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Immunomodulation
Immunomodulation: refers to any process in which an immune response is altered, it has natural and human-induced forms. Microorganisms are capable of modulating the immune response system in order to consolidate an infection, therefore it can be beneficial but also sometimes detrimental.
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JAN 25, 2024Cannabis Sciences
A recent review investigated the potential for cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound found in cannabis, to alle ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 02, 2023Immunology
Histotripsy is a technique that uses sound waves to rip tumors apart, without even breaking the skin. The non-invasive w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A drug candidate designed by researchers at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) protected mouse models of Alzheimer ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 03, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Individuals with type 1 diabetes who take blood pressure medication verapamil require less insulin on a daily basis. The ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 14, 2021Health & Medicine
As treatments and infection control practices surrounding COVID-19 continue to evolve, nanotechnological solutions are b ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioAUG 27, 2021Health & Medicine
Since their discovery, there has been an interest in how ABO blood groups and infectious diseases may be related. In add ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioJUN 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Though originally thought of as strictly a waste disposal system, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to have m ...MAY 18, 2021Immunology
Too much salt isn’t good for you—we know that it can contribute to elevated blood pressure, cardiovascular a ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 11, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care, and early diagnosis is a decisive factor in determini ...Sponsored By: bioMérieux IncAPR 05, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Increasingly, cannabis is being hailed as a wonderdrug- treating ailments from pain to inflammation and even COVID- ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 15, 2020Immunology
A recent study published in Science Translational Medicine has provided fresh insights on how our immune systems protect ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 19, 2020Immunology
Parasitic worms known as helminths have a complicated relationship with the immune systems of the hosts they invade. Ter ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 21, 2020Immunology
One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the accumulation of “tau tangles”. Tau is a ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 18, 2020Immunology
In the words of C.S. Lewis, “Pain insists upon being attended to.” This is especially true for patients suff ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 21, 2019Cancer
New research published in Nature Communications details the results of a study that tested inhalable nanoparticle-immuno ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 16, 2019Health & Medicine
Observations of the human microbiota date back as far as the 1680s when Antonie van Leeuwenhoek noted significant differ ...Written By: Dena ArutaJAN 27, 2019Neuroscience
A study out of John's Hopkins University published by Dr. Faith Dickerson, MD, and colleagues late last year have fo ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 20, 2018Health & Medicine
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in women, globally, for incidence (6.6%) and mortality (7.5%). It ...Written By: Dena ArutaAUG 17, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Autoimmune disease affects individuals by attacking healthy cells. Normally, your immune system sends out antibodies to ...Written By: Amanda KahlMAR 01, 2017Cardiology
Following a heart attack, the same cells of the immune system that help put damaged heart tissue back together can malfu ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 07, 2016Microbiology
Nobody likes going to the dentist, but most of us do it anyway. Why? Because regular dental care helps prevent thi ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 27, 2016Immunology
Optogenetics is a technology used by neuroscientists to follow and record the course of individual neurons as they fire. ...Written By: Kara Marker
JAN 25, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
A recent review investigated the potential for cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound found in cannabis, to alle
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 02, 2023
Immunology
Histotripsy is a technique that uses sound waves to rip tumors apart, without even breaking the skin. The non-invasive w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug candidate designed by researchers at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) protected mouse models of Alzheimer
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 03, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Individuals with type 1 diabetes who take blood pressure medication verapamil require less insulin on a daily basis. The
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
As treatments and infection control practices surrounding COVID-19 continue to evolve, nanotechnological solutions are b
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
AUG 27, 2021
Health & Medicine
Since their discovery, there has been an interest in how ABO blood groups and infectious diseases may be related. In add
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
JUN 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Though originally thought of as strictly a waste disposal system, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to have m
...
MAY 18, 2021
Immunology
Too much salt isn’t good for you—we know that it can contribute to elevated blood pressure, cardiovascular a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 11, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care, and early diagnosis is a decisive factor in determini
...
Sponsored By:
bioMérieux Inc
APR 05, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Increasingly, cannabis is being hailed as a wonderdrug- treating ailments from pain to inflammation and even COVID-
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 15, 2020
Immunology
A recent study published in Science Translational Medicine has provided fresh insights on how our immune systems protect
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 19, 2020
Immunology
Parasitic worms known as helminths have a complicated relationship with the immune systems of the hosts they invade. Ter
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 21, 2020
Immunology
One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the accumulation of “tau tangles”. Tau is a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 18, 2020
Immunology
In the words of C.S. Lewis, “Pain insists upon being attended to.” This is especially true for patients suff
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 21, 2019
Cancer
New research published in Nature Communications details the results of a study that tested inhalable nanoparticle-immuno
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
Observations of the human microbiota date back as far as the 1680s when Antonie van Leeuwenhoek noted significant differ
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 27, 2019
Neuroscience
A study out of John's Hopkins University published by Dr. Faith Dickerson, MD, and colleagues late last year have fo
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 20, 2018
Health & Medicine
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in women, globally, for incidence (6.6%) and mortality (7.5%). It
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
AUG 17, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Autoimmune disease affects individuals by attacking healthy cells. Normally, your immune system sends out antibodies to
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
MAR 01, 2017
Cardiology
Following a heart attack, the same cells of the immune system that help put damaged heart tissue back together can malfu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 07, 2016
Microbiology
Nobody likes going to the dentist, but most of us do it anyway. Why? Because regular dental care helps prevent thi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 27, 2016
Immunology
Optogenetics is a technology used by neuroscientists to follow and record the course of individual neurons as they fire.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker