The FDA recently issued emergency use authorization for utilizing convalescent plasma to treat Covid-19. The idea is that using plasma from a donor who has recovered from Covid-19 has antibodies that can help treat patients who are sick...

This video provides an overview of vaccination, explaining how it triggers an immune response and manufactures memory cells, which enables the body to respond quickly and effectively to a particular pathogen in the future. The video also...

If you've had coronavirus, are you immune or can you catch it again? What's this I hear about Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome? And does hydroxychloroquine work or not? Aaron talks you through the studies and facts about some of the...

It explains the basic principle of immunisation and explains vaccines. It lists a few diseases against which vaccines are available.

The coronavirus had bifurcated into G and A viruses when COVID-19 spread to California in March, according to new research.

Australian man James Harrison is known as 'The Man with the Golden Arm' after his blood was used to develop an injection that has since saved the lives of an estimated two million babies from rhesus disease.

In this video, we will examine the precise site of fertilization and then follow the physical path of the secondary oocyte (egg) and sperm cell (spermatozoa) to fertilization.

In this video, we explore how casein proteins in dairy products induce an inflammatory response.

Precise structural changes to the omicron variant’s spike protein have been identified that mean it is capable of breakthrough infections.

As always, the steps of Western blotting depend on your lab and protocol. Here, we look at the general theory of the Western blot and what it is used for in the lab.

The video discusses the human body's defense system against pathogens. It explains that there are two lines of defense - the nonspecific defense system that prevents pathogens from entering the body, and the immune system that destroys...

Johnson & Johnson announced on Jan. 29 that its single-dose coronavirus vaccine was 66 percent effective in preventing moderate disease

The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine was 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 in clinical trials, AstraZeneca said in a November 23 press release. <br/>

Heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) that occurs after administration of heparin. There are two types of HIT, with type 1 being a temporary decrease in platelet count after heparin, and type 2...

What's the deal with Covid variants? How well do the different Covid vaccines protect against the several variants? Today we'll tell you about the several variants, including the Delta variant that is prevalent in the US, and we'll talk...

About a month ago, the UK government made a big deal about the purchase of 17.5 million Coronavirus tests, with Johnson describing the move as a 'game-changer'. However, it was recently discovered that the tests didn't work and as such...

Doubts have arisen around the efficacy of China’s Sinopharm vaccine after Bahrain began recommending over-50s with comorbidities get a booster of Pfizer-BioNTech six months after their second Sinopharm shot. <br/>

The gut microbiome are the trillions of microorganisms – primarily bacteria, but also fungi, viruses and protists – that live inside your digestive system. Scientists are discovering that these microbes are vital for us to live healthy...

Classical Pathway of Complement Activation

Dive into where the top investors and venture capitalists are placing their bets when it comes to health technology.

Regeneron CEO Leonard Schleifer discusses new Covid-19 treatments, and the successes and failures in the process of developing drugs for a global pandemic.

In this video, we discuss the mechanism of Myasthenia Gravis and how the condition presents.

The video discusses the production of monoclonal antibodies, which are specific antibodies produced from a single clone of cells that can target and destroy specific pathogens or cells in the body. The video explains the process of how...

There are many things to keep in mind when choosing your life partner. One such thing is the blood group. We don’t think of this at first, but differences in blood groups can lead to complications. More specifically, these problems can...