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Bacterial infections
Bacterial infections occur when bacteria enter a host, multiply, and incite a reaction in the host's body. Bacteria can enter the host through a variety of areas, such as cuts in the skin or through the airways.
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AUG 15, 2017Microbiology
Dietary supplements are popular in the United States, but the FDA has a warning about one manufacturer.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2017Immunology
Immune cells all over the body protect native human cells from pathogens like bacteria and viruses, but in the testis, i ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 09, 2017Microbiology
Trying to get bacteria out of a kitchen sponge is apparently harder than we thought.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2017Immunology
There is a connection between autophagy, a process that keeps a cell clean of trash and debris, and Crohn’s diseas ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
If there’s one thing that doctors can agree on, it’s that negligent prescription and use of antibiotics can ...JUL 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuberculosis is a deadly bacterial infection that is among the top ten causes of death in the world, according to the Wo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2017Microbiology
As antibiotic-resistance among pathogens becomes an ever-bigger problem, the pressure is on to find new antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Here’s something that ophthalmologists don’t usually get to do: fish out 27 contact lenses out of a patient& ...JUL 19, 2017Microbiology
An examination of post-mortem brains of Alzheimer's patients revealed bacteria in different levels and proportions than ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Science sometimes happens by accident. And happily, sometimes these accidents have the potential to radically transform ...JUL 14, 2017Microbiology
Streptococcus gallolyticus (Sg) is a Gram-positive, opportunistic pathogen that can cause bacteremia and endocarditis in ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 12, 2017Microbiology
The gut microbiome seems to always make the news, but what about the eye microbiome? Did you even know there was such a ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Fighting fire with fire, scientists are harnessing the adaptability of helpful microbes to challenge the adapt ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioJUL 09, 2017Immunology
The number of children with allergies seems to grow every year, but children growing up on a farm seem to be exempt from ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 05, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Placenta eating has become a popular some new moms. But a recent case of bacterial infection in placenta pills has the C ...JUL 04, 2017Health & Medicine
On Independence Day in 1776, one year after Paul Revere made his famous journey on horseback to warn the colonial minute ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 22, 2017Microbiology
Tooth decay doesn’t just affect adults, it also affects toddlers - a condition called early-childhood caries. Rese ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 17, 2017Microbiology
Soil has previously been the source of effective antibiotics, researchers are excited about the latest drug discovery ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work sheds light on how a kind of bacteria sex spreads resistance genes around.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2017Microbiology
Did you know that bacteria make us humans and other animals smell the way we do? On top of that, animals use that smell ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 13, 2017Plants & Animals
If you were to visit certain parts of Texas right now, the coastline would be teeming with dead, floating fish. Image Cr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 03, 2017Space & Astronomy
There are a number of questions that remain about how long-term space travel affects the human body. One of the most cri ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 31, 2017Immunology
Drug-resistant bacteria have made curing some infections challenging, if not nearly impossible. By 2050, it's e ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioMAY 31, 2017Health & Medicine
Developing a new, specialized treatment for autoimmune disease that doesn’t shut down the entire immune sys ...Written By: Kara Marker
AUG 15, 2017
Microbiology
Dietary supplements are popular in the United States, but the FDA has a warning about one manufacturer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2017
Immunology
Immune cells all over the body protect native human cells from pathogens like bacteria and viruses, but in the testis, i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 09, 2017
Microbiology
Trying to get bacteria out of a kitchen sponge is apparently harder than we thought.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2017
Immunology
There is a connection between autophagy, a process that keeps a cell clean of trash and debris, and Crohn’s diseas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
If there’s one thing that doctors can agree on, it’s that negligent prescription and use of antibiotics can
...
JUL 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuberculosis is a deadly bacterial infection that is among the top ten causes of death in the world, according to the Wo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2017
Microbiology
As antibiotic-resistance among pathogens becomes an ever-bigger problem, the pressure is on to find new antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Here’s something that ophthalmologists don’t usually get to do: fish out 27 contact lenses out of a patient&
...
JUL 19, 2017
Microbiology
An examination of post-mortem brains of Alzheimer's patients revealed bacteria in different levels and proportions than
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Science sometimes happens by accident. And happily, sometimes these accidents have the potential to radically transform
...
JUL 14, 2017
Microbiology
Streptococcus gallolyticus (Sg) is a Gram-positive, opportunistic pathogen that can cause bacteremia and endocarditis in
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 12, 2017
Microbiology
The gut microbiome seems to always make the news, but what about the eye microbiome? Did you even know there was such a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Fighting fire with fire, scientists are harnessing the adaptability of helpful microbes to challenge the adapt
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
JUL 09, 2017
Immunology
The number of children with allergies seems to grow every year, but children growing up on a farm seem to be exempt from
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 05, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Placenta eating has become a popular some new moms. But a recent case of bacterial infection in placenta pills has the C
...
JUL 04, 2017
Health & Medicine
On Independence Day in 1776, one year after Paul Revere made his famous journey on horseback to warn the colonial minute
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 22, 2017
Microbiology
Tooth decay doesn’t just affect adults, it also affects toddlers - a condition called early-childhood caries. Rese
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 17, 2017
Microbiology
Soil has previously been the source of effective antibiotics, researchers are excited about the latest drug discovery ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work sheds light on how a kind of bacteria sex spreads resistance genes around.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2017
Microbiology
Did you know that bacteria make us humans and other animals smell the way we do? On top of that, animals use that smell
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 13, 2017
Plants & Animals
If you were to visit certain parts of Texas right now, the coastline would be teeming with dead, floating fish. Image Cr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 03, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There are a number of questions that remain about how long-term space travel affects the human body. One of the most cri
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 31, 2017
Immunology
Drug-resistant bacteria have made curing some infections challenging, if not nearly impossible. By 2050, it's e
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
MAY 31, 2017
Health & Medicine
Developing a new, specialized treatment for autoimmune disease that doesn’t shut down the entire immune sys
...
Written By:
Kara Marker