Researchers at the University of Nottingham are developing a groundbreaking vaccine that harnesses the power of the immune system to fight cancer. By stimulating the immune response and targeting the blood vessels that nourish tumors,...

Researchers in Perugia, Italy have made significant progress in developing a cancer vaccine as an alternative to traditional treatments like radio and chemotherapy. By stimulating the immune response with a molecule called CD 28, they...

The immune system (or immunity) can be divided into two types - innate and adaptive immunity. This video has an immune system animation. The innate immune system consists of defenses against infection that are activated instantly as a...

To protect your vision, the human eye gets something called immune privilege. It is basically a license that the bodys immune system gives to some organs, like the eyes and the brain. Immune privilege limits the response of the immune...

A molecule or fragment of a molecule that triggers an immune response, causing the body to produce specific antibodies against it.
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A small but important region of the brain that monitors and regulates many body systems that we do not control consciously.
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Discover how our skin responds to common irritants like warts and mosquito bites, featuring expert insights into the HPV virus behind warts and the biological factors that attract mosquitoes. Learn about innovative treatments for...

Cancer prevention is a major goal in health research, and one major milestone was the HPV vaccine, which targets a virus that is responsible for different types of cancer, mainly cervical cancer. Now we’ve got some recent excitement in...

This video discusses how happiness, particularly in the context of a happy marriage, can impact immune response to the flu vaccine. Research conducted at the University of Birmingham found that individuals in happy marriages showed a...

Join us as Taylor explains why Chronic Wasting Disease is such a challenging and scary disease for animals in the deer family. By sharing what we know with others, we hope to find new ways to help as many animals as possible!<br/>

Vitamin C and the Immune System | Roles of Vitamin C in Respiratory Infections



Vitamin C (also known as ascorbic acid) is an essential, water-soluble vitamin that is required in the human diet as it is necessary for a variety...

In this video, we explore the basic processes of positive selection and negative selection, which select competent lymphocytes that don't attack our own self-cells.

With the basic functions of immune cells covered, we are now ready to go through all the different types of immune cells, and talk a little bit about what they all do. Again, each type will get its own tutorial later in the series, but...

We've talked about how immune cells communicate with one another using cytokines and chemokines, but we have not yet gone into detail regarding these soluble protein signals. What are the names of these molecules, which include...

Dr. Lucie Low, Scientific Program Manager at the National Institutes of Health, talks about tiny devices the size of the thumb drive that replicate the structure and function of human organs. Low discusses the importance of testing these...

In this video, we explore the major classes of drug classes that are used in the treatment of pulmonary disorders (asthma and COPD) along with their mechanisms of action. Specifically, we consider the classes of drugs that directly...

In this video, we explore the functions of neutrophils, macrophages, and dendritic cells.<br/>

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...

This video is an overview of the major players in the lymphatic system. We also discuss selective fluid drainage via the thoracic duct and the right lymphatic duct.

The man at the centre of many conspiracy theories is also at the centre of the global fight against COVID-19. Bill Gates and his foundation have a clear view and plan for this pandemic so in this video, we look at their approach, how...

A U.S. volunteer became the first person to receive an experimental COVID-19 vaccine as part of the first phase of humans trial on March 16, the Associated Press reports. <br/>

Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly? It’s no coincidence that some of the worst viral disease outbreaks in recent years — SARS, MERS, Ebola, Marburg and likely the newly arrived...

Racial inequality runs deep in healthcare and has pervasive, devastating outcomes. Because our expertise here at Healthcare Triage is in health, that is where we feel we are best suited to shine a light on racial disparities. What is...

In this video, we discuss the basic idea of clonal selection.