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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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MAY 17, 2016Immunology
More health care workers are getting flu vaccines as more states pass laws making flu shots mandatory, a new study shows ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika virus has appeared from relative obscurity to cause big epidemics in South and Central America as well as Micronesi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When most people think of silk, they often imagine luxurious textiles in the form of clothing or accessories. But silk i ...MAY 05, 2016Microbiology
Zika virus is a hot topic, especially because it may cause microcephaly. Researchers are working diligently to develop s ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 02, 2016Health & Medicine
For people with a certain gene mutation, metabolizing fat can be much harder for the body to do than it would be for a h ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 02, 2016Health & Medicine
It is the antibodies that detect pathogens in order to fight infections and prevent disease, but there is an entire team ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 02, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Women at high-risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are now one step closer to getting timely screening and sam ...APR 29, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Ebola infection and transmission caused a huge international health crisis in 2015 in West Africa, the site of the large ...APR 28, 2016Microbiology
Researchers from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research found that Dengue virus antibodies promote Zika virus infect ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 25, 2016Immunology
A new vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) would significantly reduce both cervical cancer incidence and health care c ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 22, 2016Videos
Genetics plays a crucial role in the constantly growing and challenging fields of diagnosis and treatment of genetic dis ...Written By: Jennifer EllisAPR 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the next two weeks, 155 countries are switching to a new polio vaccine and destroying the old vaccine version that&rs ...APR 14, 2016Videos
Health experts and scientists have suspected the link for many months now, but a recent report in the New England Journa ...APR 13, 2016Immunology
A new hope for vaccine development and cancer therapy has been identified, and it is a signaling protein called c-Myc th ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 08, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine developed a mouse model of Zika infection. This model can be use ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 06, 2016Immunology
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and collaborating institutions have described the first-ever immatur ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)APR 03, 2016Microbiology
Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center found that a vaccine adjuvant could protect burn victims from infe ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 01, 2016Microbiology
A team of researchers announced in the journal Science that they’ve determined the structure of the Zika virus and ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 18, 2016Health & Medicine
Scientists have developed a brain implant that can turn the patient’s immune system against Alzheimer’s dise ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 17, 2016Videos
Cancer isn't just one disease, it's a large group of diseases, affecting different organs and different body systems. Wh ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 15, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Encouraging students to repeatedly make decisions about data collected during introductory lab courses improves their cr ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new small-molecule drug was recently shown to protect Rhesus monkeys from the Ebola virus, decreasing viral loads sign ...MAR 03, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When one of the country’s top groups representing the interests of women’s health care physicians puts out a ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 29, 2016Immunology
Scientists have discovered a way to make a nasal spray flu vaccine safer for those who are at greatest risk of catching ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 17, 2016
Immunology
More health care workers are getting flu vaccines as more states pass laws making flu shots mandatory, a new study shows
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika virus has appeared from relative obscurity to cause big epidemics in South and Central America as well as Micronesi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When most people think of silk, they often imagine luxurious textiles in the form of clothing or accessories. But silk i
...
MAY 05, 2016
Microbiology
Zika virus is a hot topic, especially because it may cause microcephaly. Researchers are working diligently to develop s
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 02, 2016
Health & Medicine
For people with a certain gene mutation, metabolizing fat can be much harder for the body to do than it would be for a h
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 02, 2016
Health & Medicine
It is the antibodies that detect pathogens in order to fight infections and prevent disease, but there is an entire team
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 02, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Women at high-risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are now one step closer to getting timely screening and sam
...
APR 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ebola infection and transmission caused a huge international health crisis in 2015 in West Africa, the site of the large
...
APR 28, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research found that Dengue virus antibodies promote Zika virus infect
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 25, 2016
Immunology
A new vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) would significantly reduce both cervical cancer incidence and health care c
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 22, 2016
Videos
Genetics plays a crucial role in the constantly growing and challenging fields of diagnosis and treatment of genetic dis
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
APR 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the next two weeks, 155 countries are switching to a new polio vaccine and destroying the old vaccine version that&rs
...
APR 14, 2016
Videos
Health experts and scientists have suspected the link for many months now, but a recent report in the New England Journa
...
APR 13, 2016
Immunology
A new hope for vaccine development and cancer therapy has been identified, and it is a signaling protein called c-Myc th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 08, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine developed a mouse model of Zika infection. This model can be use
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 06, 2016
Immunology
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and collaborating institutions have described the first-ever immatur
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
APR 03, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center found that a vaccine adjuvant could protect burn victims from infe
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 01, 2016
Microbiology
A team of researchers announced in the journal Science that they’ve determined the structure of the Zika virus and
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
Scientists have developed a brain implant that can turn the patient’s immune system against Alzheimer’s dise
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 17, 2016
Videos
Cancer isn't just one disease, it's a large group of diseases, affecting different organs and different body systems. Wh
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 15, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Encouraging students to repeatedly make decisions about data collected during introductory lab courses improves their cr
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new small-molecule drug was recently shown to protect Rhesus monkeys from the Ebola virus, decreasing viral loads sign
...
MAR 03, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When one of the country’s top groups representing the interests of women’s health care physicians puts out a
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 29, 2016
Immunology
Scientists have discovered a way to make a nasal spray flu vaccine safer for those who are at greatest risk of catching
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)