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RSV: What Parents Need to Know About Respiratory Syncytial Virus

RSV or Respiratory Syncytial Virus is a common respiratory virus that typically causes mild cold symptoms but can cause more severe illness in children under two years old.

Perhaps, A Braver New World

The drip, drip, drip of innovation might just be a myth. Change commonly occurs as a punctuated reality that’s a function of converging events...

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Testing

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a fast and inexpensive technique used to "amplify" - copy - small segments of DNA to enable testing.

An Unexpected Role for the Brain’s Immune Cells

An important part of the brain's immune system, cells called microglia constantly extend and retract "branches" from their cell body to survey their environment.