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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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JAN 23, 2025Immunology
Food allergies have been on the rise over the last few decades. According to Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJAN 23, 2025Immunology
The human immune system has evolved throughout history to effectively recognize and adapt to invading pathogens. To comb ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJAN 18, 2025Cancer
Immunotherapy, cancer treatments that alter the immune system, making it better apt to fight tumor cells, have provided ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 16, 2025Immunology
Similar to humans, plants have an immune system to help defend against parasites and other deleterious infections. The h ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJAN 02, 2025Immunology
The concept of vaccines first emerged in the 18th century when Dr. Edward Jenner purposely gave a young boy cowpox. Jenn ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeDEC 30, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
RNA in cells performs an astounding number of functions. Messenger RNA carries the sequences of active genes to the cell ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2024Microbiology
Organic molecules have a property known as chirality, in which the structure can be either 'right-handed'; or 'left-hand ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2024Cancer
Many elements double as biologically vital minerals required by the body for normal functioning and general health. ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 26, 2024Microbiology
Could getting a vaccine one day be as simple as applying an inexpensive skin cream? New research reported in Nature has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2024Microbiology
The trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a major impact on human healt ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2024Microbiology
In recent decades, scientists have revealed the importance of the human microbiome - the vast community of microbes that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Infectious diseases can have very different effects on different people; some individuals may have virtually no symptoms ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2024Cancer
Cancer cells have evolved sophisticated strategies to evade the immune system, prolonging their survival and growth.&nbs ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 05, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used a mouse model to show that infections in the intestine can change the composition of bile, a fluid ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2024Immunology
Cancer is a disease in which mutated cells grow rapidly and uncontrollably. Unfortunately, these cells resist the body&r ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeNOV 28, 2024Cancer
Today Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, a holiday full of family, food, and, often, football. Central to the day, ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 21, 2024Immunology
Our immune systems begin developing long before we are born. Immune cells are generated around 4-weeks after gestation a ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeNOV 18, 2024Microbiology
New research has shown that a lack of dietary zinc can boost the chances of a lung infection caused by Acinetobacter bau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2024Microbiology
There are many processes and proteins that help the body fight a flu infection. One of them is known as IFITM3.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Gout causes sudden flares of joint pain, which often arise during the nighttime, and in the big toe, though it may affec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2024Microbiology
New studies have provided novel insights into long COVID, which continues to affect millions of people worldwide. The ex ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2024Immunology
The intricate cellular details of pregnancy demonstrate the complexity of a developing fetus. In the medical community, ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeOCT 27, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The body can naturally produce vitamin D when skin is exposed to sunlight, but this process declines significantly in wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2024Earth & The Environment
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been introduced into countless consumer products and materials, and now ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2025
Immunology
Food allergies have been on the rise over the last few decades. According to Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JAN 23, 2025
Immunology
The human immune system has evolved throughout history to effectively recognize and adapt to invading pathogens. To comb
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JAN 18, 2025
Cancer
Immunotherapy, cancer treatments that alter the immune system, making it better apt to fight tumor cells, have provided
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 16, 2025
Immunology
Similar to humans, plants have an immune system to help defend against parasites and other deleterious infections. The h
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JAN 02, 2025
Immunology
The concept of vaccines first emerged in the 18th century when Dr. Edward Jenner purposely gave a young boy cowpox. Jenn
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
DEC 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
RNA in cells performs an astounding number of functions. Messenger RNA carries the sequences of active genes to the cell
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2024
Microbiology
Organic molecules have a property known as chirality, in which the structure can be either 'right-handed'; or 'left-hand
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2024
Cancer
Many elements double as biologically vital minerals required by the body for normal functioning and general health.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 26, 2024
Microbiology
Could getting a vaccine one day be as simple as applying an inexpensive skin cream? New research reported in Nature has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2024
Microbiology
The trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a major impact on human healt
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2024
Microbiology
In recent decades, scientists have revealed the importance of the human microbiome - the vast community of microbes that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Infectious diseases can have very different effects on different people; some individuals may have virtually no symptoms
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2024
Cancer
Cancer cells have evolved sophisticated strategies to evade the immune system, prolonging their survival and growth.&nbs
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 05, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used a mouse model to show that infections in the intestine can change the composition of bile, a fluid
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2024
Immunology
Cancer is a disease in which mutated cells grow rapidly and uncontrollably. Unfortunately, these cells resist the body&r
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
NOV 28, 2024
Cancer
Today Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, a holiday full of family, food, and, often, football. Central to the day,
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 21, 2024
Immunology
Our immune systems begin developing long before we are born. Immune cells are generated around 4-weeks after gestation a
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
NOV 18, 2024
Microbiology
New research has shown that a lack of dietary zinc can boost the chances of a lung infection caused by Acinetobacter bau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2024
Microbiology
There are many processes and proteins that help the body fight a flu infection. One of them is known as IFITM3.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Gout causes sudden flares of joint pain, which often arise during the nighttime, and in the big toe, though it may affec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2024
Microbiology
New studies have provided novel insights into long COVID, which continues to affect millions of people worldwide. The ex
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2024
Immunology
The intricate cellular details of pregnancy demonstrate the complexity of a developing fetus. In the medical community,
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
OCT 27, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The body can naturally produce vitamin D when skin is exposed to sunlight, but this process declines significantly in wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been introduced into countless consumer products and materials, and now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch