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Blood Culture
Blood culture is a diagnostic test that checks for pathogens (e.g., bacteria, yeast) in the blood which can result from having a blood infection that can affect the entire body. A blood sample is taken from the patient and grown in broth media for bacteria to grow and be analyzed.
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DEC 25, 2020Immunology
Sitting down to enjoy an indulgent Christmas feast? A recent study in mice by Harvard Medicine scientists found t ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 07, 2020Immunology
Smoking increases the risk of lung diseases by affecting the lungs in many ways. It irritates the lungs making ...Written By: Heba El-wassefNOV 26, 2020Immunology
There’s a new weapon in the battle against lung cancer metastases: red blood cells equipped with nanopartic ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 01, 2020Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19 has to get into cells to cause infection. It does so with a spike protein on its surfa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There are different types of dementia, a term for a loss of cognitive function, including Alzheimer's disease and Le ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
In order to infect a cell, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has to find a way in. It can use receptors on the surface of cells that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2020Cardiology
The heart is a special organ, and while we know a lot about how it develops, there are still mysteries.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2020Technology
New Way for Manufacturing Red Blood Cells Scientists at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 12, 2020Cardiology
Living in a culture of excess can have its benefits, but also its drawbacks. Diabetes is a common disease that is gettin ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 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 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Salk Institute researchers created 3D cell clusters that can produce insulin, which is shown in green in their image.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2020Cardiology
This study has also demonstrated that there is a way to print heart muscle cells that causes them to organize and work i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2020Cancer
Cancer diagnostics is an area of keen interest in the fight against cancer. Cancer often slips by routine checkups and v ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The diseases cat scratch fever and trench fever are both caused by Bartonella bacteria. Animals can transmit these patho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Communities worldwide are emerging from lockdowns due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, and cases are rising.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2020Immunology
For patients with type 1 diabetes, hope is around the corner with a new experimental therapy that uses genetically modif ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 08, 2020Cardiology
According to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association's Stroke, males who work ...Written By: Lawrence RennaMAY 21, 2020Cancer
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a sub-type o ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 16, 2020Cancer
The human body is a complex network of systems that often interact and affect each other. Recent work shows that red blo ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Our blood carries many types of critical cells, including platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells, which are m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
After an assessment of blood samples collected in Brazil between 2013 and 2016, scientists have found two new species of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
While heparin is the most commonly prescribed drug in hospitals, we have to extract it from pig intestines, which is fra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
New and reemerging microbial threats continue to challenge the public health and infectious disease response teams world ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 12, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers found a use for the zika virus; they treated advanced tumors of the central nervous system of three elderly ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2020
Immunology
Sitting down to enjoy an indulgent Christmas feast? A recent study in mice by Harvard Medicine scientists found t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 07, 2020
Immunology
Smoking increases the risk of lung diseases by affecting the lungs in many ways. It irritates the lungs making
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
NOV 26, 2020
Immunology
There’s a new weapon in the battle against lung cancer metastases: red blood cells equipped with nanopartic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 01, 2020
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19 has to get into cells to cause infection. It does so with a spike protein on its surfa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There are different types of dementia, a term for a loss of cognitive function, including Alzheimer's disease and Le
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
In order to infect a cell, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has to find a way in. It can use receptors on the surface of cells that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2020
Cardiology
The heart is a special organ, and while we know a lot about how it develops, there are still mysteries.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2020
Technology
New Way for Manufacturing Red Blood Cells Scientists at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 12, 2020
Cardiology
Living in a culture of excess can have its benefits, but also its drawbacks. Diabetes is a common disease that is gettin
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
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 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Salk Institute researchers created 3D cell clusters that can produce insulin, which is shown in green in their image.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2020
Cardiology
This study has also demonstrated that there is a way to print heart muscle cells that causes them to organize and work i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2020
Cancer
Cancer diagnostics is an area of keen interest in the fight against cancer. Cancer often slips by routine checkups and v
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The diseases cat scratch fever and trench fever are both caused by Bartonella bacteria. Animals can transmit these patho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Communities worldwide are emerging from lockdowns due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, and cases are rising.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2020
Immunology
For patients with type 1 diabetes, hope is around the corner with a new experimental therapy that uses genetically modif
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 08, 2020
Cardiology
According to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association's Stroke, males who work
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
MAY 21, 2020
Cancer
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a sub-type o
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 16, 2020
Cancer
The human body is a complex network of systems that often interact and affect each other. Recent work shows that red blo
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Our blood carries many types of critical cells, including platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells, which are m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
After an assessment of blood samples collected in Brazil between 2013 and 2016, scientists have found two new species of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
While heparin is the most commonly prescribed drug in hospitals, we have to extract it from pig intestines, which is fra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
New and reemerging microbial threats continue to challenge the public health and infectious disease response teams world
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 12, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers found a use for the zika virus; they treated advanced tumors of the central nervous system of three elderly
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch