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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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AUG 02, 2016Cancer
One of the most common viruses in the world – and one of the few that’s actually shown to cause cancer &ndas ...AUG 01, 2016Immunology
LA JOLLA, CA – August 1, 2016 – A new international collaboration involving scientists at The Scripps Resear ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 30, 2016Health & Medicine
Certain antibiotics, immunosuppressants, anticonvulsants, chemotherapeutics, etc. are incredibly helpful, but also have ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUL 26, 2016Microbiology
Fungal infections, often thought of as minor issues that are easily treatable, can actually be deadly for vulnerable peo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
In a study recently published in Science, researchers have described a cage they compare to the capsule structure that s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Canadian researchers have laid the first bricks in the development of a vaccine against chlamydia – one of the mos ...JUL 21, 2016Videos
There have been great strides in the fight against cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine has lowered the number of cases dram ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 19, 2016Cancer
A decade-old technology to arm the immune system to fight cancer is now being adapted to fight HIV, one of the most pern ...JUL 18, 2016Microbiology
Researchers led by Olve Peersen, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Colorado State U ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2016Microbiology
Can you imagine eating Escherichia coli for good health? It seems a little crazy, but scientists have created a way to a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2016Immunology
Many of the intricacies of the immune response during a pathogenic infection are yet to be fully understood. In a new st ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 07, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Making and deploying vaccines can be costly and time-consuming. But, using a new technique that involves RNA and nanopar ...JUL 01, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Smoking cigarettes alters dozens of genes in the epithelial cells that line the respiratory tract. Several of these chan ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 30, 2016Genetics & Genomics
In the world of malaria infection, Plasmodium falciparum parasites will always be queen to their less lethal cousin, Pla ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 28, 2016Immunology
Researchers recently proposed that open communication about a national vaccine safety reporting system could improve pub ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 22, 2016Immunology
Scientists say they have a clearer picture of how Zika virus infects a developing fetus, migrating from the mo ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 21, 2016Immunology
Current vaccines target only a small percentage of the more than 90 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumonia. But re ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 11, 2016Microbiology
A new vaccine has been developed that allows bacteria to grow inside the body, only actively fighting microbes that caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2016Immunology
The human immune system works around the clock to fight pathogens and protect the body from disease. T cells play an ess ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 26, 2016Microbiology
In March 2015, President Obama released The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. It is inte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2016Immunology
Humans have specialized immune cells designed to detect and kill abnormal cells, whether they are virally-infected or ca ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 24, 2016Immunology
An analysis of several studies of measles and pertussis outbreaks in the United States suggests that when parents refuse ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 23, 2016Immunology
Every year, scientists with the World Health Organization do their best to predict the most prevalent and dangerous infl ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 22, 2016Videos
Apart from providing luxury textiles, silk is an emerging biomaterial that's being incorporated into cutting-edge scienc ...
AUG 02, 2016
Cancer
One of the most common viruses in the world – and one of the few that’s actually shown to cause cancer &ndas
...
AUG 01, 2016
Immunology
LA JOLLA, CA – August 1, 2016 – A new international collaboration involving scientists at The Scripps Resear
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 30, 2016
Health & Medicine
Certain antibiotics, immunosuppressants, anticonvulsants, chemotherapeutics, etc. are incredibly helpful, but also have
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUL 26, 2016
Microbiology
Fungal infections, often thought of as minor issues that are easily treatable, can actually be deadly for vulnerable peo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a study recently published in Science, researchers have described a cage they compare to the capsule structure that s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Canadian researchers have laid the first bricks in the development of a vaccine against chlamydia – one of the mos
...
JUL 21, 2016
Videos
There have been great strides in the fight against cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine has lowered the number of cases dram
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 19, 2016
Cancer
A decade-old technology to arm the immune system to fight cancer is now being adapted to fight HIV, one of the most pern
...
JUL 18, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers led by Olve Peersen, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Colorado State U
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2016
Microbiology
Can you imagine eating Escherichia coli for good health? It seems a little crazy, but scientists have created a way to a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2016
Immunology
Many of the intricacies of the immune response during a pathogenic infection are yet to be fully understood. In a new st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 07, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Making and deploying vaccines can be costly and time-consuming. But, using a new technique that involves RNA and nanopar
...
JUL 01, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Smoking cigarettes alters dozens of genes in the epithelial cells that line the respiratory tract. Several of these chan
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 30, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
In the world of malaria infection, Plasmodium falciparum parasites will always be queen to their less lethal cousin, Pla
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 28, 2016
Immunology
Researchers recently proposed that open communication about a national vaccine safety reporting system could improve pub
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 22, 2016
Immunology
Scientists say they have a clearer picture of how Zika virus infects a developing fetus, migrating from the mo
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 21, 2016
Immunology
Current vaccines target only a small percentage of the more than 90 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumonia. But re
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 11, 2016
Microbiology
A new vaccine has been developed that allows bacteria to grow inside the body, only actively fighting microbes that caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2016
Immunology
The human immune system works around the clock to fight pathogens and protect the body from disease. T cells play an ess
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 26, 2016
Microbiology
In March 2015, President Obama released The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. It is inte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2016
Immunology
Humans have specialized immune cells designed to detect and kill abnormal cells, whether they are virally-infected or ca
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 24, 2016
Immunology
An analysis of several studies of measles and pertussis outbreaks in the United States suggests that when parents refuse
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 23, 2016
Immunology
Every year, scientists with the World Health Organization do their best to predict the most prevalent and dangerous infl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 22, 2016
Videos
Apart from providing luxury textiles, silk is an emerging biomaterial that's being incorporated into cutting-edge scienc
...