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Animal infection
Animal infections occur when an agent invades a host animal's tissues where it replicates and releases toxins causing disease. Some animal infections, known as zoonotic diseases, can be transferred to humans.
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OCT 30, 2019Microbiology
A new study has shown that antibiotic-resistant E. coli spreads primarily because of poor hygiene.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Public Health officials have long warned about pandemic pathogens flying fast around the world. One virus already spread ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 21, 2019Microbiology
Raw dog food is marketed as a diet that mimics the food of dog's ancestors. But it may pose a serious risk to both pets ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2019Neuroscience
Until now, diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder have relied on behavioral assessments looking for symptoms including p ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 19, 2019Cancer
While laboratory-conducted research has allowed for countless scientific advancements over the years, it may not come as ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 15, 2019Microbiology
We produce several liters of mucus every day to cover more than 200 square meters in the human body.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2019Microbiology
Valley fever primarily occurs in Arizona and California, and infects around 10,000 people every year.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been trying to use the immune system in cancer patients' bodies to fight cancer.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2019Microbiology
In recent years, the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 has been applied to a wide variety of different organisms, and now, b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Clemson University have been investigating how antibiotic resistance can move from humans into animals.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2019Immunology
Like humans, dogs can develop autoimmune encephalitis, and it’s common - mostly affecting smaller breeds and young ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 22, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A recent vaccine was developed by scientists at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that prote ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 21, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Nature Communications, alternative treatment was shown to have promising results for HIV as oppo ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Colds are famous for being incurable, but researchers may have found a way to stop them.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2019Microbiology
The incidence of tick-borne diseases is on the rise, and ticks present a growing threat to public health worldwide.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2019Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are considered a major threat to public health, which is expected to get more serious.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuberculosis (TB) is among the world’s leading causes of death, and is the primary cause of death in people who ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Sometimes people develop life-threatening heart complications when they're infected with the flu.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
There are living creatures that can absorb and reemit light, and its a widespread characteristic among marine animals.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In the last 100 years, life expectancy in the US has risen from 55 years until 79 (Roser: 2019). And with the continuous ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 05, 2019Microbiology
Antibiotic use would have to be reduced by 80% in order to effectively curtail the spread of antibiotic-resistant microb ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2019Microbiology
There are some small roundworms, also called nematodes, in the genus Strongyloides that can infect animals. Two species ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
A deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Ebola virus triggers hemorrhagic fever in humans and some monkeys. The ...Written By: Nupur Srivastava
OCT 30, 2019
Microbiology
A new study has shown that antibiotic-resistant E. coli spreads primarily because of poor hygiene.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Public Health officials have long warned about pandemic pathogens flying fast around the world. One virus already spread
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 21, 2019
Microbiology
Raw dog food is marketed as a diet that mimics the food of dog's ancestors. But it may pose a serious risk to both pets
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2019
Neuroscience
Until now, diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder have relied on behavioral assessments looking for symptoms including p
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 19, 2019
Cancer
While laboratory-conducted research has allowed for countless scientific advancements over the years, it may not come as
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 15, 2019
Microbiology
We produce several liters of mucus every day to cover more than 200 square meters in the human body.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2019
Microbiology
Valley fever primarily occurs in Arizona and California, and infects around 10,000 people every year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been trying to use the immune system in cancer patients' bodies to fight cancer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2019
Microbiology
In recent years, the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 has been applied to a wide variety of different organisms, and now, b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Clemson University have been investigating how antibiotic resistance can move from humans into animals.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2019
Immunology
Like humans, dogs can develop autoimmune encephalitis, and it’s common - mostly affecting smaller breeds and young
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 22, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent vaccine was developed by scientists at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that prote
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Nature Communications, alternative treatment was shown to have promising results for HIV as oppo
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Colds are famous for being incurable, but researchers may have found a way to stop them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2019
Microbiology
The incidence of tick-borne diseases is on the rise, and ticks present a growing threat to public health worldwide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are considered a major threat to public health, which is expected to get more serious.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuberculosis (TB) is among the world’s leading causes of death, and is the primary cause of death in people who ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Sometimes people develop life-threatening heart complications when they're infected with the flu.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are living creatures that can absorb and reemit light, and its a widespread characteristic among marine animals.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In the last 100 years, life expectancy in the US has risen from 55 years until 79 (Roser: 2019). And with the continuous
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 05, 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic use would have to be reduced by 80% in order to effectively curtail the spread of antibiotic-resistant microb
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2019
Microbiology
There are some small roundworms, also called nematodes, in the genus Strongyloides that can infect animals. Two species
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
A deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Ebola virus triggers hemorrhagic fever in humans and some monkeys. The
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava