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Antibiotics
Antibiotics: is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria and is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections. Antibiotic medications are widely used in the treatment and prevention of such infections. They may either kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria.
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OCT 26, 2020Immunology
The mother’s placenta serves as a shield for the developing fetus inside the womb, protecting it from the constant ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found that our immune system has a surprising helper: droplets of fat that sit inside cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Escherichia coli, known as E. coli, is a popular bacterium associated with food poisoning and depending on the strain ca ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 05, 2020Microbiology
Pediatric hydrocephalus - excessive fluid on the brain of a child - has been connected to a bacterial pathogen.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2020Microbiology
There are many different strains of Escherichia coli bacteria, some of which live harmlessly in the human gut. But some ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2020Microbiology
Bacteria are everywhere in our world, and while the vast majority are harmless, some can cause dangerous infections. Bac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2020Microbiology
When a person has a bacterial infection, doctors can prescribe antibiotics. Some antibiotics combos can work better than ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2020Microbiology
HIV attacks the human immune system's CD4 cells, a major player in the body's defense against pathogens.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research published in Nature Communications has corroborated a technique using a microfluidic droplet generator that ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 31, 2020Microbiology
Candida auris is a fungal pathogen that was initially reported in 2009. Its origins are unclear, but it has been found i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2020Microbiology
Trillions of microorganisms live in the human gut, and they have a significant impact nonhuman health. Researchers are l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
What exactly are antivitamins? They are substances no less that have the power to target the biological function of a ge ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 22, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Upper respiratory tract infections are the most common reason for doctors to prescribe antibiotics. However, as most of ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 22, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
At 11 million cases annually, urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common outpatient infections in the U.S., Sci ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 21, 2020Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium. If it stays on the skin it's harmless, but if it gets into the bloodstream, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute have discovered a method used by bacteria to develop antibio ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 13, 2020Immunology
Taking a course of antibiotics as a baby has been linked to a spiked risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease in ad ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists from Oxford University have shown that a single gene can make some strains of Staphylococcus aureus (the bact ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 11, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The human body is made up of around 10 trillion cells. Fascinatingly, we have 10 times more bacterial cells on our bodie ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 10, 2020Microbiology
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, and it can infect immune cells called macrophages in the lungs that would normall ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
One of our current global threats is antibiotic resistance. As more biofilm-associated infections are ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Clinicians and researchers have long wondered why cancer is the small intestine is rare while it's so common in the colo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have found that cannabidiol (CBD) combined with antibiotics has a mo ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 27, 2020Space & Astronomy
Research has shown that bacteria are more lethal and resistant to antibiotics when exposed to microgravity (a lack of gr ...Written By: Annie Lennon
OCT 26, 2020
Immunology
The mother’s placenta serves as a shield for the developing fetus inside the womb, protecting it from the constant
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found that our immune system has a surprising helper: droplets of fat that sit inside cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Escherichia coli, known as E. coli, is a popular bacterium associated with food poisoning and depending on the strain ca
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 05, 2020
Microbiology
Pediatric hydrocephalus - excessive fluid on the brain of a child - has been connected to a bacterial pathogen.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2020
Microbiology
There are many different strains of Escherichia coli bacteria, some of which live harmlessly in the human gut. But some
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria are everywhere in our world, and while the vast majority are harmless, some can cause dangerous infections. Bac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2020
Microbiology
When a person has a bacterial infection, doctors can prescribe antibiotics. Some antibiotics combos can work better than
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2020
Microbiology
HIV attacks the human immune system's CD4 cells, a major player in the body's defense against pathogens.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research published in Nature Communications has corroborated a technique using a microfluidic droplet generator that
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 31, 2020
Microbiology
Candida auris is a fungal pathogen that was initially reported in 2009. Its origins are unclear, but it has been found i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2020
Microbiology
Trillions of microorganisms live in the human gut, and they have a significant impact nonhuman health. Researchers are l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
What exactly are antivitamins? They are substances no less that have the power to target the biological function of a ge
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 22, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Upper respiratory tract infections are the most common reason for doctors to prescribe antibiotics. However, as most of
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 22, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
At 11 million cases annually, urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common outpatient infections in the U.S., Sci
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 21, 2020
Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium. If it stays on the skin it's harmless, but if it gets into the bloodstream,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute have discovered a method used by bacteria to develop antibio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 13, 2020
Immunology
Taking a course of antibiotics as a baby has been linked to a spiked risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease in ad
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists from Oxford University have shown that a single gene can make some strains of Staphylococcus aureus (the bact
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 11, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The human body is made up of around 10 trillion cells. Fascinatingly, we have 10 times more bacterial cells on our bodie
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 10, 2020
Microbiology
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, and it can infect immune cells called macrophages in the lungs that would normall
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
One of our current global threats is antibiotic resistance. As more biofilm-associated infections are
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Clinicians and researchers have long wondered why cancer is the small intestine is rare while it's so common in the colo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have found that cannabidiol (CBD) combined with antibiotics has a mo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 27, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Research has shown that bacteria are more lethal and resistant to antibiotics when exposed to microgravity (a lack of gr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon