIDS, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 11, 2015Neuroscience
It's not the amount of stress people have but how they handle it. Researchers at Penn State say that acting positively w ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 11, 2015Health & Medicine
A 27-year old woman from Belgium was recently the first in the world to bear a child using transplanted frozen ovarian t ...JUN 05, 2015Immunology
If you want your children to reap the benefits of a more responsive immune system, teach them about altruistic giving.Written By: Will HectorJUN 02, 2015Immunology
Every scientist who's ever turned a curious eye into a microscope has dreamed of making a discovery that rattles the fou ...Written By: Will HectorJUN 02, 2015Cancer
Experts speaking at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2015 Conference and publishing in the New England ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 28, 2015Immunology
A phase III clinical trial has demonstrated the therapeutic benefit of the oncolytic virus Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-V ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAY 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A group of scientists at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, have a achieved what they describe as a real ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 21, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Composed of lymph vessels, lymph nodes and organs, the lymphatic system absorbs excess fluid and returns it to the blood ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
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