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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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MAY 15, 2019Health & Medicine
Tuberculosis remains a public health crisis with more than 25% of the world's population having a positive tube ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAY 15, 2019Microbiology
Many things can disrupt the microbiome, like antibiotics or host genetics. But there are other influences at work.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
While the concept of phage therapy is not new, it's only recently begun to be used in the clinic.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2019Microbiology
The bubonic plague, known for killing 25 million people in Europe in the 1340s, has recently killed a couple in Mongolia ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2019Technology
An interdisciplinary research team have developed microscopic robotic cleaning crew that can precisely and non-invasivel ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 07, 2019Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria already cause the deaths of around 23,000 people every year, and that number is expected t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2019Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori doesn't only withstand the harsh stomach environment, it can thrive there, sometimes causing ulcers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2019Microbiology
While hospitals are intended to be places of healing, people can acquire nasty infections with drug-resistant bacteria d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2019Microbiology
Bacteria are all around us. They live on and inside of our bodies, and those microbes are able to easily share genes wit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2019Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant infections cause the deaths of about 23,000 Americans every year. By 2050, they're projected to kil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A team of researchers, at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), created a high throughput micr ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Microbes that produce defensive compounds have contributed to the major source of antibiotics and other therapeutics. Ho ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 17, 2019Microbiology
Scientists are using genetic tools to engineer bacteria in many ways. These new microbes are able to mimic or sense dise ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2019Microbiology
Hospital staff are encouraged to wash their hands to stop germs from spreading. It seems patients and rooms may also nee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2019Immunology
Our understanding of the brain-gut connection is increasing by the day. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ...Written By: Aleishia Harris-ArnoldAPR 11, 2019Health & Medicine
A drug-resistant fungal yeast, Candida auris, is spreading throughout hospitals worldwide. Deemed “an urgent threa ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 10, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Due to the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance, there is a dire need for new strategies against life threatening ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 09, 2019Microbiology
Researchers want to identify and characterize the microbes hosted by the human body to understanding how they impact our ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2019Cannabis Sciences
The cannabis plant has a myriad of chemicals within it, all of which are taken into our bodies when it is smoked or eate ...Written By: Amy LoriauxAPR 03, 2019Immunology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) is an opportunistic human pathogen that can cause severe illness and even death in people th ...Written By: Aleishia Harris-ArnoldAPR 01, 2019Microbiology
Microbes appear to be able to move through the air over thousands of miles, without having to use an animal to move them ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A chemopreventative drug being tested for its ability to inhibit the production of cell growth in multiple types of canc ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 31, 2019Earth & The Environment
A collaboration between researchers throughout Europe has found a correlation between antibiotic-resistant genes in wast ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 27, 2019Microbiology
Probiotics are easily available and have been promoted to consumers. It seems that they may be able to change once inges ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2019
Health & Medicine
Tuberculosis remains a public health crisis with more than 25% of the world's population having a positive tube
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAY 15, 2019
Microbiology
Many things can disrupt the microbiome, like antibiotics or host genetics. But there are other influences at work.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
While the concept of phage therapy is not new, it's only recently begun to be used in the clinic.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2019
Microbiology
The bubonic plague, known for killing 25 million people in Europe in the 1340s, has recently killed a couple in Mongolia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2019
Technology
An interdisciplinary research team have developed microscopic robotic cleaning crew that can precisely and non-invasivel
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 07, 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria already cause the deaths of around 23,000 people every year, and that number is expected t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2019
Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori doesn't only withstand the harsh stomach environment, it can thrive there, sometimes causing ulcers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2019
Microbiology
While hospitals are intended to be places of healing, people can acquire nasty infections with drug-resistant bacteria d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2019
Microbiology
Bacteria are all around us. They live on and inside of our bodies, and those microbes are able to easily share genes wit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant infections cause the deaths of about 23,000 Americans every year. By 2050, they're projected to kil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A team of researchers, at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), created a high throughput micr
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Microbes that produce defensive compounds have contributed to the major source of antibiotics and other therapeutics. Ho
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 17, 2019
Microbiology
Scientists are using genetic tools to engineer bacteria in many ways. These new microbes are able to mimic or sense dise
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2019
Microbiology
Hospital staff are encouraged to wash their hands to stop germs from spreading. It seems patients and rooms may also nee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2019
Immunology
Our understanding of the brain-gut connection is increasing by the day. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
APR 11, 2019
Health & Medicine
A drug-resistant fungal yeast, Candida auris, is spreading throughout hospitals worldwide. Deemed “an urgent threa
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 10, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Due to the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance, there is a dire need for new strategies against life threatening
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 09, 2019
Microbiology
Researchers want to identify and characterize the microbes hosted by the human body to understanding how they impact our
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
The cannabis plant has a myriad of chemicals within it, all of which are taken into our bodies when it is smoked or eate
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
APR 03, 2019
Immunology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) is an opportunistic human pathogen that can cause severe illness and even death in people th
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
APR 01, 2019
Microbiology
Microbes appear to be able to move through the air over thousands of miles, without having to use an animal to move them
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A chemopreventative drug being tested for its ability to inhibit the production of cell growth in multiple types of canc
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 31, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A collaboration between researchers throughout Europe has found a correlation between antibiotic-resistant genes in wast
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 27, 2019
Microbiology
Probiotics are easily available and have been promoted to consumers. It seems that they may be able to change once inges
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch