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Innate Immune System
Innate Immune System: is one of the two main immunity strategies found in vertebrates (the other being the adaptive immune system). Recruiting immune cells to sites of infection through the production of chemical factors, including specialized chemical mediators called cytokines.
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AUG 24, 2021Immunology
An exploration into the human immune response after a COVID-19 infection has revealed a surprising finding: women produc ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, researchers have studied how an enzyme called APOBEC3 can help protect the body from pathogenic viruses, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2021Immunology
Not all fat is ‘bad’—there’s white fat that builds up when excess calories are consumed. But, th ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 05, 2021Immunology
Talking, singing, coughing—all of these can spread COVID-19 from an infected person via respiratory aerosols. Thes ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 29, 2021Immunology
A developing fetus in its second trimester of life is changing at an extraordinarily rapid pace––bones are b ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 19, 2021Cardiology
Researchers are pointing out the associations between blood clotting disruptions and the front line immune system, and t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2021Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and, ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 06, 2021Immunology
Inflammatory conditions are linked to an overactive immune system, and resolving them therapeutically often involves cal ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 29, 2021Immunology
Researchers at the Washington University School are getting to the root of heart damage resulting from COVID-19 infectio ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 26, 2021Cancer
Research shows that obese patients with cancers including ovarian and melanoma may respond better to a certain kind of i ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 22, 2021Immunology
The immune system and the nervous system have a love-hate relationship. On one hand, immune protection is critical for s ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 10, 2021Immunology
Scientists at UCLA have decoded the “vocabulary” of immune cells—six distinct signals used as flares t ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 08, 2021Immunology
There’s a group of “killers” protecting your body against infections and eliminating potentially cance ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 21, 2021Microbiology
The bubonic plague is caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas. The bacterium can also caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2021Immunology
A research group from Switzerland hypothesized that immune cells in the gut (gastrointestinal tract) must trigger chroni ...Written By: Caroline WallaceMAY 13, 2021Immunology
Salmonella infections are a massive problem—Over 95 million people are affected by this foodborne illness every ye ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 06, 2021Immunology
New research has revealed that COVID-19 vaccines may not work as effectively in those whose immune systems have been neg ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 04, 2021Immunology
There are currently five variants of concern in the U.S., genetically distinct forms of the COVID-causing coronavirus th ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 03, 2021Immunology
We know that processed foods like ice cream, potato chips, and candy bars in excess can cause people to pile on the poun ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 17, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Duke University worked on creating a self-assembling nanomaterial-based drug that can help address damage ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Vaccines are mostly known as tools to prevent illness. But cancer vaccines are a bit different, and aim to treat existin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2021Immunology
After COVID infection, there’s a spectrum of diversity in how long antibodies against the coronavirus hang around& ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 25, 2021Immunology
Nitric oxide, a molecule produced by the immune system, can negatively impact antibiotics’ effectiveness, says a s ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 18, 2021Immunology
Immunologists have revealed one of the underlying mechanisms behind COVID’s life-threatening cytokine storms. By s ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
AUG 24, 2021
Immunology
An exploration into the human immune response after a COVID-19 infection has revealed a surprising finding: women produc
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, researchers have studied how an enzyme called APOBEC3 can help protect the body from pathogenic viruses,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2021
Immunology
Not all fat is ‘bad’—there’s white fat that builds up when excess calories are consumed. But, th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 05, 2021
Immunology
Talking, singing, coughing—all of these can spread COVID-19 from an infected person via respiratory aerosols. Thes
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 29, 2021
Immunology
A developing fetus in its second trimester of life is changing at an extraordinarily rapid pace––bones are b
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 19, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers are pointing out the associations between blood clotting disruptions and the front line immune system, and t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2021
Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 06, 2021
Immunology
Inflammatory conditions are linked to an overactive immune system, and resolving them therapeutically often involves cal
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 29, 2021
Immunology
Researchers at the Washington University School are getting to the root of heart damage resulting from COVID-19 infectio
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 26, 2021
Cancer
Research shows that obese patients with cancers including ovarian and melanoma may respond better to a certain kind of i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 22, 2021
Immunology
The immune system and the nervous system have a love-hate relationship. On one hand, immune protection is critical for s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 10, 2021
Immunology
Scientists at UCLA have decoded the “vocabulary” of immune cells—six distinct signals used as flares t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 08, 2021
Immunology
There’s a group of “killers” protecting your body against infections and eliminating potentially cance
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 21, 2021
Microbiology
The bubonic plague is caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas. The bacterium can also caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2021
Immunology
A research group from Switzerland hypothesized that immune cells in the gut (gastrointestinal tract) must trigger chroni
...
Written By:
Caroline Wallace
MAY 13, 2021
Immunology
Salmonella infections are a massive problem—Over 95 million people are affected by this foodborne illness every ye
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 06, 2021
Immunology
New research has revealed that COVID-19 vaccines may not work as effectively in those whose immune systems have been neg
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 04, 2021
Immunology
There are currently five variants of concern in the U.S., genetically distinct forms of the COVID-causing coronavirus th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 03, 2021
Immunology
We know that processed foods like ice cream, potato chips, and candy bars in excess can cause people to pile on the poun
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 17, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Duke University worked on creating a self-assembling nanomaterial-based drug that can help address damage
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Vaccines are mostly known as tools to prevent illness. But cancer vaccines are a bit different, and aim to treat existin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2021
Immunology
After COVID infection, there’s a spectrum of diversity in how long antibodies against the coronavirus hang around&
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 25, 2021
Immunology
Nitric oxide, a molecule produced by the immune system, can negatively impact antibiotics’ effectiveness, says a s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 18, 2021
Immunology
Immunologists have revealed one of the underlying mechanisms behind COVID’s life-threatening cytokine storms. By s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes