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Clinical Virology
A branch of medicine that consists of isolating one or several viruses responsible for some human pathologies.
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DEC 07, 2018Videos
You've probably heard of norovirus before; it's a highly contagious family of viruses that can sicken large groups of pe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2018Microbiology
It's been suggested that a fifth of all cancers are caused by microbial infections, and new work indicates that the esti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Shocking the scientific community, a Chinese scientist announced that he edited human embryos, and twins have been born.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2018Videos
On August 1, 2018, an Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is still ongoing.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2018Microbiology
In 1999, there were 62 cases of West Nile Virus in New York State. Since then it has spread around the United States.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Understanding how cancer cells avoid death despite their DNA being damaged will create new strategies to enhance cancer ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 11, 2018Microbiology
In Africa, Lassa fever is a significant threat to public health. It is a member of the same family of viruses as Ebola.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2018Microbiology
Sometime in 2014, the CDC began to get reports of a mysterious illness that was affecting children. More cases have appe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2018Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect animals. Some, called bacteriophages, can infect bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2018Microbiology
We now know of the importance of the microbiome, but most of the research focus has been on bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2018Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease has no cure and no well-understood cause. Experts know that tangles of tau protein that develop ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 27, 2018Cancer
Glioblastoma is a very difficult cancer to treat; researchers look to an engineered poliovirus for novel targeted approa ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 23, 2018Microbiology
A teenage boy in North Central Florida presented with symptoms that defied diagnosis.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2018Cancer
A team from the Institute of Cancer Research has published a comprehensive literature review and outlined a breakthrough ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 09, 2018Microbiology
Phages are viruses that infect bacteria; scientists have found that the same phage can have a markedly different effect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
One way to combat the rise of antibiotic resistance is to find out how bacteria evade the effects of current drugs, to i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2017Microbiology
Until today, I had never, ever heard of a plant-based vaccine. There are lots of reasons why plant-based vaccines are a ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 12, 2017Microbiology
I just got a postcard in the mail from my veterinarian. They say it’s time for my dog to get her rabies vaccinatio ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 10, 2017Microbiology
Bacteriophages are everywhere. By everywhere, I mean there are about 10^31 of them on our planet - and that’s a lo ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 30, 2017Immunology
You’re not the only one who needs to head to the clinic this flu season; your dog might need to pay a visit ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 23, 2016Videos
The common cold comes from rhinoviruses and four main subgroups of coronavirus. Researchers have now identified the sour ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2016Immunology
Findings Could Guide Development of Treatments for Lassa Fever For the first time, scientists at The Scripps Research In ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 29, 2016Immunology
Scientists have discovered a way to make a nasal spray flu vaccine safer for those who are at greatest risk of catching ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)
DEC 07, 2018
Videos
You've probably heard of norovirus before; it's a highly contagious family of viruses that can sicken large groups of pe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2018
Microbiology
It's been suggested that a fifth of all cancers are caused by microbial infections, and new work indicates that the esti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Shocking the scientific community, a Chinese scientist announced that he edited human embryos, and twins have been born.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2018
Videos
On August 1, 2018, an Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is still ongoing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2018
Microbiology
In 1999, there were 62 cases of West Nile Virus in New York State. Since then it has spread around the United States.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Understanding how cancer cells avoid death despite their DNA being damaged will create new strategies to enhance cancer
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 11, 2018
Microbiology
In Africa, Lassa fever is a significant threat to public health. It is a member of the same family of viruses as Ebola.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2018
Microbiology
Sometime in 2014, the CDC began to get reports of a mysterious illness that was affecting children. More cases have appe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2018
Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect animals. Some, called bacteriophages, can infect bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2018
Microbiology
We now know of the importance of the microbiome, but most of the research focus has been on bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2018
Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease has no cure and no well-understood cause. Experts know that tangles of tau protein that develop
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 27, 2018
Cancer
Glioblastoma is a very difficult cancer to treat; researchers look to an engineered poliovirus for novel targeted approa
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 23, 2018
Microbiology
A teenage boy in North Central Florida presented with symptoms that defied diagnosis.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2018
Cancer
A team from the Institute of Cancer Research has published a comprehensive literature review and outlined a breakthrough
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 09, 2018
Microbiology
Phages are viruses that infect bacteria; scientists have found that the same phage can have a markedly different effect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
One way to combat the rise of antibiotic resistance is to find out how bacteria evade the effects of current drugs, to i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2017
Microbiology
Until today, I had never, ever heard of a plant-based vaccine. There are lots of reasons why plant-based vaccines are a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 12, 2017
Microbiology
I just got a postcard in the mail from my veterinarian. They say it’s time for my dog to get her rabies vaccinatio
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 10, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteriophages are everywhere. By everywhere, I mean there are about 10^31 of them on our planet - and that’s a lo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 30, 2017
Immunology
You’re not the only one who needs to head to the clinic this flu season; your dog might need to pay a visit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 23, 2016
Videos
The common cold comes from rhinoviruses and four main subgroups of coronavirus. Researchers have now identified the sour
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2016
Immunology
Findings Could Guide Development of Treatments for Lassa Fever For the first time, scientists at The Scripps Research In
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 29, 2016
Immunology
Scientists have discovered a way to make a nasal spray flu vaccine safer for those who are at greatest risk of catching
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)