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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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APR 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)FEB 25, 2016Health & Medicine
Over time, the influenza virus has evolved a mechanism to spread as quick as possible in a human host by avoiding detect ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 24, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
On the heels of advances in vaccines that prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection—infection with high-risk ty ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 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
Human immune systems vary based on multiple characteristics including genetics, gender, obesity, and age, with the latte ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 14, 2016Videos
The Northeast United States braced for another weekend of frigid temperatures, and we are reminded that cold and flu sea ...FEB 09, 2016Videos
The now-infamous Zika virus is transmitted via mosquito bite, just like other diseases including malaria. These diseases ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 08, 2016Health & 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, 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 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 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)
FEB 25, 2016
Health & Medicine
Over time, the influenza virus has evolved a mechanism to spread as quick as possible in a human host by avoiding detect
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 24, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
On the heels of advances in vaccines that prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection—infection with high-risk ty
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
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 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