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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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FEB 28, 2019Microbiology
The threat of infections that can't be treated can be reduced in part with a global approach.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2019Microbiology
Triclosan is commonly added to many household products and even toys and credit cards so microbial growth will be reduce ...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 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark are working towards finding new methods for battling antibiotic resis ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 04, 2019Cancer
With all of these "new and improved" methods to treat cancer, such as immuno-based, using nanotechnology, to g ...Written By: Amy LoriauxFEB 04, 2019Microbiology
Like many other organisms, bacteria have to compete for resources and have developed a wide array of strategies to use, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a molecular pathway in liver that can allo ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 28, 2019Microbiology
A growing number of pathogenic microbes are gaining resistance to antibiotics, and the genes that confer that resistance ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2019Immunology
A team of international researchers has discovered that there may me a more from the immune system to aid in the battle ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Known as being a silent killer, diagnosing chronic liver disease in its early stages remains a clinical challenge becaus ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 17, 2019Cannabis Sciences
When I was growing up in the 1990s, the answer to this question was simple: "just say no". The D.A.R.E.&n ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 09, 2019Immunology
A review in Frontiers in Pediatrics describes a common food additive that could both create and trigger autoimmune attac ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 07, 2019Neuroscience
Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Medicine, demonstrated that grafting of medial ganglionic eminence (MGE)-deriv ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiJAN 07, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Between 12 and 17% of all breast cancer cases are triple-negative, a highly aggressive type with few therapeutic options ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2019Health & Medicine
Antibiotics play a critical role in fighting off bacterial infections. Since the discovery of the first antibiotic, Peni ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorDEC 30, 2018Health & Medicine
The 100th anniversary of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic is coming to an end. Reviewing the literature from the last 100 y ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 27, 2018Microbiology
It's no secret that antibiotic resistance is a problem that already poses a serious threat to public health, and it's ex ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2018Immunology
Researchers have shed new light on the connection between recurring urinary tract infections and the bacterial strain in ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlDEC 19, 2018Microbiology
Researchers have used powerful technologies to assess bacterial infection on the cellular level.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2018Microbiology
Three new strains of the virus in the largest population study of the infection ever done in Africa.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2018Health & Medicine
EMBL researchers have now found a way to stop itch with light in mice. Nature Biomedical Engineering publishes their res ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 11, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that some dust contains high amounts of a common antimicrobial agent called triclosan.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2018Cancer
Last month the FDA approved two new drugs for cancer, both drugs target cancers with specific genetic mutations which ma ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 09, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Insect venom, such as those secreted by wasps and bees, are considered an insect’s immune system defense because o ...Written By: Nouran Amin
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 24, 2019
Microbiology
Triclosan is commonly added to many household products and even toys and credit cards so microbial growth will be reduce
...
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 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark are working towards finding new methods for battling antibiotic resis
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 04, 2019
Cancer
With all of these "new and improved" methods to treat cancer, such as immuno-based, using nanotechnology, to g
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 04, 2019
Microbiology
Like many other organisms, bacteria have to compete for resources and have developed a wide array of strategies to use,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a molecular pathway in liver that can allo
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 28, 2019
Microbiology
A growing number of pathogenic microbes are gaining resistance to antibiotics, and the genes that confer that resistance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2019
Immunology
A team of international researchers has discovered that there may me a more from the immune system to aid in the battle
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Known as being a silent killer, diagnosing chronic liver disease in its early stages remains a clinical challenge becaus
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 17, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
When I was growing up in the 1990s, the answer to this question was simple: "just say no". The D.A.R.E.&n
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 09, 2019
Immunology
A review in Frontiers in Pediatrics describes a common food additive that could both create and trigger autoimmune attac
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 07, 2019
Neuroscience
Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Medicine, demonstrated that grafting of medial ganglionic eminence (MGE)-deriv
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
JAN 07, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Between 12 and 17% of all breast cancer cases are triple-negative, a highly aggressive type with few therapeutic options
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2019
Health & Medicine
Antibiotics play a critical role in fighting off bacterial infections. Since the discovery of the first antibiotic, Peni
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
DEC 30, 2018
Health & Medicine
The 100th anniversary of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic is coming to an end. Reviewing the literature from the last 100 y
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 27, 2018
Microbiology
It's no secret that antibiotic resistance is a problem that already poses a serious threat to public health, and it's ex
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2018
Immunology
Researchers have shed new light on the connection between recurring urinary tract infections and the bacterial strain in
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 19, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers have used powerful technologies to assess bacterial infection on the cellular level.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2018
Microbiology
Three new strains of the virus in the largest population study of the infection ever done in Africa.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2018
Health & Medicine
EMBL researchers have now found a way to stop itch with light in mice. Nature Biomedical Engineering publishes their res
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 11, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that some dust contains high amounts of a common antimicrobial agent called triclosan.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2018
Cancer
Last month the FDA approved two new drugs for cancer, both drugs target cancers with specific genetic mutations which ma
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 09, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Insect venom, such as those secreted by wasps and bees, are considered an insect’s immune system defense because o
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin