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Vaccinations
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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APR 20, 2018Immunology
Memory T cells: where do they come from and how is their production controlled? Researchers from the Scripps Research In ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 16, 2018Immunology
The repercussions of an infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may not end with mononucleosis, “mono” or &l ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in Nature Medicine examines a monoclonal antibody isolated from the blood of individuals vaccinated fo ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 14, 2018Videos
Experiencing a little pain after being administered a shot, generally, is not something to be worried about. The pain is ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 14, 2018Microbiology
Norovirus is highly contagious and is commonly found in schools, nursing homes, and other places where people congregate ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2018Immunology
A vaccine to prevent leukemia and other diseases of the immune system caused by a specific viral infection is now a very ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 13, 2018Immunology
Drugs that reduce cholesterol, like statins, can treat existing heart disease, but what if there was way to prevent hear ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 11, 2018Immunology
Using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tools, researchers identified two genes responsible for suppressing the immune system and ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 04, 2018Immunology
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is back, and it’s at least partly because individuals who were vaccinated in the ear ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 02, 2018Immunology
An infectious disease that afflicts cattle all over the world is particularly devastating because it can inhibit the ani ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 28, 2018Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal system has a close relationship with our health; increasing evidence has shown.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a crucial step in blood digestion of hookworms that feed and infect the blood of mice. The k ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 24, 2018Videos
Yellow fever has been spreading in Brazil. People that are visiting some parts of the country, which are mentioned in th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2018Health & Medicine
While the numbers are starting to go down and it looks like this year's record-setting flu season is ending, the CDC ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 21, 2018Health & Medicine
Getting the mumps used to be a milestone of childhood. Children would come down with them, most would recover, and that ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2018Chemistry & Physics
In the human body, immune system help to defend against parasites, bacteria, and virus. It comprises different com ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 11, 2018Videos
Conspiracy theories are all around us, and some people often wonder why we come up with them. Jan-Williem van Prooijen i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 07, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnostic tests for the Zika virus are only reliable in the three weeks following initial infection. That is, until now ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 06, 2018Health & Medicine
There's no question that if smallpox were to reappear, it would be a global health emergency. While it was eradicate ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 01, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A pharmaceutical company, Shinogi, in Japan has developed an experimental drug that may kill the flu virus in as little ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 26, 2018Videos
A virus causes hepatitis C. The Centers for Disease Prevention estimates that 2.7 to 3.9 million Americans have chronic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2018Immunology
Don’t dismiss the seasonal flu vaccine just yet. There may be more to its ineffectiveness than meets the scientifi ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 20, 2018Microbiology
Our bodies need insulin to control the amount of sugar we have in our blood. Diabetes happens when that process fails, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
After five years of optimizing, researchers from the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have come up with the best candid ...Written By: Kara Marker
APR 20, 2018
Immunology
Memory T cells: where do they come from and how is their production controlled? Researchers from the Scripps Research In
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 16, 2018
Immunology
The repercussions of an infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may not end with mononucleosis, “mono” or &l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in Nature Medicine examines a monoclonal antibody isolated from the blood of individuals vaccinated fo
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 14, 2018
Videos
Experiencing a little pain after being administered a shot, generally, is not something to be worried about. The pain is
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 14, 2018
Microbiology
Norovirus is highly contagious and is commonly found in schools, nursing homes, and other places where people congregate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2018
Immunology
A vaccine to prevent leukemia and other diseases of the immune system caused by a specific viral infection is now a very
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 13, 2018
Immunology
Drugs that reduce cholesterol, like statins, can treat existing heart disease, but what if there was way to prevent hear
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2018
Immunology
Using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tools, researchers identified two genes responsible for suppressing the immune system and
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 04, 2018
Immunology
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is back, and it’s at least partly because individuals who were vaccinated in the ear
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 02, 2018
Immunology
An infectious disease that afflicts cattle all over the world is particularly devastating because it can inhibit the ani
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 28, 2018
Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal system has a close relationship with our health; increasing evidence has shown.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a crucial step in blood digestion of hookworms that feed and infect the blood of mice. The k
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 24, 2018
Videos
Yellow fever has been spreading in Brazil. People that are visiting some parts of the country, which are mentioned in th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2018
Health & Medicine
While the numbers are starting to go down and it looks like this year's record-setting flu season is ending, the CDC
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 21, 2018
Health & Medicine
Getting the mumps used to be a milestone of childhood. Children would come down with them, most would recover, and that
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 13, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
In the human body, immune system help to defend against parasites, bacteria, and virus. It comprises different com
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 11, 2018
Videos
Conspiracy theories are all around us, and some people often wonder why we come up with them. Jan-Williem van Prooijen i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 07, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnostic tests for the Zika virus are only reliable in the three weeks following initial infection. That is, until now
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 06, 2018
Health & Medicine
There's no question that if smallpox were to reappear, it would be a global health emergency. While it was eradicate
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 01, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A pharmaceutical company, Shinogi, in Japan has developed an experimental drug that may kill the flu virus in as little
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 26, 2018
Videos
A virus causes hepatitis C. The Centers for Disease Prevention estimates that 2.7 to 3.9 million Americans have chronic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2018
Immunology
Don’t dismiss the seasonal flu vaccine just yet. There may be more to its ineffectiveness than meets the scientifi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 20, 2018
Microbiology
Our bodies need insulin to control the amount of sugar we have in our blood. Diabetes happens when that process fails, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
After five years of optimizing, researchers from the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have come up with the best candid
...
Written By:
Kara Marker