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Clinical Microbiology
Clinical Microbiology is a branch of medical science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. Moreover, this field of science is concerned about various clinical applications of microbes for the improvement of health. There are four kinds of microorganisms that cause infectious disease: bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses.
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MAY 06, 2019Genetics & Genomics
As we learn more about the effects of small changes in the genome, we are getting closer to personalizing treatments and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2019Microbiology
While there is no cure for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), we can now stop it from spreading.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 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 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 17, 2019Microbiology
Measles is extremely contagious, the CDC has stated that 555 cases have been reported - so far this year.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 10, 2019Health & Medicine
In a study published in February in the journal, Nature researchers report more evidence that microbial diversity ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAPR 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Yeast carry a mutation hotspots, and can adapt within a host to spread to adapt to new environments.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2019Microbiology
Types A and B flu usually cause seasonal flu epidemics in the United States.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
What makes CRISPR so powerful is that it is easy for any molecular or genetic scientist to use ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaMAR 22, 2019Health & Medicine
Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) is a term used to describe every cause of acute-onset of obsessiv ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAR 20, 2019Videos
A 31-year-old British man had to go to the hospital after getting an infection in his ear that spread to the lining of h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2019Microbiology
Some astronauts have lived onboard the International Space Station for hundreds of days. Researchers are learning more a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2019Health & Medicine
Tick-borne diseases have significantly increased in the U.S. in the past few years. In 2016 there were 48,610 repor ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAR 13, 2019Health & Medicine
There has been a great deal of media coverage and controversy over the role of diet on disease processes such as autoimm ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAR 06, 2019Health & Medicine
There is a consensus that the first HIV infection occurred in the 1920s in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic o ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAR 04, 2019Microbiology
The foundations of our microbiome are laid very early, and can have a lifelong impact on our health.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2019Health & Medicine
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and elk (cervids) has been rapidly spreading across North America and ha ...Written By: Dena ArutaFEB 28, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, have been able to extract cannabis compounds not from the c ...Written By: Amy LoriauxFEB 28, 2019Microbiology
The threat of infections that can't be treated can be reduced in part with a global approach.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2019Health & Medicine
Facklamia species are Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria that present a challenge for clinical labs to ...Written By: Dena ArutaFEB 23, 2019Cardiology
Despite most evidence suggesting that coffee can be part of a healthy diet, getting that idea into people's heads ha ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 20, 2019Health & Medicine
Conventional methods of identifying a positive blood culture require waiting for the blood culture broth to grow th ...Written By: Dena Aruta
MAY 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
As we learn more about the effects of small changes in the genome, we are getting closer to personalizing treatments and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2019
Microbiology
While there is no cure for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), we can now stop it from spreading.
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 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 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 17, 2019
Microbiology
Measles is extremely contagious, the CDC has stated that 555 cases have been reported - so far this year.
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 10, 2019
Health & Medicine
In a study published in February in the journal, Nature researchers report more evidence that microbial diversity
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
APR 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Yeast carry a mutation hotspots, and can adapt within a host to spread to adapt to new environments.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2019
Microbiology
Types A and B flu usually cause seasonal flu epidemics in the United States.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
What makes CRISPR so powerful is that it is easy for any molecular or genetic scientist to use
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAR 22, 2019
Health & Medicine
Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) is a term used to describe every cause of acute-onset of obsessiv
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAR 20, 2019
Videos
A 31-year-old British man had to go to the hospital after getting an infection in his ear that spread to the lining of h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2019
Microbiology
Some astronauts have lived onboard the International Space Station for hundreds of days. Researchers are learning more a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2019
Health & Medicine
Tick-borne diseases have significantly increased in the U.S. in the past few years. In 2016 there were 48,610 repor
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAR 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
There has been a great deal of media coverage and controversy over the role of diet on disease processes such as autoimm
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAR 06, 2019
Health & Medicine
There is a consensus that the first HIV infection occurred in the 1920s in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic o
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAR 04, 2019
Microbiology
The foundations of our microbiome are laid very early, and can have a lifelong impact on our health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2019
Health & Medicine
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and elk (cervids) has been rapidly spreading across North America and ha
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
FEB 28, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, have been able to extract cannabis compounds not from the c
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 28, 2019
Microbiology
The threat of infections that can't be treated can be reduced in part with a global approach.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
Facklamia species are Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria that present a challenge for clinical labs to
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
FEB 23, 2019
Cardiology
Despite most evidence suggesting that coffee can be part of a healthy diet, getting that idea into people's heads ha
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
Conventional methods of identifying a positive blood culture require waiting for the blood culture broth to grow th
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta