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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 05, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are leaving no stone unturned in the search for new antibiotics. Now a peptide that can destroy biofilms has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Research shows how a bacterial pathogen that is resistant to antibiotics could potentially gain the ability to produce a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2018Cardiology
A discovery arose from growing human arterial endothelial cells in the lab, and scientists from the Morgridge Institute ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 09, 2018Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is called "The Long Goodbye" because it doesn't kill patients quickly, but ov ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 09, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Humans may be reservoirs for antibiotic-resistance genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2018Cancer
Andy Lindsay, a 61-year-old from Massachusetts, achieved his goal of climbing the Mera Peak in Nepal in October 2017.Written By: Julia TraversJAN 08, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reveals that the chronic infections that impact CF patients may be vulnerable to some classes of antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made a discovery about the fusion of adjacent genes that is leading to new cancer therapeutics.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2018Microbiology
A seemingly harmless food additive appears to be the reason behind increasingly frequent and severe outbreaks of Clostri ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 31, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Top 5 Discoveries in Cancer Therapy Research from Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FLWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 29, 2017Microbiology
Scientists anticipate that at the current rate of antibiotic prescriptions, bacteria will evolve to the point of making ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 26, 2017Microbiology
One way that bacterial infections get around antibiotics is by using sleeper cells; these special cells lie dormant, sur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers develop new "universal" antibody to target seasonal influenza to lay the foundation for future vaccine devel ...Written By: Courtney SchaalDEC 15, 2017Genetics & Genomics
A commonly prescribed class of drugs, glucocorticoids, are used for their anti-inflammatory effects. They have side effe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2017Cancer
Time and time again, cancer has proven to be a most complex and formidable enemy. In many instances, cancer has outwitte ...DEC 11, 2017Videos
Teenagers can be challenging to be around. Hormones, attitude and all the drama can make it a hard part of life. Most of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 07, 2017Videos
Antibiotic resistance is a problem that could affect the health of thousands. From overuse of antibiotic drugs, some bac ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 05, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Summary of ethical principles for biotechnology advances in human disease set forth by global summitWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 05, 2017Cancer
Virtually every type of cancer has metastatic potential – that is, the tumor cells can leave its original site and ...DEC 04, 2017Cancer
It’s tragically ironic that in cancer medicine, sometimes the process of killing off cancer cells can spur new tum ...DEC 04, 2017Immunology
As we get older, we become increasingly prone to various diseases like cancer and heart disease, but why is that? A new ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 01, 2017Microbiology
As many of us are aware, the antimicrobial resistance crisis is now regarded as a global public health threat. Bacterial ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 29, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
New evidence that chromatin rearranges in a reversible manner in drug resistant cancer cellsWritten By: Courtney SchaalNOV 25, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic resistance is a growing health problem, one that already kills an estimated 23,000 people every year in the U ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are leaving no stone unturned in the search for new antibiotics. Now a peptide that can destroy biofilms has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Research shows how a bacterial pathogen that is resistant to antibiotics could potentially gain the ability to produce a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2018
Cardiology
A discovery arose from growing human arterial endothelial cells in the lab, and scientists from the Morgridge Institute
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 09, 2018
Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is called "The Long Goodbye" because it doesn't kill patients quickly, but ov
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 09, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Humans may be reservoirs for antibiotic-resistance genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2018
Cancer
Andy Lindsay, a 61-year-old from Massachusetts, achieved his goal of climbing the Mera Peak in Nepal in October 2017.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 08, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reveals that the chronic infections that impact CF patients may be vulnerable to some classes of antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made a discovery about the fusion of adjacent genes that is leading to new cancer therapeutics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2018
Microbiology
A seemingly harmless food additive appears to be the reason behind increasingly frequent and severe outbreaks of Clostri
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 31, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Top 5 Discoveries in Cancer Therapy Research from Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 29, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists anticipate that at the current rate of antibiotic prescriptions, bacteria will evolve to the point of making
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 26, 2017
Microbiology
One way that bacterial infections get around antibiotics is by using sleeper cells; these special cells lie dormant, sur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers develop new "universal" antibody to target seasonal influenza to lay the foundation for future vaccine devel
...
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 15, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
A commonly prescribed class of drugs, glucocorticoids, are used for their anti-inflammatory effects. They have side effe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2017
Cancer
Time and time again, cancer has proven to be a most complex and formidable enemy. In many instances, cancer has outwitte
...
DEC 11, 2017
Videos
Teenagers can be challenging to be around. Hormones, attitude and all the drama can make it a hard part of life. Most of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 07, 2017
Videos
Antibiotic resistance is a problem that could affect the health of thousands. From overuse of antibiotic drugs, some bac
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 05, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Summary of ethical principles for biotechnology advances in human disease set forth by global summit
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 05, 2017
Cancer
Virtually every type of cancer has metastatic potential – that is, the tumor cells can leave its original site and
...
DEC 04, 2017
Cancer
It’s tragically ironic that in cancer medicine, sometimes the process of killing off cancer cells can spur new tum
...
DEC 04, 2017
Immunology
As we get older, we become increasingly prone to various diseases like cancer and heart disease, but why is that? A new
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 01, 2017
Microbiology
As many of us are aware, the antimicrobial resistance crisis is now regarded as a global public health threat. Bacterial
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 29, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
New evidence that chromatin rearranges in a reversible manner in drug resistant cancer cells
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic resistance is a growing health problem, one that already kills an estimated 23,000 people every year in the U
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch