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Pathogen
Pathogen is any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism. It is an organism causing disease to its host, with the severity of the disease symptoms referred to as virulence. They include viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites that invade the body and can cause health issues.
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SEP 06, 2017Cancer
For months, the Zika virus dominated headlines for causing terrible birth defects in unborn babies. But there’s an ...SEP 06, 2017Immunology
Scientists interested in manipulating the immune system, either to suppress autoimmune reactions or to boost anti-cancer ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 05, 2017Immunology
There are key differences between the two parts of the immune system - innate and adaptive - and a new study adds one mo ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 04, 2017Immunology
What scientists are calling the B cell “clonal geography” has been the subject of a long project at the Univ ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 03, 2017Videos
A new superbug has been identified by researchers with the Partner State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences in the Departme ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2017Cancer
For patients battling leukemia, there is hope in the form of a newly approved gene therapy. Called Kymriah, this is the ...AUG 30, 2017Microbiology
Parkinson’s disease can seriously affect your quality of life, and the disease is often very advanced once symptom ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 30, 2017Immunology
The bacteria that cause leprosy manipulate the immune system to infect the body and cause nerve damage. Until now, littl ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 29, 2017Microbiology
New work by researchers at the University of Cambridge has provided insight into how tuberculosis infections get a footh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2017Immunology
The vessels of the lymphatic system are similar to those of the circular system in that they cart around cells for use a ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 27, 2017Microbiology
With all the talk of the human microbiome, it’s worth pointing out that other organisms- even teeny tiny ones - ha ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 26, 2017Immunology
The body can’t make omega-3 fatty acids on its own, which is why nutrition scientists stress the importance of obt ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 26, 2017Videos
A staggering 30-50% of the world's population is estimated to be infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. This para ...AUG 23, 2017Immunology
A bacterium called Staphylococcus aureus is arguably one of the world’s most dangerous superbugs. It made The Worl ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 22, 2017Immunology
Ever since penicillin was discovered in 1928, bacteria have been fighting back against every single antibiotic we develo ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 21, 2017Immunology
We often think of antibodies and vaccines when we talk about viral infection, but there’s another part of the immu ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 20, 2017Immunology
The body can go into “shock” for several different reasons, but it’s never a good sign. Whatever the s ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 18, 2017Immunology
Since the development of vaccines protecting people from the disease in 1950s, polio has been all but eradicated. Severa ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
When an infectious illness sickens multiple people, they often respond in different ways; researchers have shown genes u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2017Immunology
A vaccine for yellow fever was first developed in 1937, using a strain of the yellow fever virus that was just a few ami ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 14, 2017Immunology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease, impacts 1.5 million people in the United States, and scientists are st ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 12, 2017Immunology
Immune cells all over the body protect native human cells from pathogens like bacteria and viruses, but in the testis, i ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 11, 2017Microbiology
Until today, I had never, ever heard of a plant-based vaccine. There are lots of reasons why plant-based vaccines are a ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 10, 2017Microbiology
Evidently, we’ve entered the next generation of probiotics. From what I gather, next-generation probiotics are rat ...Written By: Kerry Evans
SEP 06, 2017
Cancer
For months, the Zika virus dominated headlines for causing terrible birth defects in unborn babies. But there’s an
...
SEP 06, 2017
Immunology
Scientists interested in manipulating the immune system, either to suppress autoimmune reactions or to boost anti-cancer
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 05, 2017
Immunology
There are key differences between the two parts of the immune system - innate and adaptive - and a new study adds one mo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 04, 2017
Immunology
What scientists are calling the B cell “clonal geography” has been the subject of a long project at the Univ
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 03, 2017
Videos
A new superbug has been identified by researchers with the Partner State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences in the Departme
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2017
Cancer
For patients battling leukemia, there is hope in the form of a newly approved gene therapy. Called Kymriah, this is the
...
AUG 30, 2017
Microbiology
Parkinson’s disease can seriously affect your quality of life, and the disease is often very advanced once symptom
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 30, 2017
Immunology
The bacteria that cause leprosy manipulate the immune system to infect the body and cause nerve damage. Until now, littl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 29, 2017
Microbiology
New work by researchers at the University of Cambridge has provided insight into how tuberculosis infections get a footh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2017
Immunology
The vessels of the lymphatic system are similar to those of the circular system in that they cart around cells for use a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 27, 2017
Microbiology
With all the talk of the human microbiome, it’s worth pointing out that other organisms- even teeny tiny ones - ha
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 26, 2017
Immunology
The body can’t make omega-3 fatty acids on its own, which is why nutrition scientists stress the importance of obt
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 26, 2017
Videos
A staggering 30-50% of the world's population is estimated to be infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. This para
...
AUG 23, 2017
Immunology
A bacterium called Staphylococcus aureus is arguably one of the world’s most dangerous superbugs. It made The Worl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 22, 2017
Immunology
Ever since penicillin was discovered in 1928, bacteria have been fighting back against every single antibiotic we develo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 21, 2017
Immunology
We often think of antibodies and vaccines when we talk about viral infection, but there’s another part of the immu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 20, 2017
Immunology
The body can go into “shock” for several different reasons, but it’s never a good sign. Whatever the s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 18, 2017
Immunology
Since the development of vaccines protecting people from the disease in 1950s, polio has been all but eradicated. Severa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
When an infectious illness sickens multiple people, they often respond in different ways; researchers have shown genes u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2017
Immunology
A vaccine for yellow fever was first developed in 1937, using a strain of the yellow fever virus that was just a few ami
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 14, 2017
Immunology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease, impacts 1.5 million people in the United States, and scientists are st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 12, 2017
Immunology
Immune cells all over the body protect native human cells from pathogens like bacteria and viruses, but in the testis, i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 11, 2017
Microbiology
Until today, I had never, ever heard of a plant-based vaccine. There are lots of reasons why plant-based vaccines are a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 10, 2017
Microbiology
Evidently, we’ve entered the next generation of probiotics. From what I gather, next-generation probiotics are rat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans