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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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DEC 30, 2016Cancer
A common misconception is that cancer is caused by a single mutation in the genetic code. In many cases, however, the si ...DEC 30, 2016Cancer
An experimental drug that was originally intended to work for male contraception may also work to shrink testicular canc ...DEC 29, 2016Microbiology
If you’re a bacterium, you don’t need to be resistant to antibiotics to survive them. You just have to make ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 27, 2016Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria are becoming a serious public health concern. In the video below, the director ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Obesity is a common epidemic worldwide, but scientists are now bringing to light an associated health issue, fatty liver ...Written By: Jennifer EllisDEC 26, 2016Immunology
A recent study from the Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) in Japan led to the discovery of a new group of mono ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 25, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Exercise is generally seen as good for the body, but new work from researchers at Baylor College of Medicine demonstrate ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2016Microbiology
An antibiotic resistance gene that was known to be present in animals on farms in Europe and Asia has now been found in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2016Immunology
A clinical trial at the Duke Translational Research Institute was immediately shut down after 10 participants had an ana ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 01, 2016Videos
Every season, the Bath and Body Works giant shills out new scents of their famous antibacterial soaps - guaranteed to "k ...DEC 01, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Could a long used diabetes drug be repurposed for cancer treatment? Researchers at Rice University have found a potentia ...Written By: Jennifer EllisNOV 30, 2016Microbiology
Leprosy. We’ve all heard of it, but do you really know what causes it? What does the word make you think of ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 28, 2016Cancer
Image Credit: Getty Images An experimental drug appears to pack a one-two punch against some prostate cancers, significa ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)NOV 21, 2016Cancer
Scripps Florida Scientists Create Innovative Drug Design Strategy to Improve Breast Cancer TreatmentJUPITER, FL – November 21, 2016 – While there have been advances in the treatment of hormone-driven breast c ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 19, 2016Microbiology
Rising antibiotic resistance is considered a major public health threat; one that the United Nations has taken notice of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Antibiotic resistance has become one of public health’s largest issues in recent years. A recent study from the UK ...Written By: Jennifer EllisNOV 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are still learning more about ferroptosis, a recently identified type of regulated cell death. It seems to b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at the Imperial College London and DNA Electronics have developed a portable USB device that detects the pres ...NOV 06, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Neglected diseases are those that affect the world’s poor and are usually common in tropical areas. A new discover ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) have learned more about how two common antibiotics, chlorampheni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
New antibiotics against superbugs could be coming from a very unlikely source, say scientists. As it turns out, the ques ...OCT 26, 2016Microbiology
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that every day, roughly one of 25 hospital patients carries at ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2016Cancer
A study from the University of Japan finds that certain compounds in onions have anticancer effects against ovarian canc ...OCT 20, 2016Cancer
Could a compound found in common cold medicine stop the spread of bladder cancer? It sounds sensational, but that’ ...
DEC 30, 2016
Cancer
A common misconception is that cancer is caused by a single mutation in the genetic code. In many cases, however, the si
...
DEC 30, 2016
Cancer
An experimental drug that was originally intended to work for male contraception may also work to shrink testicular canc
...
DEC 29, 2016
Microbiology
If you’re a bacterium, you don’t need to be resistant to antibiotics to survive them. You just have to make
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 27, 2016
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria are becoming a serious public health concern. In the video below, the director
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Obesity is a common epidemic worldwide, but scientists are now bringing to light an associated health issue, fatty liver
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 26, 2016
Immunology
A recent study from the Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) in Japan led to the discovery of a new group of mono
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 25, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Exercise is generally seen as good for the body, but new work from researchers at Baylor College of Medicine demonstrate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2016
Microbiology
An antibiotic resistance gene that was known to be present in animals on farms in Europe and Asia has now been found in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2016
Immunology
A clinical trial at the Duke Translational Research Institute was immediately shut down after 10 participants had an ana
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 01, 2016
Videos
Every season, the Bath and Body Works giant shills out new scents of their famous antibacterial soaps - guaranteed to "k
...
DEC 01, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Could a long used diabetes drug be repurposed for cancer treatment? Researchers at Rice University have found a potentia
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 30, 2016
Microbiology
Leprosy. We’ve all heard of it, but do you really know what causes it? What does the word make you think of
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 28, 2016
Cancer
Image Credit: Getty Images An experimental drug appears to pack a one-two punch against some prostate cancers, significa
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
NOV 21, 2016
Cancer
Scripps Florida Scientists Create Innovative Drug Design Strategy to Improve Breast Cancer Treatment
JUPITER, FL – November 21, 2016 – While there have been advances in the treatment of hormone-driven breast c
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 19, 2016
Microbiology
Rising antibiotic resistance is considered a major public health threat; one that the United Nations has taken notice of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Antibiotic resistance has become one of public health’s largest issues in recent years. A recent study from the UK
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are still learning more about ferroptosis, a recently identified type of regulated cell death. It seems to b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at the Imperial College London and DNA Electronics have developed a portable USB device that detects the pres
...
NOV 06, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neglected diseases are those that affect the world’s poor and are usually common in tropical areas. A new discover
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) have learned more about how two common antibiotics, chlorampheni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
New antibiotics against superbugs could be coming from a very unlikely source, say scientists. As it turns out, the ques
...
OCT 26, 2016
Microbiology
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that every day, roughly one of 25 hospital patients carries at
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2016
Cancer
A study from the University of Japan finds that certain compounds in onions have anticancer effects against ovarian canc
...
OCT 20, 2016
Cancer
Could a compound found in common cold medicine stop the spread of bladder cancer? It sounds sensational, but that’
...