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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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AUG 22, 2016Cancer
Just because a chemotherapeutic drug exist does not mean it will work for every patient. There has been no other time wh ...AUG 19, 2016Immunology
Sometimes the immune system can react too strongly to influenza infections and cause lethal complications of pneumonia. ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 18, 2016Videos
In the treatment of any kind of cancer, the goal is to stop, or at least significantly slow, the progress of the disease ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 17, 2016Cancer
By combining nanotechnology and the wonderful world of microbiology, Canadian scientists have created something truly un ...AUG 16, 2016Immunology
Your stomach growls and you think, “it’s telling me that it’s time for lunch.” However, it&rsquo ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2016Microbiology
In a new study published in Nature, scientists describe a new protein family that are an integral part of the cell walls ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2016Cancer
Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst mortality rates among all cancer types. It’s estimated that of the 53,000 A ...AUG 01, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Much like the bacteria that build plaque in your teeth, bacteria can colonize medical implants as slimy films that cause ...JUL 31, 2016Videos
The Africa Health Research Institute has been established to fight both HIV and tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa and be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2016Immunology
A molecule involved in boosting the immune response in cases of cancer has now been associated with bacterial pneumonia ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 27, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Duke Health and Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School have reported in the journal Imm ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2016Cancer
Chemotherapy is highly effective against cancer when the cancer hasn’t found ways to subvert the treatment. The ch ...JUL 12, 2016Microbiology
Earlier this year, it was announced that a so-called superbug had been detected in a patient in the United States. Now, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2016Immunology
Researchers developing temporary implants for facial reconstruction are incorporating a unique way to deliver time-relea ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 10, 2016Videos
In May of 2016, doctors and scientists discovered a patient carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of the last resor ...JUL 10, 2016Videos
It's recently been reported that some drug-resistant super bacteria have been detected in waters around Rio de Janeiro, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2016Immunology
Autophagy is a natural process that occurs in the body to remove defective proteins, potentially misfolded or aggregated ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 29, 2016Microbiology
A research team working at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the University of Massachusetts has created a se ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2016Videos
Chemicals from a sea snail that slugs along Australia's east coast are proving incredibly powerful in the fight against ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 21, 2016Immunology
Current vaccines target only a small percentage of the more than 90 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumonia. But re ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 20, 2016Neuroscience
Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder in the United States and affects people of all ages. It’s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 18, 2016Microbiology
In a new issue, Science Translational Medicine presents two related papers that demonstrate variations in the gut microb ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2016Microbiology
A new material has been created by researchers in Singapore that kills E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds. As antibiotic res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2016Videos
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is an infection that has wreaked havoc in hospitals and nursing ho ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 22, 2016
Cancer
Just because a chemotherapeutic drug exist does not mean it will work for every patient. There has been no other time wh
...
AUG 19, 2016
Immunology
Sometimes the immune system can react too strongly to influenza infections and cause lethal complications of pneumonia.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 18, 2016
Videos
In the treatment of any kind of cancer, the goal is to stop, or at least significantly slow, the progress of the disease
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 17, 2016
Cancer
By combining nanotechnology and the wonderful world of microbiology, Canadian scientists have created something truly un
...
AUG 16, 2016
Immunology
Your stomach growls and you think, “it’s telling me that it’s time for lunch.” However, it&rsquo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2016
Microbiology
In a new study published in Nature, scientists describe a new protein family that are an integral part of the cell walls
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2016
Cancer
Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst mortality rates among all cancer types. It’s estimated that of the 53,000 A
...
AUG 01, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Much like the bacteria that build plaque in your teeth, bacteria can colonize medical implants as slimy films that cause
...
JUL 31, 2016
Videos
The Africa Health Research Institute has been established to fight both HIV and tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa and be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2016
Immunology
A molecule involved in boosting the immune response in cases of cancer has now been associated with bacterial pneumonia
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 27, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Duke Health and Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School have reported in the journal Imm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2016
Cancer
Chemotherapy is highly effective against cancer when the cancer hasn’t found ways to subvert the treatment. The ch
...
JUL 12, 2016
Microbiology
Earlier this year, it was announced that a so-called superbug had been detected in a patient in the United States. Now,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2016
Immunology
Researchers developing temporary implants for facial reconstruction are incorporating a unique way to deliver time-relea
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 10, 2016
Videos
In May of 2016, doctors and scientists discovered a patient carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of the last resor
...
JUL 10, 2016
Videos
It's recently been reported that some drug-resistant super bacteria have been detected in waters around Rio de Janeiro,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2016
Immunology
Autophagy is a natural process that occurs in the body to remove defective proteins, potentially misfolded or aggregated
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 29, 2016
Microbiology
A research team working at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the University of Massachusetts has created a se
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2016
Videos
Chemicals from a sea snail that slugs along Australia's east coast are proving incredibly powerful in the fight against
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 21, 2016
Immunology
Current vaccines target only a small percentage of the more than 90 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumonia. But re
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 20, 2016
Neuroscience
Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder in the United States and affects people of all ages. It’s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 18, 2016
Microbiology
In a new issue, Science Translational Medicine presents two related papers that demonstrate variations in the gut microb
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2016
Microbiology
A new material has been created by researchers in Singapore that kills E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds. As antibiotic res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2016
Videos
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is an infection that has wreaked havoc in hospitals and nursing ho
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim