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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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SEP 09, 2016Cancer
For people who love spicy foods, a different type of spice – in the form of ginger – could counter the cance ...SEP 07, 2016Immunology
A compound found in newborns is thought to have the ability to treat excessive inflammation, which could be lifesaving i ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 07, 2016Neuroscience
The Mediterranean diet is one that is known to be heart healthy. Study after study has shown that eating a diet that is ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 06, 2016Microbiology
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a nasty ailment. It’s a condition common in premature infants in which the intestines ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 05, 2016Immunology
A new study from Umea University in Sweden provides yet another reason for people to refrain from smoking. They found th ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 02, 2016Cancer
Vitamins are once again in the spotlight this week. This time, researchers at Stanford University found a link between v ...AUG 29, 2016Immunology
An enzyme thought to only be active in human metabolism found to play a dual role in the immune response. Thanks to this ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 26, 2016Immunology
When four children from Pakistani and Turkish families presented with skin rashes and inflamed joints that doctors could ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 25, 2016Immunology
What the pharmaceutical industry calls “the key to obesity” is the only hormone known to enhance appetite, a ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 24, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems unlikely that being a musician could come with any big health risks. However, for one bagpiper from the U ...AUG 23, 2016Immunology
Too much inflammation lies at the root of many diseases, one being atherosclerosis. In a new study from Michigan State U ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 21, 2016Cancer
A common folk remedy for upset stomachs and other digestive ails often involves ginger – raw, dried, candied, pick ...AUG 19, 2016Health & Medicine
Back in December, I wrote an article titled "Being 'Lean and Unfit' is Better Than Being 'Fat and Fit&r ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAUG 19, 2016Immunology
Sometimes the immune system can react too strongly to influenza infections and cause lethal complications of pneumonia. ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 17, 2016Cardiology
As a parent in the United States, if you suspect your child might have strep throat, you might be slightly concerned tha ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2016Immunology
Your stomach growls and you think, “it’s telling me that it’s time for lunch.” However, it&rsquo ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 13, 2016Neuroscience
Perhaps one of the best outcomes for pharmacologists is the discovery that common, pre-existing drugs could treat new co ...AUG 10, 2016Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the complex community of bacteria carried in the gastrointestinal tract, is increasingly linked to h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2016Immunology
Medical approaches for treating infections of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have come a long way in the past few de ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 04, 2016Microbiology
Hospital acquired infections are a serious public health concern. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CD ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Wheat sensitivity and gluten free foods have become a popular topic subject to a lot of debate. While celiac disease has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2016Cancer
Metastatic melanoma is one of the most savage killers in its ability to escape detection and spread to other parts of th ...JUL 27, 2016Health & Medicine
Is ADAM to blame for the prevalence of asthma? Maybe, but it’s the gene and not the man. In a new study from the U ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 22, 2016Microbiology
What do gut microbes have to do with the lungs? Well, more than researchers once thought. A new study from the Universit ...Written By: Kerry Evans
SEP 09, 2016
Cancer
For people who love spicy foods, a different type of spice – in the form of ginger – could counter the cance
...
SEP 07, 2016
Immunology
A compound found in newborns is thought to have the ability to treat excessive inflammation, which could be lifesaving i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 07, 2016
Neuroscience
The Mediterranean diet is one that is known to be heart healthy. Study after study has shown that eating a diet that is
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 06, 2016
Microbiology
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a nasty ailment. It’s a condition common in premature infants in which the intestines
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 05, 2016
Immunology
A new study from Umea University in Sweden provides yet another reason for people to refrain from smoking. They found th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 02, 2016
Cancer
Vitamins are once again in the spotlight this week. This time, researchers at Stanford University found a link between v
...
AUG 29, 2016
Immunology
An enzyme thought to only be active in human metabolism found to play a dual role in the immune response. Thanks to this
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 26, 2016
Immunology
When four children from Pakistani and Turkish families presented with skin rashes and inflamed joints that doctors could
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 25, 2016
Immunology
What the pharmaceutical industry calls “the key to obesity” is the only hormone known to enhance appetite, a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 24, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems unlikely that being a musician could come with any big health risks. However, for one bagpiper from the U
...
AUG 23, 2016
Immunology
Too much inflammation lies at the root of many diseases, one being atherosclerosis. In a new study from Michigan State U
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 21, 2016
Cancer
A common folk remedy for upset stomachs and other digestive ails often involves ginger – raw, dried, candied, pick
...
AUG 19, 2016
Health & Medicine
Back in December, I wrote an article titled "Being 'Lean and Unfit' is Better Than Being 'Fat and Fit&r
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
AUG 19, 2016
Immunology
Sometimes the immune system can react too strongly to influenza infections and cause lethal complications of pneumonia.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 17, 2016
Cardiology
As a parent in the United States, if you suspect your child might have strep throat, you might be slightly concerned tha
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2016
Immunology
Your stomach growls and you think, “it’s telling me that it’s time for lunch.” However, it&rsquo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 13, 2016
Neuroscience
Perhaps one of the best outcomes for pharmacologists is the discovery that common, pre-existing drugs could treat new co
...
AUG 10, 2016
Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the complex community of bacteria carried in the gastrointestinal tract, is increasingly linked to h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2016
Immunology
Medical approaches for treating infections of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have come a long way in the past few de
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 04, 2016
Microbiology
Hospital acquired infections are a serious public health concern. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CD
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Wheat sensitivity and gluten free foods have become a popular topic subject to a lot of debate. While celiac disease has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2016
Cancer
Metastatic melanoma is one of the most savage killers in its ability to escape detection and spread to other parts of th
...
JUL 27, 2016
Health & Medicine
Is ADAM to blame for the prevalence of asthma? Maybe, but it’s the gene and not the man. In a new study from the U
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 22, 2016
Microbiology
What do gut microbes have to do with the lungs? Well, more than researchers once thought. A new study from the Universit
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans