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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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SEP 03, 2017Videos
A new superbug has been identified by researchers with the Partner State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences in the Departme ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2017Videos
In children, brain cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related deaths. Brain tumors are extremely aggressive and of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 27, 2017Videos
McDonald's Corporation announced that in 2018, it will reduce the use of human antibiotics in its chicken to help addres ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2017Microbiology
With all the talk of the human microbiome, it’s worth pointing out that other organisms- even teeny tiny ones - ha ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 26, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers created a phase diagram to describe how the components of a cell experience the cytoplasm in which they are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2017Immunology
Ever since penicillin was discovered in 1928, bacteria have been fighting back against every single antibiotic we develo ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 19, 2017Cancer
For disease as complex as cancer, knowing a single mutation is sometimes not enough. In the case of lethal brain tumors, ...AUG 15, 2017Microbiology
Dietary supplements are popular in the United States, but the FDA has a warning about one manufacturer.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Weight gain is an unfortunate side effect of many antipsychotic drugs like olanzapine, and researchers are learning why.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Obese women are at higher risk for breast cancer; new work has investigated why that is.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2017Immunology
Cancer can't hide from the immune system anymore - scientists are on the verge of identifying every single gene muta ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 05, 2017Chemistry & Physics
A joint team of chemists from UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory came up with a novel method for addi ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 03, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have made major strides in our understanding of how bacteria are able to resist the action of antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2017Cancer
In surveying the blood for signs of cancer DNA, researchers found that liquid biopsies can also reveal clues about why s ...AUG 02, 2017Cancer
Turmeric, the trendy spicy that’s making its way into lattes, could be key in defeating pancreatic cancer drug res ...JUL 30, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new review study published in Microchemical Journal is taking a broad look at the effects of our antibiotics making th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified a link between poor outcomes in colorectal cancer cases, and a type of bacteria called Fusoba ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
If there’s one thing that doctors can agree on, it’s that negligent prescription and use of antibiotics can ...JUL 24, 2017Cancer
Looking inside the tumor of someone with bladder cancer, there are no immune cells to be found. The immune system is equ ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuberculosis is a deadly bacterial infection that is among the top ten causes of death in the world, according to the Wo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2017Microbiology
As antibiotic-resistance among pathogens becomes an ever-bigger problem, the pressure is on to find new antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Science sometimes happens by accident. And happily, sometimes these accidents have the potential to radically transform ...JUL 15, 2017Immunology
Chronic skin disorders are often grouped and studied together although on a molecular level, they are very different. Fr ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 13, 2017Microbiology
Researchers are trying a new approach to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria - nanoparticles.Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2017
Videos
A new superbug has been identified by researchers with the Partner State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences in the Departme
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2017
Videos
In children, brain cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related deaths. Brain tumors are extremely aggressive and of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 27, 2017
Videos
McDonald's Corporation announced that in 2018, it will reduce the use of human antibiotics in its chicken to help addres
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2017
Microbiology
With all the talk of the human microbiome, it’s worth pointing out that other organisms- even teeny tiny ones - ha
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 26, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers created a phase diagram to describe how the components of a cell experience the cytoplasm in which they are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2017
Immunology
Ever since penicillin was discovered in 1928, bacteria have been fighting back against every single antibiotic we develo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 19, 2017
Cancer
For disease as complex as cancer, knowing a single mutation is sometimes not enough. In the case of lethal brain tumors,
...
AUG 15, 2017
Microbiology
Dietary supplements are popular in the United States, but the FDA has a warning about one manufacturer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Weight gain is an unfortunate side effect of many antipsychotic drugs like olanzapine, and researchers are learning why.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Obese women are at higher risk for breast cancer; new work has investigated why that is.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2017
Immunology
Cancer can't hide from the immune system anymore - scientists are on the verge of identifying every single gene muta
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 05, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
A joint team of chemists from UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory came up with a novel method for addi
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 03, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have made major strides in our understanding of how bacteria are able to resist the action of antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2017
Cancer
In surveying the blood for signs of cancer DNA, researchers found that liquid biopsies can also reveal clues about why s
...
AUG 02, 2017
Cancer
Turmeric, the trendy spicy that’s making its way into lattes, could be key in defeating pancreatic cancer drug res
...
JUL 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new review study published in Microchemical Journal is taking a broad look at the effects of our antibiotics making th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified a link between poor outcomes in colorectal cancer cases, and a type of bacteria called Fusoba
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
If there’s one thing that doctors can agree on, it’s that negligent prescription and use of antibiotics can
...
JUL 24, 2017
Cancer
Looking inside the tumor of someone with bladder cancer, there are no immune cells to be found. The immune system is equ
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuberculosis is a deadly bacterial infection that is among the top ten causes of death in the world, according to the Wo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2017
Microbiology
As antibiotic-resistance among pathogens becomes an ever-bigger problem, the pressure is on to find new antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Science sometimes happens by accident. And happily, sometimes these accidents have the potential to radically transform
...
JUL 15, 2017
Immunology
Chronic skin disorders are often grouped and studied together although on a molecular level, they are very different. Fr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 13, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers are trying a new approach to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria - nanoparticles.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch