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Vaccine: a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute, treated to act as an antigen without inducing the disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins or one of its surface proteins. The agent stimulates the body's immune system to recognize the agent as a threat, destroy it, and recognize and destroy any of these microorganisms that it later encounters.
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SEP 05, 2022Immunology
COVID-19 has been harmful to many aspects of human health. Recent research has shown, for example, that people are far l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2022Immunology
Soon, vaccine booster shots that are specific to the Omicron variant will be available in many countries. The new Omicro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2022Health & Medicine
West Nile virus, which is spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito, arrived unexpectedly in the United ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAUG 28, 2022Neuroscience
Brief exposure to short video clips of misinformation strategies improves awareness of online falsehoods. The correspond ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 27, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A new universal flu vaccine is effective against both influenza A and B viruses in mice. The corresponding study was pub ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 25, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
In a recent study published in Cell Reports Medicine, a team of researchers from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 25, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Traditional flu vaccines contain deactivated copies of the influenza virus. This deactivated virus allows your body to l ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAUG 21, 2022Cancer
Today, August 21, marks the 260th anniversary of the passing of a pioneer in the medical field. In 1762, Lady Mary ...Written By: Katie KokolusAUG 20, 2022Health & Medicine
Some people who may not normally worry about disease may take greater steps to protect themselves against COVID-19 if th ...Written By: Kerry CharronAUG 16, 2022Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, has mutated many times into new variants, some that we don't hear about, while others ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2022Immunology
For the second time this year and only the fourth time ever, researchers have announced that a person has been cured of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2022Health & Medicine
Researchers and clinicians have found that when people are hospitalized with COVID-19, they are more likely to develop l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is spread through the air when a person ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAUG 11, 2022Cancer
In 1938, Dr. Roy Plunkett made an accidental discovery! He observed tetrafluoroethylene spontaneously polymerize i ...Written By: Katie KokolusAUG 09, 2022Microbiology
This new approach could also be effective against many different types of RNA viruses.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Chagas Disease is caused by a parasite called T. cruzi. Primarily found in Latin America, it is transmitted to humans by ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAUG 07, 2022Microbiology
Polio is a disease caused by the poliovirus. Polio can cause flu-like symptoms like nausea, headache, fever, and sore th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A singular injection of a monoclonal antibody treatment candidate has been shown as safe and highly protective in US adu ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 06, 2022Health & Medicine
Students at Boston University were told to get vaccinated and wear masks on campus. That has allowed people to attend cl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
With the 2020 Covid lockdowns still fresh in our minds, the recent outbreak of monkeypox in the United States has many p ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 02, 2022Neuroscience
Recent allegations of research misconduct have called years of Alzheimer's research into question. The controversy surro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2022Immunology
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of infant hospitalization and a leading cause of death around the wor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2022Health & Medicine
The most comprehensive analysis of menstrual changes following a Covid-19 vaccination has revealed that its recipients e ...Written By: Joshua AehJUL 24, 2022Microbiology
Lassa virus infections are asymptomatic in about 80 percent of people. But the virus also causes Lassa fever (LF), which ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2022
Immunology
COVID-19 has been harmful to many aspects of human health. Recent research has shown, for example, that people are far l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2022
Immunology
Soon, vaccine booster shots that are specific to the Omicron variant will be available in many countries. The new Omicro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2022
Health & Medicine
West Nile virus, which is spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito, arrived unexpectedly in the United
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 28, 2022
Neuroscience
Brief exposure to short video clips of misinformation strategies improves awareness of online falsehoods. The correspond
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 27, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A new universal flu vaccine is effective against both influenza A and B viruses in mice. The corresponding study was pub
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 25, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
In a recent study published in Cell Reports Medicine, a team of researchers from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 25, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Traditional flu vaccines contain deactivated copies of the influenza virus. This deactivated virus allows your body to l
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 21, 2022
Cancer
Today, August 21, marks the 260th anniversary of the passing of a pioneer in the medical field. In 1762, Lady Mary
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
AUG 20, 2022
Health & Medicine
Some people who may not normally worry about disease may take greater steps to protect themselves against COVID-19 if th
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
AUG 16, 2022
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, has mutated many times into new variants, some that we don't hear about, while others
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2022
Immunology
For the second time this year and only the fourth time ever, researchers have announced that a person has been cured of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2022
Health & Medicine
Researchers and clinicians have found that when people are hospitalized with COVID-19, they are more likely to develop l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is spread through the air when a person
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 11, 2022
Cancer
In 1938, Dr. Roy Plunkett made an accidental discovery! He observed tetrafluoroethylene spontaneously polymerize i
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
AUG 09, 2022
Microbiology
This new approach could also be effective against many different types of RNA viruses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Chagas Disease is caused by a parasite called T. cruzi. Primarily found in Latin America, it is transmitted to humans by
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 07, 2022
Microbiology
Polio is a disease caused by the poliovirus. Polio can cause flu-like symptoms like nausea, headache, fever, and sore th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A singular injection of a monoclonal antibody treatment candidate has been shown as safe and highly protective in US adu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 06, 2022
Health & Medicine
Students at Boston University were told to get vaccinated and wear masks on campus. That has allowed people to attend cl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
With the 2020 Covid lockdowns still fresh in our minds, the recent outbreak of monkeypox in the United States has many p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 02, 2022
Neuroscience
Recent allegations of research misconduct have called years of Alzheimer's research into question. The controversy surro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2022
Immunology
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of infant hospitalization and a leading cause of death around the wor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2022
Health & Medicine
The most comprehensive analysis of menstrual changes following a Covid-19 vaccination has revealed that its recipients e
...
Written By:
Joshua Aeh
JUL 24, 2022
Microbiology
Lassa virus infections are asymptomatic in about 80 percent of people. But the virus also causes Lassa fever (LF), which
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch