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Vaccinations: is the administration of a vaccine to help the immune system develop protection from a disease. Vaccines contain a microorganism in a weakened or killed state, or proteins or toxins from the organism. In stimulating the body's adaptive immunity, it helps prevent sickness from an infectious disease.
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JUL 03, 2018Microbiology
Zika virus might still be impacting pregnancies.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2018Genetics & Genomics
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Now that the scientists have studied the protein and its potential, they will begin to enroll participants in a study.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Xofluza, the recent 24-hour killing flu drug that was developed by the Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi and appr ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 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 MarkerJUN 15, 2018Microbiology
Worldwide, bacteria that causes fast-spreading cholera kills anywhere from 21,000 to 143,000 people every year.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2018Immunology
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria are a serious health concern for the global population, but a new finding offe ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 13, 2018Cancer
In a new multicenter clinical trial, a personalized vaccine improved the survival rates of some people with the deadly b ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 04, 2018Immunology
When someone with a cold or the flu also has an asthma attack, the situation can become life-threatening very quickly. F ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 20, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
We need good solutions to pest management in agriculture to feed a growing population as the environment changes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2018Microbiology
Along with partners like Médecins Sans Frontières, WHO is springing into action to try to stop the spread of the virus.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have known for a long time that HIV can spread through sexual contact, but the details of the process were no ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2018Immunology
Scientists have found evidence for potential antibody-based therapeutics to treat more than one hemorrhagic fever virus ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 16, 2018Health & Medicine
Major depression is a serious mental health condition, and it’s on the rise among Americans of all ages. In a stud ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Treating the common cold has never been simple and finding effective options has baffled scientists for centuries. The c ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Pharmaceutical companies, biotech, and academia all have a hand in accelerating our understanding of proteins, whether t ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAY 09, 2018Neuroscience
Despite thousands of research studies and millions of dollars dedicated to clinical trials, a drug to treat Alzheimer ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 07, 2018Microbiology
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease with no effective treatments and no vaccine. That may be changing.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2018Immunology
The measles virus was caught leaving infected cells by the scientific paparazzi, that is, experts from Emory Health Scie ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A new method can assess how the cell's protein factory is working, leading to a better understanding of viral proteins.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2018Immunology
Horses, like humans, are susceptible to infections by the influenza virus. And like other animals, horses are capable of ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 27, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Simply looking out for the classic warning signs of a meningococcal infection may cause some cases to go unnoticed - at ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 24, 2018Immunology
You may think of crystal meth when you read “the poor man’s cocaine,” but bath salts are another drug ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 22, 2018Microbiology
While measles causes an illness that most people recover from, infants are far more likely to die from the highly contag ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2018
Microbiology
Zika virus might still be impacting pregnancies.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Koalas are fascinating animals, and their populations have proven difficult to manage. New work will change that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2018
Videos
Now that the scientists have studied the protein and its potential, they will begin to enroll participants in a study.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Xofluza, the recent 24-hour killing flu drug that was developed by the Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi and appr
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
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
JUN 15, 2018
Microbiology
Worldwide, bacteria that causes fast-spreading cholera kills anywhere from 21,000 to 143,000 people every year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2018
Immunology
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria are a serious health concern for the global population, but a new finding offe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 13, 2018
Cancer
In a new multicenter clinical trial, a personalized vaccine improved the survival rates of some people with the deadly b
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 04, 2018
Immunology
When someone with a cold or the flu also has an asthma attack, the situation can become life-threatening very quickly. F
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 20, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
We need good solutions to pest management in agriculture to feed a growing population as the environment changes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2018
Microbiology
Along with partners like Médecins Sans Frontières, WHO is springing into action to try to stop the spread of the virus.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have known for a long time that HIV can spread through sexual contact, but the details of the process were no
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2018
Immunology
Scientists have found evidence for potential antibody-based therapeutics to treat more than one hemorrhagic fever virus
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 16, 2018
Health & Medicine
Major depression is a serious mental health condition, and it’s on the rise among Americans of all ages. In a stud
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Treating the common cold has never been simple and finding effective options has baffled scientists for centuries. The c
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Pharmaceutical companies, biotech, and academia all have a hand in accelerating our understanding of proteins, whether t
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAY 09, 2018
Neuroscience
Despite thousands of research studies and millions of dollars dedicated to clinical trials, a drug to treat Alzheimer
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 07, 2018
Microbiology
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease with no effective treatments and no vaccine. That may be changing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2018
Immunology
The measles virus was caught leaving infected cells by the scientific paparazzi, that is, experts from Emory Health Scie
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new method can assess how the cell's protein factory is working, leading to a better understanding of viral proteins.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2018
Immunology
Horses, like humans, are susceptible to infections by the influenza virus. And like other animals, horses are capable of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 27, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Simply looking out for the classic warning signs of a meningococcal infection may cause some cases to go unnoticed - at
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 24, 2018
Immunology
You may think of crystal meth when you read “the poor man’s cocaine,” but bath salts are another drug
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 22, 2018
Microbiology
While measles causes an illness that most people recover from, infants are far more likely to die from the highly contag
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch