Studies that blend a comparative approach to immunology with an appreciation for
physiological ecology are defining an important new field in biology—ecological …

" The text is state-of-the-art in its analysis of health disparities from both domestic and
international perspectives. Minority Populations and Health: An Introduction to Health …

Transmission is an essential stage of a pathogen's life cycle and remains poorly understood.
We describe here a model in which persistently infected 129X1/SvJ mice provide a natural …

An immune response must be tightly controlled so that it will be commensurate with the level
of response needed to protect the organism without damaging normal tissue. The roles of …

Stress and stressful events are common occurrences in our daily lives and such aversive
situations bring about complex changes in the biological system. Such stress responses …

Many pregnancies are lost during early gestation, but clinicians still lack tools to recognize
risk factors for miscarriage. Thus, the identification of risk factors for miscarriage during the …

In the 1970s several reports of drug resistance in fish pathogens from Japanese fish farms
linked antibiotic resistance to fish farming. In this report, the devastating effect of acquired …

The notion that an infectious respiratory pathogen can damage the central nervous system
(CNS) and lead to neurological disease was tested using a human respiratory coronavirus …

Abstract Purpose of Review To synthesize the critical role of obesity-associated
inflammation, dietary factors, and nutrition in determining breast cancer risk. Recent …

The present study aimed to understand the crosstalk between anxiety and gut microbiota.
Exposure of mice to immobilization stress (IS) led to anxiety-like behaviors, increased …