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Adaptive Immune System

The Adaptive Immune System: An Overview

📝 Medically reviewed by Dr. Evan Leonard 🔍 Last updated March 25, 2024 📚 6 citations 📖 5 minute read  About the Author:  Dr. Evan Leonard is a Doctor of Medical Science and has been a board-certified physician associate since 2014. He practiced at the University of Florida's healthcare system for two years in internal medicine, followed by an additional two years in emergency and critical care medicine.  -- Your immune system is your body's primary line of defense from external threats. It's comprised of two distinctive elements: the innate immune response and the adaptive immune response. Jump To: What is...

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Tattoos Immune System

What Can Tattoos Do To Your Immune System?

📝 Medically reviewed by Trager Hintze, PharmD, BCCCP 🔍 Last updated March 18, 2024 📚 6 citations 📖 6 minute read  About the Author: Dr. Trager Hintze earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Idaho State University College of Pharmacy, followed by post-graduate residencies at the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy and University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Hintze is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the Texas A&M Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy. -- Though tattoos can be modern and trendy, they've been a common form of self-expression for thousands of years. Though tattoos...

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What Causes A Weak Immune System

5 Things That Can Weaken Your Immune System

📝 Medically reviewed by Dr. Patricia Shelton 🔍 Last updated March 11, 2024 📚 8 citations 📖 5 minute read  About the Author: Dr. Patricia Shelton, MD, has been a medical communicator and educator since 2014. She holds a Doctor of Medicine degree as well as a Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience, both from the University of Washington in Seattle. – Your immune system is your body's natural defense mechanism, employing white blood cells in order to keep you healthy. If you’ve found that you’re getting sick more often than you used to, it might be time to reevaluate the ways you can...

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What Is Biofilm

What Is Biofilm? An Overview

📝 Medically reviewed by Dr. Patricia Shelton 🔍 Last updated March 4, 2024 📚 10 citations 📖 7 minute read  About the Author: Dr. Patricia Shelton, MD, has been a medical communicator and educator since 2014. She holds a Doctor of Medicine degree as well as a Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience, both from the University of Washington in Seattle. – Even if you've never heard of biofilm, you've likely come across it at one point or another in your day-to-day life. Jump To: What Is Biofilm? How Do Biofilms Form? How Does A Biofilm Formation Stick Together? Where Are Biofilms...

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