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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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JUN 21, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Over 50 years ago, researchers began gathering data for the Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study (TAHS). The TAHS, which ...Written By: Zoe MichaudJUN 13, 2022Microbiology
Carbapenem antibiotics are one of the few remaining antibiotics effective in treating ESBL infections or MDRO. Howe ...Sponsored By: Hardy Diagnostics LeJUN 13, 2022Immunology
Breast milk is known to be highly beneficial for newborns; it provides nutrients and antibodies, including those that ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
The discovery of antibiotics in the early 1900’s was one of the most important discoveries in medical history. The ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJUN 08, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
It was long thought that when the membrane of a cell lost its integrity and broke down, the cell would die; cells cannot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Clostridium bacteria are a normal component of the gut microbiome. In rare cases, dysbiosis of Clostridium in the body c ...Written By: Zoe MichaudJUN 06, 2022Microbiology
In 1999, a miniature rotor that could be moved reliably was attached to a molecule. Researchers have come a long way sin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics were a revolutionary tool in the fight against bacterial infections. In recent years, however, the emergence ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 23, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study from the University of Birmingham and National Institutes of Health has shown that patients who are prescrib ...Written By: Zoe MichaudMAY 20, 2022Plants & Animals
Probiotics play an important role in our gut health. They essentially impact the make-up of bacteria in our gut, which c ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 20, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
An antibiotic known as clofoctol has shown promise in treating SARS-CoV-2 in mice. The corresponding study was published ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 15, 2022Microbiology
In a clinical first, reported in Cell, researchers used viruses that infect bacteria, called bacteriophages or phages fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2022Immunology
Infections are common, and many are becoming increasingly hard for clinicians to treat. Antibiotics are often used to tr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2022Immunology
Cell death is an important natural process the body uses to maintain health; dysfunctional or unhealthy cells have to be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/acinetobacter-baumanni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2022Technology
A cytokine storm is a severe immune system reaction where the body is flooded with cells and molecules (called cytokines ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 01, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Two new studies have revealed more about a bacterial pathogen that can infect the gut, clostridium difficile. There are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2022Microbiology
As soon as we are born, maybe even before that, the human gut is colonized with microbes including bacteria, fungi, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2022Microbiology
Despite the dire, well-documented risks of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which threatens to kill 10 million people a y ...Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher ScientificAPR 19, 2022Immunology
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that is thought to have been around for about 150 mil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2022Immunology
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder in which the airways narrow, which impairs breathing and causes coughing or ti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
COVID-19 is more effectively treated by a combination of drugs than singular drugs alone. The corresponding study was pu ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 12, 2022Microbiology
Microbes have colonized every part of the world, including our bodies, and there are so may we know nothing about. Advan ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Over 50 years ago, researchers began gathering data for the Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study (TAHS). The TAHS, which
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JUN 13, 2022
Microbiology
Carbapenem antibiotics are one of the few remaining antibiotics effective in treating ESBL infections or MDRO. Howe
...
Sponsored By:
Hardy Diagnostics Le
JUN 13, 2022
Immunology
Breast milk is known to be highly beneficial for newborns; it provides nutrients and antibodies, including those that ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The discovery of antibiotics in the early 1900’s was one of the most important discoveries in medical history. The
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JUN 08, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
It was long thought that when the membrane of a cell lost its integrity and broke down, the cell would die; cells cannot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Clostridium bacteria are a normal component of the gut microbiome. In rare cases, dysbiosis of Clostridium in the body c
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JUN 06, 2022
Microbiology
In 1999, a miniature rotor that could be moved reliably was attached to a molecule. Researchers have come a long way sin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics were a revolutionary tool in the fight against bacterial infections. In recent years, however, the emergence
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 23, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study from the University of Birmingham and National Institutes of Health has shown that patients who are prescrib
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
MAY 20, 2022
Plants & Animals
Probiotics play an important role in our gut health. They essentially impact the make-up of bacteria in our gut, which c
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 20, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
An antibiotic known as clofoctol has shown promise in treating SARS-CoV-2 in mice. The corresponding study was published
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 15, 2022
Microbiology
In a clinical first, reported in Cell, researchers used viruses that infect bacteria, called bacteriophages or phages fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2022
Immunology
Infections are common, and many are becoming increasingly hard for clinicians to treat. Antibiotics are often used to tr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2022
Immunology
Cell death is an important natural process the body uses to maintain health; dysfunctional or unhealthy cells have to be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/acinetobacter-baumanni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2022
Technology
A cytokine storm is a severe immune system reaction where the body is flooded with cells and molecules (called cytokines
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Two new studies have revealed more about a bacterial pathogen that can infect the gut, clostridium difficile. There are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2022
Microbiology
As soon as we are born, maybe even before that, the human gut is colonized with microbes including bacteria, fungi, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2022
Microbiology
Despite the dire, well-documented risks of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which threatens to kill 10 million people a y
...
Sponsored By:
Thermo Fisher Scientific
APR 19, 2022
Immunology
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that is thought to have been around for about 150 mil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2022
Immunology
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder in which the airways narrow, which impairs breathing and causes coughing or ti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
COVID-19 is more effectively treated by a combination of drugs than singular drugs alone. The corresponding study was pu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 12, 2022
Microbiology
Microbes have colonized every part of the world, including our bodies, and there are so may we know nothing about. Advan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch