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Vaccine
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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AUG 07, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
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Lyme disease is on the rise, and researchers are working to learn more about how it's transmitted.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2019Microbiology
There are vast numbers of viruses in our world, and some of them, called bacteriophages, only infect bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2019Plants & Animals
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A study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science is the first of its kind to advance epidemiological models for infe ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 18, 2019Health & Medicine
To spread awareness of vaccine safety, New York Times reporters Pam Belluck and Reed Abelson wrote a comprehensive repor ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 18, 2019Health & Medicine
Norovirus infections also called the "stomach flu," are foodborne viral illnesses that are spread from person- ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAY 29, 2019Microbiology
We may one day be able to use a 'stress vaccine' to ward off the damage caused by traumatic events.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2019Health & Medicine
Rabies is an infamous virus known for invoking rabid behavior in mammals. It’s most commonly spread through saliva ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 16, 2019Health & Medicine
If you’re one of the nearly 7 million people who suffered from influenza last season, you might be curious why the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 12, 2019Microbiology
Dengue fever is an unusual virus that presented complications for the recently-developed and first vaccine for the disea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The average human lifespan before the 1900’s was between 30 and 40 years old. It is now between 70 and 85 years ol ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 10, 2019Cancer
You may want to reschedule that late afternoon doctor’s appointment. A new study published today in JAMA Network O ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 07, 2019Plants & Animals
If you didn’t already know, African swine fever (ASF) is currently ravaging large sums of pigs in the Eastern hemi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 05, 2019Cancer
They are our best friends, our constant company, our unconditional loves: our dogs. Though they often pass through our o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 05, 2019Cancer
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the U.S. among both men and women and the third leading cause of ca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 24, 2019Microbiology
Malaria sickens around 200 million people every year, killing around 435,000. Children are most vulnerable. A vaccine ai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2019Microbiology
Measles is extremely contagious, the CDC has stated that 555 cases have been reported - so far this year.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Identical twins offer scientists a unique way to look at the effects of the environment on human health.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2019Videos
Vaccine hesitancy is consider to be a major threat to public health, even though studies have shown that vaccines are no ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2019Health & Medicine
Scientists uncover new "viral oncogenes" that allow HPV to turn healthy cells into cancer cells, while evading the immun ...Written By: Carly Boyd
AUG 07, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Although highly contagious, Hepatitis A is considered a rare disease. It has largely been controlled through immunizatio
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
AUG 05, 2019
Microbiology
Dogs can get different kinds of cancers, including one that is transmitted by live cancer cells, which spread through se
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Lyme disease is on the rise, and researchers are working to learn more about how it's transmitted.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2019
Microbiology
There are vast numbers of viruses in our world, and some of them, called bacteriophages, only infect bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2019
Plants & Animals
Bats are an essential part of any ecosystem because they help keep irritating pests, such as mosquitoes, at bay. Unfortu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
Arboviruses are arthropod-borne pathogens with more than 130 strains known to cause human infections. The majority of th
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JUN 29, 2019
Health & Medicine
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), there is some doubt that Ebola is a real disease. Locals sometimes claim
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 27, 2019
Technology
A study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science is the first of its kind to advance epidemiological models for infe
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
To spread awareness of vaccine safety, New York Times reporters Pam Belluck and Reed Abelson wrote a comprehensive repor
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
Norovirus infections also called the "stomach flu," are foodborne viral illnesses that are spread from person-
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAY 29, 2019
Microbiology
We may one day be able to use a 'stress vaccine' to ward off the damage caused by traumatic events.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
Rabies is an infamous virus known for invoking rabid behavior in mammals. It’s most commonly spread through saliva
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
If you’re one of the nearly 7 million people who suffered from influenza last season, you might be curious why the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 12, 2019
Microbiology
Dengue fever is an unusual virus that presented complications for the recently-developed and first vaccine for the disea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The average human lifespan before the 1900’s was between 30 and 40 years old. It is now between 70 and 85 years ol
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 10, 2019
Cancer
You may want to reschedule that late afternoon doctor’s appointment. A new study published today in JAMA Network O
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 07, 2019
Plants & Animals
If you didn’t already know, African swine fever (ASF) is currently ravaging large sums of pigs in the Eastern hemi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2019
Cancer
They are our best friends, our constant company, our unconditional loves: our dogs. Though they often pass through our o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 05, 2019
Cancer
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the U.S. among both men and women and the third leading cause of ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 24, 2019
Microbiology
Malaria sickens around 200 million people every year, killing around 435,000. Children are most vulnerable. A vaccine ai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2019
Microbiology
Measles is extremely contagious, the CDC has stated that 555 cases have been reported - so far this year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Identical twins offer scientists a unique way to look at the effects of the environment on human health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2019
Videos
Vaccine hesitancy is consider to be a major threat to public health, even though studies have shown that vaccines are no
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
Scientists uncover new "viral oncogenes" that allow HPV to turn healthy cells into cancer cells, while evading the immun
...
Written By:
Carly Boyd