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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 27, 2023Microbiology
The CDC has issued an alert about a rise in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) shigellosis, which causes gastrointestinal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2023Microbiology
Scientists have found that a gene that has been previously identified in many animals and their associated microbes can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2023Technology
Surgery can pose a range of complications that must be closely monitored, though one of the more common complications in ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 20, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a bacteria-killing virus that may be effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The co ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 17, 2023Microbiology
Partners can accomplish amazing things, and it seems that is true for bacteria. Large colonies of bacteria called biofil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2023Health & Medicine
Several studies have shed new light on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a shockingly common disorder that is th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2023Infographics
Over the past decade, advances in immune-based therapeutic approaches have drastically expanded cancer treatment options ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 10, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
A single dose of a common antibiotic could reduce postpartum sepsis risk among women who deliver vaginally. The correspo ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 07, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotic resistance is a rapidly growing threat to public health. Antibiotic resistance refers to the phenomenon ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizFEB 07, 2023Microbiology
This powerful, natural compound may also be useful against pathogenic fungi that affect humans.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), malaria is an illness caused by Plasmodium parasites which are spread ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 05, 2023Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that works on the front lines; they can identify pathogens and threats, engulf tho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2023Immunology
Inflammation can be affected by fatty acid intake. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease, and rates have been increas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2023Microbiology
We share the world, and our bodies with bacteria. Many of those microbes are harmless or even beneficial, while some can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Albicidin is a peptide antibiotic that works as a DNA gyrase inhibitor with bactericidal activity towards fluoroquinolon ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 23, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Venomous snakes, which include cobras, vipers, and rattlesnakes, can pose a significant danger to humans. In the Un ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJAN 17, 2023Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2023Microbiology
A new study has shown that when people go to shopping malls, they take home more than new products, and they leave more ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial resistance is among the top ten global health threats facing h ...Written By: Zoe MichaudDEC 28, 2022Health & Medicine
For millennia the arms race between bacteria and animals was fought through mutations and evolution. As modern bacteria ...Written By: Amielle MorenoDEC 26, 2022Immunology
Almost every patient who gets myeloma and is treated with a standard therapy also experiences relapse. But researchers h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2022Microbiology
For decades, people relied on antibiotics to eliminate bacterial infections, and for a long time, those antibiotics work ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Vistagen is a clinical-stage pharma company developing drugs for central nervous system disorders (CNS disorders) such a ...Written By: Greta AnneDEC 03, 2022Neuroscience
A team of City University of Hong Kong (CityU) neuroscientists recently identified and developed a new drug candidate fo ...Written By: Kerry Charron
FEB 27, 2023
Microbiology
The CDC has issued an alert about a rise in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) shigellosis, which causes gastrointestinal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2023
Microbiology
Scientists have found that a gene that has been previously identified in many animals and their associated microbes can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2023
Technology
Surgery can pose a range of complications that must be closely monitored, though one of the more common complications in
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 20, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a bacteria-killing virus that may be effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The co
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 17, 2023
Microbiology
Partners can accomplish amazing things, and it seems that is true for bacteria. Large colonies of bacteria called biofil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2023
Health & Medicine
Several studies have shed new light on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a shockingly common disorder that is th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2023
Infographics
Over the past decade, advances in immune-based therapeutic approaches have drastically expanded cancer treatment options
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 10, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
A single dose of a common antibiotic could reduce postpartum sepsis risk among women who deliver vaginally. The correspo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 07, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotic resistance is a rapidly growing threat to public health. Antibiotic resistance refers to the phenomenon
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
FEB 07, 2023
Microbiology
This powerful, natural compound may also be useful against pathogenic fungi that affect humans.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), malaria is an illness caused by Plasmodium parasites which are spread
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 05, 2023
Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that works on the front lines; they can identify pathogens and threats, engulf tho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2023
Immunology
Inflammation can be affected by fatty acid intake. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease, and rates have been increas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2023
Microbiology
We share the world, and our bodies with bacteria. Many of those microbes are harmless or even beneficial, while some can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Albicidin is a peptide antibiotic that works as a DNA gyrase inhibitor with bactericidal activity towards fluoroquinolon
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 23, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Venomous snakes, which include cobras, vipers, and rattlesnakes, can pose a significant danger to humans. In the Un
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JAN 17, 2023
Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2023
Microbiology
A new study has shown that when people go to shopping malls, they take home more than new products, and they leave more
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial resistance is among the top ten global health threats facing h
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
DEC 28, 2022
Health & Medicine
For millennia the arms race between bacteria and animals was fought through mutations and evolution. As modern bacteria
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
DEC 26, 2022
Immunology
Almost every patient who gets myeloma and is treated with a standard therapy also experiences relapse. But researchers h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2022
Microbiology
For decades, people relied on antibiotics to eliminate bacterial infections, and for a long time, those antibiotics work
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Vistagen is a clinical-stage pharma company developing drugs for central nervous system disorders (CNS disorders) such a
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
DEC 03, 2022
Neuroscience
A team of City University of Hong Kong (CityU) neuroscientists recently identified and developed a new drug candidate fo
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron