Nutritional Immunology Introduction Our report title is New Science: Nutritional Immunology. This report was written because it is one of the assignments of the AMES. If we have to pass this subject, we have done well in this assignment and give an excellent presentation. Our lecturer Ms Nor Azizah asked all the student to do a research, the topic is related to the Science and the write a long report pass up as an assignment. The purpose of this assignment is let all student practice
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order to complete my degree. However, the immunology courses taken as part of the degree in my second year developed my interest in this subject area. I also learned about the types of immunity; humoral and cell-mediated immunity, that worked in tandem to one another to protect us from possible infections. I wanted to learn about how microscopic living organisms could infect and harm numerous people so quickly. The more I read the more I understood that immunology does not deal with the cellular level
these past four years, one field that particularly stood out for me is Immunology. I think that this is a field that is really interesting, complex and acts as an intersection to a majority of the fields. Research in Immunology can give rise to a lot of answers on how to treat diseases and one such definite area is Cancer Biology. I have defined my interests based on what I have experienced and my initial interests in Immunology was because of a combination of a research project in Microbiology and
Statement of Purpose I am apllying for PhD in Immunology at Harvard Medical in order to enrich further my academic knowledge, have access to the best equiped laboratories in the world and work within a highly professional and dedicated scientific community. Particularly, I want to work on identifying new targets for cancer treatment and prevention. All conventional cancer treatment available nowadays, such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted drugs, anti-angiogenic agents and immune checkpoint
Cancer immunology Our immune system protects our bodies from pathogens like bacteria and viruses very efficiently in most cases. One big question that has come up is why does the immune system not respond to cancerous cells in the same way? Why are cancer cells not eradicated like other dangerous foreign cells? This seems very strange, especially since the immune system has cells that are specific to destroying cancer cells and virus-infected cells, called natural killer cells. To begin to answer
Question 1 - The immune system and vaccine action As immunisers we need to have a thorough understanding of the immune system and the vaccine action. Immunity is the protection and ultimately the response that occurs when a person has been vaccination or has been affected with an infection and ultimately recovered. (Australian Academy of Science 2012; Brown & Edwards 2010). The immune system consists of millions of white blood cells, these contain the materials that initiate immune responses these
Throughout history, mankind has been obsessed with discovering a cure for any ailments or disorders that could disrupt or hinder their short lives, especially those to evade the aging process. With society becoming increasingly interested in everlasting beauty and living longer, the race to discover the main contributor toward aging begun in the early nineteen hundreds. In the midst of this quest, several biological theories had been developed. Among these theories is the immunity or immunological
every 100 children have a peanut allergy” (Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia, 2011). Anaphylaxis is a potentially life threatening, severe allergic reaction and should always be treated as a medical emergency (The Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA), 2013). An anaphylactic reaction occurs when an individual is exposed to an allergen, (for example peanuts) and whereby the individual is already extremely sensitive to the allergen. It is important to identify the causes of
Vaccines are a controversial topic. While there are many benefits to getting vaccinated, there are also some concerns. The benefits include immunization against many deadly diseases, debilitating diseases, and other simply annoying diseases. The concerns include everything from fears about vaccines causing autism, feeling they aren’t necessary for what they cost, and contracting the disease from the vaccines. While certain concerns may be valid, others are much less so, and will be examined and explained
During the 20th century, one of the greatest medical innovations was achieved, which was the vaccine. The vaccine used various chemicals and biological substances as a way of preparing the immune system for some sort of future infection, particularly by a virus, which are more difficult to treat than bacteria. However, since the time of its use, vaccines have been under constant scrutiny, especially when some of them were mandated by the government for entry into school. Nevertheless, even though
Vaccines must additionally be re-evaluated, for the adjuvants used in them can be harmful. In almost every vaccine, a form of aluminum is used as an adjuvant. Aluminum is used because it is causes the body to react quicker to the inactive virus in the vaccine (ProCon, 2016). This helps the body to react quicker to the vaccine and build antibodies faster. However, in recent studies, Aluminum has been discovered to have health effects on humans (ProCon, 2016). Aluminum is not used by the body such
People have been arguing against vaccinating their children since vaccines have become a major health requirement in the world. However, when individuals do not vaccinate their children it has multiple effects on community health and the people around that child. When children are not vaccinated it leads to health problems in the child and in the community surrounding the child. Parents choose to not vaccinate their children due to the way fact that they think vaccines could affect their child's
People often ponder this question and wonder if pet vaccinations are actually worth it. These are routinely administered at veterinary clinics and also happen to be the topic that is most prone to confusion, poor information and misconception. Here we will try to shed some light on vaccinations and whether or not they are worth it for your pet. An Overview of Pet Vaccinations - What are they? Vaccinations are essentially injections of the very diseases the pet is prone to however there are some
The Search for Eternal Youth For billions of years, there has been life. Our planet consists of countless numbers of living creatures. Unfortunately, all living creatures have a limited life span which can range anywhere from a few hours to the ripe old age of 113 years old. Each individual has its own biological clock, and when the clock stops, our time is up. But what if we could rewind or stop our biological clock, rejuvenating ourselves to a time when we were totally content? In Nathaniel
Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by periportal inflammation, elevated immunoglobulins, autoantibodies, and a dramatic response to immunosuppression. Autoimmune hepatitis occurs when the body's immune system, which ordinarily attacks viruses, bacteria and other pathogens, instead targets the liver. This attack on your liver can lead to chronic inflammation and serious damage to liver cells. Just why the body turns against itself is unclear, but researchers think
Abstract Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can affect many different systems in your body. There are several types of lupus and each can affect the body’s systems differently by varying degrees. The bodily system most effect by lupus is the immune system. Lupus is an autoimmune disease, which means that the body’s immune system attacks its own bodily cells and tissues. This triggers a non-specific response resulting in inflammation and tissue damage. In a person who has lupus B-cells and T-cells
A simple experiment can be performed to see what animal and species the blood from the scene is from. In order to determine if the blood was from a human or a rabbit, blood from both species needs to be obtained. Depending on if you are able to obtain a sample of blood from the human who was shot, it would make this experiment much more accurate. Once the blood from these species is collected antibodies need to be eluted from each sample. The antibodies are eluted already from the unknown sample
There are many types of autoimmune diseases. An autoimmune disease happens when the body attacks itself. In the case of rheumatic fever, it occurs due to an infection from Streptococcus pyogenes. Streptococcus pyogenes causes strep throat and can also cause scarlet fever. Strep throat happens when bacteria colonize in the throat making it painful to swallow and causes it to feel scratchy. Many times Strep throat occurs without any complications. Scarlet fever is also caused by Streptococcus pyogenes