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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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MAR 28, 2017Immunology
Two drugs have synergistic potential to control human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Administered immediately following i ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 28, 2017Immunology
LA JOLLA, CA – March 28, 2017 – HIV is a master of disguise. The virus uses a shield of sugar molecules, cal ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)MAR 28, 2017Immunology
Researchers have identified a human antibody that prevents Zika from infecting the fetus and damaging the placenta in pr ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 26, 2017Microbiology
Dengue virus is easily transmitted by mosquitos, but when scientists tracked its spread, they found that most people wer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2017Immunology
Antigens produced by the testes that scientists thought were forever withdrawn from the rest of the body actually have c ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 22, 2017Videos
Smallpox once claimed nearly 400,000 lives every year during the 18th century. It continued to plague us well into the 2 ...MAR 17, 2017Cancer
A new clinical practice guideline has been issued by The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for human pap ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 13, 2017Immunology
At the end of the eighteenth century, a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia killed nearly ten percent of the ci ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 11, 2017Videos
Researchers are always trying to stay one step ahead of pathogens in developing new vaccines. This video presented by th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Even with the power of medicines like antimicrobials and preventative measures like vaccines, infectious diseases remain ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2017Immunology
Senior author of a new Science Signaling study Dr. Manish Butte describes T cells as like “the shy person a ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 09, 2017Cancer
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive cancers in the world. There is constant research into the causes of these tum ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been trying to use the body's natural defenses to fight successfully against cancer, a promising idea st ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2017Immunology
An unexpected interaction between regulatory immune cells and antibody-producing plasma cells surprised scientists, but ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 21, 2017Immunology
Human immunodeficiency virus, notoriously known as HIV, appears untouchable by the immune system, resulting in millions ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 18, 2017Microbiology
People have attempted to use ricin as a bioterrorism agent on many occasions throughout the world, and in one incident i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Recently, there’s been loud grumblings about a potential malaria vaccine, but a truly effective vaccine remained e ...FEB 14, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The Washington state’s Department of Health has reported a total of 404 confirmed cases of mumps since October 201 ...FEB 08, 2017Microbiology
Salmonella is typically associated with food poisoning in the United States, but Salmonella infections in sub-Saharan Af ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2017Immunology
Mice models are more often than not the models of disease used to study the interaction between immune cells and cancer. ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 06, 2017Immunology
A new microneedle patch administered with the press of a thumb could make it easier to vaccinate people against measles ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 05, 2017Microbiology
'Virus-like particles' (VLPs) have been used to create effective vaccines for a number of viral diseases includi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2017Immunology
HIV infections are particularly difficult to clear for many reasons, one being that they hide out in the immune system&r ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 31, 2017Immunology
The number of people getting a flu shot at a pharmacy skyrocketed from 3.2 million to 20.9 million between 2007 and 2013 ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 28, 2017
Immunology
Two drugs have synergistic potential to control human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Administered immediately following i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 28, 2017
Immunology
LA JOLLA, CA – March 28, 2017 – HIV is a master of disguise. The virus uses a shield of sugar molecules, cal
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAR 28, 2017
Immunology
Researchers have identified a human antibody that prevents Zika from infecting the fetus and damaging the placenta in pr
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 26, 2017
Microbiology
Dengue virus is easily transmitted by mosquitos, but when scientists tracked its spread, they found that most people wer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2017
Immunology
Antigens produced by the testes that scientists thought were forever withdrawn from the rest of the body actually have c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 22, 2017
Videos
Smallpox once claimed nearly 400,000 lives every year during the 18th century. It continued to plague us well into the 2
...
MAR 17, 2017
Cancer
A new clinical practice guideline has been issued by The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for human pap
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2017
Immunology
At the end of the eighteenth century, a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia killed nearly ten percent of the ci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 11, 2017
Videos
Researchers are always trying to stay one step ahead of pathogens in developing new vaccines. This video presented by th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Even with the power of medicines like antimicrobials and preventative measures like vaccines, infectious diseases remain
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2017
Immunology
Senior author of a new Science Signaling study Dr. Manish Butte describes T cells as like “the shy person a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 09, 2017
Cancer
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive cancers in the world. There is constant research into the causes of these tum
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been trying to use the body's natural defenses to fight successfully against cancer, a promising idea st
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2017
Immunology
An unexpected interaction between regulatory immune cells and antibody-producing plasma cells surprised scientists, but
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 21, 2017
Immunology
Human immunodeficiency virus, notoriously known as HIV, appears untouchable by the immune system, resulting in millions
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 18, 2017
Microbiology
People have attempted to use ricin as a bioterrorism agent on many occasions throughout the world, and in one incident i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Recently, there’s been loud grumblings about a potential malaria vaccine, but a truly effective vaccine remained e
...
FEB 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The Washington state’s Department of Health has reported a total of 404 confirmed cases of mumps since October 201
...
FEB 08, 2017
Microbiology
Salmonella is typically associated with food poisoning in the United States, but Salmonella infections in sub-Saharan Af
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2017
Immunology
Mice models are more often than not the models of disease used to study the interaction between immune cells and cancer.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 06, 2017
Immunology
A new microneedle patch administered with the press of a thumb could make it easier to vaccinate people against measles
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 05, 2017
Microbiology
'Virus-like particles' (VLPs) have been used to create effective vaccines for a number of viral diseases includi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2017
Immunology
HIV infections are particularly difficult to clear for many reasons, one being that they hide out in the immune system&r
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 31, 2017
Immunology
The number of people getting a flu shot at a pharmacy skyrocketed from 3.2 million to 20.9 million between 2007 and 2013
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)