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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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AUG 24, 2020Cancer
Once upon a time, stem cells were the talk of the town. They really are amazing, with some capable of turning into any o ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 24, 2020Immunology
Once in the body, HIV tracks down T cells that bear the CD4 receptor. It attaches to these immune cells, fusing itself w ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 22, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
At 11 million cases annually, urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common outpatient infections in the U.S., Sci ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 21, 2020Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium. If it stays on the skin it's harmless, but if it gets into the bloodstream, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2020Immunology
When it comes to cancer biomarkers, it’s often the genetic signatures that are associated with poor patient outcom ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 18, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute have discovered a method used by bacteria to develop antibio ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists from Oxford University have shown that a single gene can make some strains of Staphylococcus aureus (the bact ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 11, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The human body is made up of around 10 trillion cells. Fascinatingly, we have 10 times more bacterial cells on our bodie ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 10, 2020Cancer
Breast cancer is one of the deadliest cancers globally. It has been studied extensively with plenty of treatments availa ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
One of our current global threats is antibiotic resistance. As more biofilm-associated infections are ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 02, 2020Microbiology
Cells can be grouped into two general categories: prokaryotic, which make up microbes like bacteria and archaea, or euka ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have found that cannabidiol (CBD) combined with antibiotics has a mo ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
One of the most puzzling characteristics of coronavirus is how some people develop severe symptoms and die from the dise ...JUL 27, 2020Space & Astronomy
Research has shown that bacteria are more lethal and resistant to antibiotics when exposed to microgravity (a lack of gr ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 25, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A new way for treating the human herpes viruses was recently discovered by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Rapid drug discovery saves lives and new technology is aiming to do just that in the fight against tuberculosis. Learn m ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 19, 2020Microbiology
A type of fungus that's been found in soil or plants has now been identified in a hospital environment and in people for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2020Immunology
When it comes to clinical countermeasures against COVID-19, one class of molecules stands out among the others: antibodi ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 13, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have uncovered a new antiviral mechanism for the new ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 12, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Not everyone that gets lung cancer is a current or former smoker, and researchers have now found that lung cancer is dif ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Finding drug-resistant genes in bacteria remains a challenge. However, scientists at Washington State University have de ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria live in symbiosis with many animals in the world. These tiny single-celled creatures often play crucial roles i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2020Immunology
Acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, is a rare but devastatingly debilitating neurologic disease in children caused by a resp ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 05, 2020Cancer
New research published in the journal Marine Drugs reports the development of a cancer remedy from molecules derived fro ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 24, 2020
Cancer
Once upon a time, stem cells were the talk of the town. They really are amazing, with some capable of turning into any o
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 24, 2020
Immunology
Once in the body, HIV tracks down T cells that bear the CD4 receptor. It attaches to these immune cells, fusing itself w
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 22, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
At 11 million cases annually, urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common outpatient infections in the U.S., Sci
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 21, 2020
Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium. If it stays on the skin it's harmless, but if it gets into the bloodstream,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2020
Immunology
When it comes to cancer biomarkers, it’s often the genetic signatures that are associated with poor patient outcom
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 18, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute have discovered a method used by bacteria to develop antibio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists from Oxford University have shown that a single gene can make some strains of Staphylococcus aureus (the bact
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 11, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The human body is made up of around 10 trillion cells. Fascinatingly, we have 10 times more bacterial cells on our bodie
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 10, 2020
Cancer
Breast cancer is one of the deadliest cancers globally. It has been studied extensively with plenty of treatments availa
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
One of our current global threats is antibiotic resistance. As more biofilm-associated infections are
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 02, 2020
Microbiology
Cells can be grouped into two general categories: prokaryotic, which make up microbes like bacteria and archaea, or euka
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have found that cannabidiol (CBD) combined with antibiotics has a mo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
One of the most puzzling characteristics of coronavirus is how some people develop severe symptoms and die from the dise
...
JUL 27, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Research has shown that bacteria are more lethal and resistant to antibiotics when exposed to microgravity (a lack of gr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 25, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A new way for treating the human herpes viruses was recently discovered by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Rapid drug discovery saves lives and new technology is aiming to do just that in the fight against tuberculosis. Learn m
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 19, 2020
Microbiology
A type of fungus that's been found in soil or plants has now been identified in a hospital environment and in people for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2020
Immunology
When it comes to clinical countermeasures against COVID-19, one class of molecules stands out among the others: antibodi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 13, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have uncovered a new antiviral mechanism for the new
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 12, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Not everyone that gets lung cancer is a current or former smoker, and researchers have now found that lung cancer is dif
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Finding drug-resistant genes in bacteria remains a challenge. However, scientists at Washington State University have de
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria live in symbiosis with many animals in the world. These tiny single-celled creatures often play crucial roles i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2020
Immunology
Acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, is a rare but devastatingly debilitating neurologic disease in children caused by a resp
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 05, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the journal Marine Drugs reports the development of a cancer remedy from molecules derived fro
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan