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Inflammation occurs when the immune system sends out cells to fight bacteria and/or heal an injury.
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AUG 04, 2018Microbiology
We now know of the importance of the microbiome, but most of the research focus has been on bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2018Cannabis Sciences
The Ice Bucket Challenge brought attention to ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and the need for further research on t ...Written By: Amanda KahlAUG 02, 2018Immunology
Chronic parasitic infection shown to take advantage of a mechanism to sustain infection and induce death of white blood ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 01, 2018Health & Medicine
Many people eat a certain way to improve athletic performance. They choose low-carb or some other way of eating in hopes ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 31, 2018Immunology
Lab-designed nucleic acid nanoparticles elicit varied and specific immune response from immune cells based on shape, siz ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 23, 2018Immunology
Inflammation caused by harmful oxidized lipids increases in individuals with obesity and may contribute to chronic disea ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 19, 2018Cardiology
Recent study of 150 countries and over 800,000 people shows HIV patients are more than twice as likely to develop Heart ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 17, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
TPOXX (tecovirimat), the first drug with an indication for treatment of smallpox, was just approved by the U.S. Food and ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 15, 2018Immunology
The enzyme, PI3Kγ, regulates the immune response to T. cruzi, the cause of Chagas Disease. Manipulation of this enzyme m ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 12, 2018Videos
For some people, summer comes with a risk of many itchy nuisances, including poison ivy.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2018Cardiology
A recent study has found that treatment with the protein, VEGF-C, improves healing and recovery of heart function after ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 11, 2018Immunology
Unlike humans, seals remain uninjured despite repeated deep dives to hunt. Scientists have shown that serum from seals b ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 08, 2018Microbiology
A compound that is naturally made by a bacterium called Francisella tularensis can impair the immune response.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Smoking and exposure to paints had a massive impact when combined with genetic risk factors.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2018Microbiology
Our GI tract pays host to trillions of microbes, which have been shown to play a highly influential role in our health a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs (VA) St. Louis Health Ca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 30, 2018Immunology
A specific subset of immune cells could be targeted to better treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A new University o ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 28, 2018Cannabis Sciences
More studies are being done to look at the benefit of phytocannabinoids on neurological systems in health and disease.Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 28, 2018Cardiology
Canadian doctors are promoting the idea of “prehabilitation” for elderly heart disease patients awaiting hea ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 27, 2018Immunology
While studying specific immune cells in the context of chronic itching in the skin, two Washington University School of ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 25, 2018Immunology
There’s a new food allergy in town, and it seems that children with existing allergies at an increased risk of dev ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 23, 2018Microbiology
A teenage boy in North Central Florida presented with symptoms that defied diagnosis.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Nerve damage or neuropathy normally occurs when the outer sheathing or the myelin (protective covering) of nerve cells d ...Written By: Melissa MooreJUN 21, 2018Immunology
Why do cases of cancer become more common as we get older? Scientists interested in explaining the so-called “Silv ...Written By: Kara Marker
AUG 04, 2018
Microbiology
We now know of the importance of the microbiome, but most of the research focus has been on bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The Ice Bucket Challenge brought attention to ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and the need for further research on t
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
AUG 02, 2018
Immunology
Chronic parasitic infection shown to take advantage of a mechanism to sustain infection and induce death of white blood
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 01, 2018
Health & Medicine
Many people eat a certain way to improve athletic performance. They choose low-carb or some other way of eating in hopes
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 31, 2018
Immunology
Lab-designed nucleic acid nanoparticles elicit varied and specific immune response from immune cells based on shape, siz
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 23, 2018
Immunology
Inflammation caused by harmful oxidized lipids increases in individuals with obesity and may contribute to chronic disea
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 19, 2018
Cardiology
Recent study of 150 countries and over 800,000 people shows HIV patients are more than twice as likely to develop Heart
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 17, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
TPOXX (tecovirimat), the first drug with an indication for treatment of smallpox, was just approved by the U.S. Food and
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 15, 2018
Immunology
The enzyme, PI3Kγ, regulates the immune response to T. cruzi, the cause of Chagas Disease. Manipulation of this enzyme m
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 12, 2018
Videos
For some people, summer comes with a risk of many itchy nuisances, including poison ivy.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2018
Cardiology
A recent study has found that treatment with the protein, VEGF-C, improves healing and recovery of heart function after
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 11, 2018
Immunology
Unlike humans, seals remain uninjured despite repeated deep dives to hunt. Scientists have shown that serum from seals b
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 08, 2018
Microbiology
A compound that is naturally made by a bacterium called Francisella tularensis can impair the immune response.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Smoking and exposure to paints had a massive impact when combined with genetic risk factors.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2018
Microbiology
Our GI tract pays host to trillions of microbes, which have been shown to play a highly influential role in our health a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs (VA) St. Louis Health Ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 30, 2018
Immunology
A specific subset of immune cells could be targeted to better treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A new University o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 28, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
More studies are being done to look at the benefit of phytocannabinoids on neurological systems in health and disease.
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 28, 2018
Cardiology
Canadian doctors are promoting the idea of “prehabilitation” for elderly heart disease patients awaiting hea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 27, 2018
Immunology
While studying specific immune cells in the context of chronic itching in the skin, two Washington University School of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 25, 2018
Immunology
There’s a new food allergy in town, and it seems that children with existing allergies at an increased risk of dev
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 23, 2018
Microbiology
A teenage boy in North Central Florida presented with symptoms that defied diagnosis.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Nerve damage or neuropathy normally occurs when the outer sheathing or the myelin (protective covering) of nerve cells d
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
JUN 21, 2018
Immunology
Why do cases of cancer become more common as we get older? Scientists interested in explaining the so-called “Silv
...
Written By:
Kara Marker