by Claire Greene Whitfield If the bubonic plague sounds familiar to you, it is probably from history class – not […]
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Fibrosis
(Noun. fie-BRO-sis) by Ana Cunningham What does it mean? A chronic, progressive buildup of excess connective tissue, particularly in extracellular […]
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What is the biology behind early stage cancer cell invasion?
by Liseth Orosco Barrionuevo Cancer is detrimental when cancer cells invade surrounding tissues and spread throughout the organism. This article […]
Continue readingInverse Vaccines: The Vaccine That Tells Your Immune System to Relax
by Ahana Mallick You’ve probably had a vaccine before — for flu, COVID, or chickenpox. The idea is always the […]
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Cystic Fibrosis: Beyond the Lungs and into the Gut
by Hailey Dodson Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a well-known genetic disease most often associated with severe lung problems. For decades, […]
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Can I inherit cancer?
by Emily DiMaulo-Milk In 2026, an estimated 5,800 Americans will be diagnosed with cancer each day. You probably know someone […]
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Coxsackievirus
by Fahmida Alam Coxsackieviruses (kok-sak-ee-VY-rus) are viruses that spread through the fecal-oral route and can cause mild flu-like symptoms (e.g., […]
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Huntingtin
Noun. /hunt-ih-tin/ by Anca Frasineanu What does it mean? Huntingtin is a protein required for neuronal health, especially for the […]
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Poliovirus
by Margaret Dedloff In the late 1940s and 1950s there were nearly 60,000 cases of polio in the United States […]
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Lighting Up Biology: All About Fluorescent Probes
by Sarah Angle Timely and accurate disease detection often determines how effective treatment will be. However, many diseases are difficult […]
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How Mycobacterium tuberculosis Evades the Immune System—For Years
by Marco Gontijo Tuberculosis (TB) has claimed more lives than any other infectious disease in the history of humanity, with […]
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Ticks and Alpha-gal syndrome
by Margaret Dedloff Ticks are arachnids (like spiders!) that need to feed on blood from humans and other animals to […]
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Why Has Tuberculosis Faded from Public Attention?
by Marco Gontijo Tuberculosis (TB) is history’s deadliest infectious disease, responsible for over a billion deaths in the past two […]
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RABIES: What makes a dog go rabid?
by Jenna Grabowski Whether you grew up with a pet or were told as a kid to stay away from […]
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Metastasis
(noun/meh-TAS-tuh-sis) by Hannah Thrash What does it mean? Cancer is the uncontrolled proliferation of cells that forms a tumor in […]
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Pathology
(noun. puh·thaa·luh·jee) by Anna Goddard What does it mean? Pathology is the study of disease, including the exploration of its […]
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Cancer
(noun. KAN-suhr) by Yasemin Cole What does it mean? An abnormal and uncontrollable increase in the number and growth of […]
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100 Years of Wolbachia
By Olivia Conway In the past several decades, researchers and physicians have made tremendous advances towards reducing the death rates […]
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Prions: the infectious agent that comes from within
by Jenna Grabowski When people hear the term “infectious disease,” they typically think of diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, or […]
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Prion
(noun. PREE-ahn) by Olivia Conway What does it mean? A prion is a misfolded protein, typically found in the brain, […]
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