FLU AND AGING: HOW DOES GETTING OLDER AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO FIGHT THE VIRUS?

This web page was produced as an assignment for an undergraduate course at Davidson College. Learn more about the author Influenza, a respiratory illness, poses an exceptionally high risk to older adults due to their weakened immune system. With age, the cells of the immune system progressively lose their capacity to divide and effectively combat infections,…

“TB or Not TB”: How Your Genome Can Influence Your Risk for Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis continues to be a leading cause of death globally, but its genetic susceptibility has not yet been completely understood. A meta-analysis consisting of 12 genome-wide association studies (GWAS) studied the heritability and significant genes contributing to tuberculosis susceptibility. This web page was produced as an assignment for an undergraduate course at Davidson College. by…