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Drug Resistance
Drug Resistance refers to microorganisms mutates and becomes insensitive to a drug that was previously effective. The term is used in the context of resistance that pathogens or cancers have "acquired", that is, resistance has evolved.
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OCT 14, 2021Cancer
Colorectal cancer develops when a series of changes occur across multiple genes. While researchers have paid signi ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 13, 2021Microbiology
When we get an infection, we can take antibiotics to get rid of it. But sometimes the situation becomes more complicated ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2021Immunology
What if a drug—specifically developed to treat one disease—had the potential to address other non-related co ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 11, 2021Microbiology
Like other organisms, bacteria have to take nutrients up from the environment and use them in various metabolic processe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria that grow in colonies can be extremely difficult to eliminate; the bacteria in these groups often become resist ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2021Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is seen as a growing threat to public health, and scientists have been trying to develop new antib ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2021Immunology
Many of the deadly viruses that affect humans—including Ebola and HIV—have animal origins. These infectious ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 04, 2021Cancer
IsoPlexis’ Single-Cell Proteomics Predict Progression-Free Survival in Melanoma Study While advancements in oncolo ...Sponsored By: IsoPlexis LeSEP 28, 2021Immunology
Hepatitis B infections have created a ‘silent epidemic’—infected people don’t display any sympto ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 23, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Last week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for the first oral therapy to ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizSEP 20, 2021Microbiology
Before antibiotics became a common treatment for infections, researchers considered using viruses that infect bacteria, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a well known superbug, a pathogenic microbe that can cause serious ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2021Immunology
A closer look at the brains of patients with aggressive, debilitating forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) reveals so ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 07, 2021Immunology
Scientists have developed a new cell therapy for arthritis that becomes activated in the presence of inflammation. When ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 31, 2021Immunology
After encountering an infectious agent, the immune system begins churning out antibodies—Y-shaped warriors that ne ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 26, 2021Microbiology
Ticks are vectors for disease; they can transmit pathogenic bacteria to animals and humans through their bites. Diseases ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2021Immunology
Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde describes a man who is a kind, respect ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, researchers have studied how an enzyme called APOBEC3 can help protect the body from pathogenic viruses, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Postpartum depression is a form of depression that occurs after childbirth. This form of depres ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizAUG 12, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Medicinal cannabis reduced treatment-resistant stuttering in a 20-year-old male patient. The case study was published in ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 12, 2021Immunology
Australian researchers have found a new molecular binding site on the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, a discovery that ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 08, 2021Microbiology
Researchers recently discovered bacteria that fed on the element manganese. Scientists also know that some bacterial pat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2021Cancer
A combination of three immunotherapy drugs can eliminate pancreatic tumors in mice. The study was published in Canc ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 05, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Mosquito-borne diseases can lead to serious disability or death. These diseases, which include Malaria, Zika, West Nile ...Written By: J. Bryce Ortiz
OCT 14, 2021
Cancer
Colorectal cancer develops when a series of changes occur across multiple genes. While researchers have paid signi
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 13, 2021
Microbiology
When we get an infection, we can take antibiotics to get rid of it. But sometimes the situation becomes more complicated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2021
Immunology
What if a drug—specifically developed to treat one disease—had the potential to address other non-related co
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 11, 2021
Microbiology
Like other organisms, bacteria have to take nutrients up from the environment and use them in various metabolic processe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria that grow in colonies can be extremely difficult to eliminate; the bacteria in these groups often become resist
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2021
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is seen as a growing threat to public health, and scientists have been trying to develop new antib
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2021
Immunology
Many of the deadly viruses that affect humans—including Ebola and HIV—have animal origins. These infectious
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 04, 2021
Cancer
IsoPlexis’ Single-Cell Proteomics Predict Progression-Free Survival in Melanoma Study While advancements in oncolo
...
Sponsored By:
IsoPlexis Le
SEP 28, 2021
Immunology
Hepatitis B infections have created a ‘silent epidemic’—infected people don’t display any sympto
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 23, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Last week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for the first oral therapy to
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
SEP 20, 2021
Microbiology
Before antibiotics became a common treatment for infections, researchers considered using viruses that infect bacteria,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a well known superbug, a pathogenic microbe that can cause serious
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2021
Immunology
A closer look at the brains of patients with aggressive, debilitating forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) reveals so
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 07, 2021
Immunology
Scientists have developed a new cell therapy for arthritis that becomes activated in the presence of inflammation. When
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 31, 2021
Immunology
After encountering an infectious agent, the immune system begins churning out antibodies—Y-shaped warriors that ne
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 26, 2021
Microbiology
Ticks are vectors for disease; they can transmit pathogenic bacteria to animals and humans through their bites. Diseases
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2021
Immunology
Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde describes a man who is a kind, respect
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, researchers have studied how an enzyme called APOBEC3 can help protect the body from pathogenic viruses,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Postpartum depression is a form of depression that occurs after childbirth. This form of depres
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
AUG 12, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Medicinal cannabis reduced treatment-resistant stuttering in a 20-year-old male patient. The case study was published in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 12, 2021
Immunology
Australian researchers have found a new molecular binding site on the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, a discovery that
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 08, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers recently discovered bacteria that fed on the element manganese. Scientists also know that some bacterial pat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2021
Cancer
A combination of three immunotherapy drugs can eliminate pancreatic tumors in mice. The study was published in Canc
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 05, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Mosquito-borne diseases can lead to serious disability or death. These diseases, which include Malaria, Zika, West Nile
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz