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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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FEB 23, 2016Health & Medicine
Opioid addiction is a huge problem, with about 2 million Americans suffering from addiction to prescription pain relieve ...Written By: Cassidy ReichFEB 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently revised and updated its recommendations for cerv ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 16, 2016Immunology
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The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives—a stark reminder of the lack of effect ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 07, 2016Videos
The pace of technology, medicine, and science advancement is faster now than ever before. We've innovated vaccines that ...FEB 05, 2016Videos
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? Symptoms include conjunctivitis, fever, joint pain, and rash. The illness is usually mild and las ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 21, 2016Immunology
Influenza causes serious illness among millions of people each year, resulting in 250,000 to 500,000 deaths. Those most ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 20, 2016Videos
Thinking of a winter escape to the South American tropics? If you're pregnant, the Center for Disease Control and Preven ...JAN 15, 2016Health & Medicine
The next time you’re home sick with a massive cold or the flu, cuddle up with your dog or cat. It will cheer you u ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 12, 2016Immunology
Immune cells are not predestined to be either effector or memory cells, scientists from the Virginia Tech Carilion Insti ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 05, 2016Genetics & Genomics
There’s no rest for the weary, and that includes researchers looking for a definitive cure and treatment plan for ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 02, 2016Immunology
Polio is close to being eradicated, and once it is, scientists want to keep it that way. The live attenuated polio vacci ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 02, 2016Immunology
A vaccine for cancer? The HER2-targeted vaccine could prevent the recurrence of HER2-postive breast cancers by boosting ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 31, 2015Microbiology
Researchers are preparing for a post-polio world. Once polio is eradicated, the World Health Organization plans to ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 31, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease that’s prevalent in tropical locations like Latin America, Southeast Asia ...DEC 26, 2015Microbiology
Malaria vaccines have been largely unsuccessful because the body produces a poor antibody response to the parasite. &nbs ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 21, 2015Immunology
From Peter Parker’s fateful spider bite to Arthur pulling the sword from the stone at the beginning of his reign&m ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 18, 2015Immunology
The art of diagnosis will soon be fine-tuned; Stanford scientists identified a specific pattern of gene expression that ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 15, 2015Immunology
A specific group of antibodies are nurtured by the immune system to fight HIV. This process naturally occurs in the pres ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 02, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with Synthetic Biologics Inc., developed an antibody- ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 29, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
You probably first heard of the Tasmanian devil while watching the Looney Tunes cartoon portrayal as a child. According ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 29, 2015Microbiology
A study conducted by NPR and Truven Health Analytics found that most Americans don’t think they need the flu vacci ...Written By: Kerry Evans
FEB 23, 2016
Health & Medicine
Opioid addiction is a huge problem, with about 2 million Americans suffering from addiction to prescription pain relieve
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
FEB 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently revised and updated its recommendations for cerv
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 16, 2016
Immunology
Human immune systems vary based on multiple characteristics including genetics, gender, obesity, and age, with the latte
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 14, 2016
Videos
The Northeast United States braced for another weekend of frigid temperatures, and we are reminded that cold and flu sea
...
FEB 09, 2016
Videos
The now-infamous Zika virus is transmitted via mosquito bite, just like other diseases including malaria. These diseases
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives—a stark reminder of the lack of effect
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 07, 2016
Videos
The pace of technology, medicine, and science advancement is faster now than ever before. We've innovated vaccines that
...
FEB 05, 2016
Videos
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? Symptoms include conjunctivitis, fever, joint pain, and rash. The illness is usually mild and las
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 21, 2016
Immunology
Influenza causes serious illness among millions of people each year, resulting in 250,000 to 500,000 deaths. Those most
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 20, 2016
Videos
Thinking of a winter escape to the South American tropics? If you're pregnant, the Center for Disease Control and Preven
...
JAN 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
The next time you’re home sick with a massive cold or the flu, cuddle up with your dog or cat. It will cheer you u
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 12, 2016
Immunology
Immune cells are not predestined to be either effector or memory cells, scientists from the Virginia Tech Carilion Insti
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 05, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
There’s no rest for the weary, and that includes researchers looking for a definitive cure and treatment plan for
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 02, 2016
Immunology
Polio is close to being eradicated, and once it is, scientists want to keep it that way. The live attenuated polio vacci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 02, 2016
Immunology
A vaccine for cancer? The HER2-targeted vaccine could prevent the recurrence of HER2-postive breast cancers by boosting
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 31, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers are preparing for a post-polio world. Once polio is eradicated, the World Health Organization plans to
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 31, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease that’s prevalent in tropical locations like Latin America, Southeast Asia
...
DEC 26, 2015
Microbiology
Malaria vaccines have been largely unsuccessful because the body produces a poor antibody response to the parasite. &nbs
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 21, 2015
Immunology
From Peter Parker’s fateful spider bite to Arthur pulling the sword from the stone at the beginning of his reign&m
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 18, 2015
Immunology
The art of diagnosis will soon be fine-tuned; Stanford scientists identified a specific pattern of gene expression that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 15, 2015
Immunology
A specific group of antibodies are nurtured by the immune system to fight HIV. This process naturally occurs in the pres
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 02, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with Synthetic Biologics Inc., developed an antibody-
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 29, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
You probably first heard of the Tasmanian devil while watching the Looney Tunes cartoon portrayal as a child. According
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 29, 2015
Microbiology
A study conducted by NPR and Truven Health Analytics found that most Americans don’t think they need the flu vacci
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans