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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 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Turning back to nature’s marine medicine cabinet, scientists at the University of South Florida (USF) may have fou ...MAY 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When most people think of silk, they often imagine luxurious textiles in the form of clothing or accessories. But silk i ...MAY 12, 2016Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a serious public health problem. Figuring out how antibiotic resistance genes disperse ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2016Microbiology
You take antibiotics for an infection, right? Broad-spectrum antibiotics kill the harmful bacteria, yes. The problem is ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 11, 2016Immunology
B cells, which are mostly known for antibody production in the face of invading pathogens, provide another function in t ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 03, 2016Microbiology
Antibiotics cure infections, right? Well, not always. A new study published in Cell Host & Microbe details how antib ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 26, 2016Microbiology
Bacteria love to take up residence in urinary catheters. Now, there’s a new bit of technology that can tell health ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 18, 2016Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 12, 2016Microbiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells secrete a molecule that kills some bacteria but signals the survivors to form a biofilm. P. ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 10, 2016Microbiology
The ESKAPE pathogens are so-named because they have managed to “escape” the activity of our modern antibioti ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 29, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists are reviving an 18th century therapy involving maggots and adding their own 21st century twist to treat infec ...MAR 18, 2016Immunology
How are macrophage immune cells activated during an inflammatory response when pathogens invade? Scientists thought they ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 15, 2016Microbiology
Researchers from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Georgia Institute of Technology identified potentially-path ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 12, 2016Immunology
A new study of gut bacteria in premature infants highlights the problem of antibiotic resistance and stresses how extrem ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 09, 2016Microbiology
This just in, antibiotic resistance doesn’t spread through meat products. Researchers from Colorado State Universi ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 01, 2016Immunology
The first gigantic mimiviruses were discovered in 2007 by a research group of France. They named the virus they found &l ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 28, 2016Microbiology
Microbes are everywhere - even on priceless works of art. A number of researchers think microbes are to blame for ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 25, 2016Health & Medicine
Over time, the influenza virus has evolved a mechanism to spread as quick as possible in a human host by avoiding detect ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 24, 2016Videos
It turns out that the GI tract isn't the only place that beneficial microbes are hunkering down, providing multiple help ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 24, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria are not without protection from antibiotics, they actually incorporate a system of closely-linked genes from th ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 21, 2016Microbiology
It’s a tough world for bacteria. The little guys are targeted by our immune systems, antibacterial drugs, an ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 19, 2016Immunology
Bacteria are a little more clever in the way they enter the body and stay undetected than scientists realized. From the ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the clinical setting, wound infections can significantly delay recovery time and even become life threatening. Early ...FEB 10, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Screening large “libraries” of compounds to find those with a desired biological activity is a powerful meth ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAY 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Turning back to nature’s marine medicine cabinet, scientists at the University of South Florida (USF) may have fou
...
MAY 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When most people think of silk, they often imagine luxurious textiles in the form of clothing or accessories. But silk i
...
MAY 12, 2016
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a serious public health problem. Figuring out how antibiotic resistance genes disperse
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2016
Microbiology
You take antibiotics for an infection, right? Broad-spectrum antibiotics kill the harmful bacteria, yes. The problem is
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 11, 2016
Immunology
B cells, which are mostly known for antibody production in the face of invading pathogens, provide another function in t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 03, 2016
Microbiology
Antibiotics cure infections, right? Well, not always. A new study published in Cell Host & Microbe details how antib
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 26, 2016
Microbiology
Bacteria love to take up residence in urinary catheters. Now, there’s a new bit of technology that can tell health
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 18, 2016
Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 12, 2016
Microbiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells secrete a molecule that kills some bacteria but signals the survivors to form a biofilm. P.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 10, 2016
Microbiology
The ESKAPE pathogens are so-named because they have managed to “escape” the activity of our modern antibioti
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists are reviving an 18th century therapy involving maggots and adding their own 21st century twist to treat infec
...
MAR 18, 2016
Immunology
How are macrophage immune cells activated during an inflammatory response when pathogens invade? Scientists thought they
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 15, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Georgia Institute of Technology identified potentially-path
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 12, 2016
Immunology
A new study of gut bacteria in premature infants highlights the problem of antibiotic resistance and stresses how extrem
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 09, 2016
Microbiology
This just in, antibiotic resistance doesn’t spread through meat products. Researchers from Colorado State Universi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 01, 2016
Immunology
The first gigantic mimiviruses were discovered in 2007 by a research group of France. They named the virus they found &l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 28, 2016
Microbiology
Microbes are everywhere - even on priceless works of art. A number of researchers think microbes are to blame for
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 25, 2016
Health & Medicine
Over time, the influenza virus has evolved a mechanism to spread as quick as possible in a human host by avoiding detect
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 24, 2016
Videos
It turns out that the GI tract isn't the only place that beneficial microbes are hunkering down, providing multiple help
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 24, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria are not without protection from antibiotics, they actually incorporate a system of closely-linked genes from th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 21, 2016
Microbiology
It’s a tough world for bacteria. The little guys are targeted by our immune systems, antibacterial drugs, an
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 19, 2016
Immunology
Bacteria are a little more clever in the way they enter the body and stay undetected than scientists realized. From the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the clinical setting, wound infections can significantly delay recovery time and even become life threatening. Early
...
FEB 10, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Screening large “libraries” of compounds to find those with a desired biological activity is a powerful meth
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)