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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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OCT 26, 2017Health & Medicine
Raging wildfire is not the only crisis happening in California. On Friday, October 13, 2017, California Gov. Jerry ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 23, 2017Microbiology
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the notorious virus known to cause infectious mononucleosis, also known as “mono&rdquo ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 17, 2017Immunology
The influenza vaccine may not be as effective as it needs to be for young leukemia patients, who are at an especially hi ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 16, 2017Immunology
Norovirus is infamous for its invasion of cruise ships, daycares, and other places where a viral infection is particular ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 11, 2017Immunology
The Zika virus is mutating so dangerously fast that experts studying the pathogen in Brazil are concerned that we may be ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 10, 2017Videos
A "one size fits all" approach to vaccination is taking place with a new technology from the Massachusetts Institute of ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 09, 2017Microbiology
The influenza viruses that cause flu in people have high rates of mutation that allows them to evolve quickly, and scien ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2017Immunology
The newest leap forward in Zika virus vaccine developing is probably the most exciting yet. The vaccine, a DNA-based app ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 30, 2017Microbiology
Although a flu shot might not inspire joy, it seems that being in a good mood on the day of getting it can improve the p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Rabies can be a major issue for dogs; if medical attention isn’t sought immediately after a dog gets bitten by an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 26, 2017Immunology
With no FDA-approved vaccines or antiviral drugs to treat Ebola, those affected rely on the immune system to save them f ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 25, 2017Immunology
Killing two birds with one stone may be possible for Dengue virus and Zika virus, two pathogens spread by the same mosqu ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 24, 2017Microbiology
The group A Streptococcus pathogen can cause a range of illnesses, from a relatively minor case of strep throat to a fle ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2017Health & Medicine
Most babies born with severe combined immune deficiency (SCID) don’t live past their first year of life, but there ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 14, 2017Microbiology
Leishmaniasis isn’t pretty - Leishmania is a parasite that causes skin ulcers and can damage internal organs. Luck ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 05, 2017Microbiology
New work suggests that a TB vaccine might be doing more good than we knew, and should be used in areas with TB outbreaks ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 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 MarkerAUG 31, 2017Cancer
For patients battling leukemia, there is hope in the form of a newly approved gene therapy. Called Kymriah, this is the ...AUG 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 29, 2017Infographics
Over the years, vaccines have prevented countless cases of disease and saved millions of lives. Currently, there are ove ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorAUG 28, 2017Cancer
The US safety agency announced a more stringent oversight on stem-cell clinics to prevent the use of unapproved treatmen ...AUG 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 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, 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 Marker
OCT 26, 2017
Health & Medicine
Raging wildfire is not the only crisis happening in California. On Friday, October 13, 2017, California Gov. Jerry
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 23, 2017
Microbiology
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the notorious virus known to cause infectious mononucleosis, also known as “mono&rdquo
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 17, 2017
Immunology
The influenza vaccine may not be as effective as it needs to be for young leukemia patients, who are at an especially hi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 16, 2017
Immunology
Norovirus is infamous for its invasion of cruise ships, daycares, and other places where a viral infection is particular
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 11, 2017
Immunology
The Zika virus is mutating so dangerously fast that experts studying the pathogen in Brazil are concerned that we may be
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 10, 2017
Videos
A "one size fits all" approach to vaccination is taking place with a new technology from the Massachusetts Institute of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 09, 2017
Microbiology
The influenza viruses that cause flu in people have high rates of mutation that allows them to evolve quickly, and scien
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2017
Immunology
The newest leap forward in Zika virus vaccine developing is probably the most exciting yet. The vaccine, a DNA-based app
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 30, 2017
Microbiology
Although a flu shot might not inspire joy, it seems that being in a good mood on the day of getting it can improve the p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Rabies can be a major issue for dogs; if medical attention isn’t sought immediately after a dog gets bitten by an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 26, 2017
Immunology
With no FDA-approved vaccines or antiviral drugs to treat Ebola, those affected rely on the immune system to save them f
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 25, 2017
Immunology
Killing two birds with one stone may be possible for Dengue virus and Zika virus, two pathogens spread by the same mosqu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 24, 2017
Microbiology
The group A Streptococcus pathogen can cause a range of illnesses, from a relatively minor case of strep throat to a fle
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2017
Health & Medicine
Most babies born with severe combined immune deficiency (SCID) don’t live past their first year of life, but there
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 14, 2017
Microbiology
Leishmaniasis isn’t pretty - Leishmania is a parasite that causes skin ulcers and can damage internal organs. Luck
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 05, 2017
Microbiology
New work suggests that a TB vaccine might be doing more good than we knew, and should be used in areas with TB outbreaks
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
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 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 29, 2017
Infographics
Over the years, vaccines have prevented countless cases of disease and saved millions of lives. Currently, there are ove
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
AUG 28, 2017
Cancer
The US safety agency announced a more stringent oversight on stem-cell clinics to prevent the use of unapproved treatmen
...
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 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
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