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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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JAN 27, 2020Microbiology
Bacteria live in household dust, and sometimes a few of those microbes are pathogenic or carry genes that confer resista ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2020Cannabis Sciences
The World Health Organization has identified antibiotic resistance, when bacteria no longer respond to antibiotics, as o ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that changes in the structure of the genome in breast cancer cells can make them resistant to dru ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2020Health & Medicine
Would you accept a vaccine that was only 40% effective? For those at risk of malaria, the answer is likely a resounding, ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 15, 2020Cancer
Research published recently in the medical journal EMBO Molecular Medicine brings hope for leukemia patients with a repo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists were studying viruses that infect and kill bacteria as a medicine for bacterial infections over a hundred yea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A study published by PNAS explains breakthrough research around designing drugs that target C. diff bacterial infections ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 27, 2019Microbiology
It takes a long time for a drug to be approved for use in humans; repurposing existing drugs is one way to get around th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
In 2018, around ten million people around the globe were sickened by tuberculosis (TB) and about 1.5 million people were ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of Nottingham are seeking new ways to improve vaccine use in the protection against the bac ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 21, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
With the efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as Prozac increasingly coming under question, the sear ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The life-threatening and treatment-resistant seizure disorder among children known as the ‘Dravet Syndrome’ ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 20, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The CDC is warning people about an outbreak of drug-resistant bacteria that's been linked to store-bought puppies.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2019Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a dangerous disease for two reasons: its stealth and its resistance to many anti-cancer drugs. The ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
When scientists assess the impact of a treatment like a drug on cells, they usually generally rely on large populations ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2019Microbiology
When staph begins to grow on medical devices like implants used on wounds, artificial joints, or catheters, they can cau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals are treated with antiretroviral therapies to reduce the amount o ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 04, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
A physician is faced with 3 patients: an elderly person with a chronic cough, a child being wheeled out of surgery and a ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 02, 2019Cannabis Sciences
An estimated 16 percent of women use marijuana on a daily basis while pregnant, and a large majority of women do so with ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 28, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
By the end of the year, an estimated 175,000 men in the United States will have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Now ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 26, 2019Microbiology
A flu drug, while still safe and effective, encourages flu viruses to mutate, especially in children.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Every year, around 700,000 people are estimated to die from drug-resistant infections thanks to our overuse of antibioti ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 25, 2019Microbiology
Salmonella infections are growing increasingly resistant to antibiotics, and are beginning to affect more adults instead ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Ever imagined a world where you cannot shower alone, drive by yourself, and even go to work in fear of having the next s ...Written By: Nouran Amin
JAN 27, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria live in household dust, and sometimes a few of those microbes are pathogenic or carry genes that confer resista
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
The World Health Organization has identified antibiotic resistance, when bacteria no longer respond to antibiotics, as o
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that changes in the structure of the genome in breast cancer cells can make them resistant to dru
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2020
Health & Medicine
Would you accept a vaccine that was only 40% effective? For those at risk of malaria, the answer is likely a resounding,
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 15, 2020
Cancer
Research published recently in the medical journal EMBO Molecular Medicine brings hope for leukemia patients with a repo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists were studying viruses that infect and kill bacteria as a medicine for bacterial infections over a hundred yea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A study published by PNAS explains breakthrough research around designing drugs that target C. diff bacterial infections
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 27, 2019
Microbiology
It takes a long time for a drug to be approved for use in humans; repurposing existing drugs is one way to get around th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
In 2018, around ten million people around the globe were sickened by tuberculosis (TB) and about 1.5 million people were
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of Nottingham are seeking new ways to improve vaccine use in the protection against the bac
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
With the efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as Prozac increasingly coming under question, the sear
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The life-threatening and treatment-resistant seizure disorder among children known as the ‘Dravet Syndrome’
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The CDC is warning people about an outbreak of drug-resistant bacteria that's been linked to store-bought puppies.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2019
Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a dangerous disease for two reasons: its stealth and its resistance to many anti-cancer drugs. The
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
When scientists assess the impact of a treatment like a drug on cells, they usually generally rely on large populations
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2019
Microbiology
When staph begins to grow on medical devices like implants used on wounds, artificial joints, or catheters, they can cau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals are treated with antiretroviral therapies to reduce the amount o
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 04, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
A physician is faced with 3 patients: an elderly person with a chronic cough, a child being wheeled out of surgery and a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 02, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
An estimated 16 percent of women use marijuana on a daily basis while pregnant, and a large majority of women do so with
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 28, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
By the end of the year, an estimated 175,000 men in the United States will have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Now
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 26, 2019
Microbiology
A flu drug, while still safe and effective, encourages flu viruses to mutate, especially in children.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Every year, around 700,000 people are estimated to die from drug-resistant infections thanks to our overuse of antibioti
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 25, 2019
Microbiology
Salmonella infections are growing increasingly resistant to antibiotics, and are beginning to affect more adults instead
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Ever imagined a world where you cannot shower alone, drive by yourself, and even go to work in fear of having the next s
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin