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Infection Control: is the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial or healthcare-associated infection, a practical sub-discipline of epidemiology. It is an essential part of the infrastructure of health care.
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JUN 22, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
The skin is home to around 1.5 trillion bacteria, which together with fungi and viruses, make up the skin microbiota. Th ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Most people think of viruses as nasty pathogens that can infect cells. Though it's taken time and testing, researche ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
For most of us, a whiff of pepper or tickle in the nose will trigger a sneeze. The action can rapidly expel whatever mig ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
A new medication called ‘Wegovy’ produced by Novo Nordisk has been approved by the Food and Drug Administrat ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Metastatic cancer is the deadliest, and it can happen years after cancer has been treated to the point of remission. Met ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2021Immunology
Circulating immune cells are constantly on the lookout for the presence of any pathogenic intruders in the body. Once a ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 13, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Researchers from the University of Nottingham have figured out a new 3D printing process technique that allows for the m ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 06, 2021Microbiology
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning chicken consumers and people that keep live poultry at h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2021Microbiology
The brain is sometimes called grey matter, which is made up of neurons. But it also contains white matter, which are neu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2021Immunology
Nanobodies are small fragments of monoclonal antibodies that from a therapeutic perspective are more stable and cheaper ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 01, 2021Microbiology
Francisella tularensis is a naturally occurring bacterium found throughout the Northern Hemisphere that is extremely vir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2021Immunology
Seasonal flu vaccines only work around 40 to 60 percent of the time, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preve ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 28, 2021Genetics & Genomics
New research assessed bacterial and fungal biofilms, tenacious microbial communities that are tougher than small groups ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
There are nearly a million cases of tuberculosis (TB) every year, and over 80 percent of childhood deaths from TB occur ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 26, 2021Microbiology
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been little doubt that the virus emerged somewhere in or around Wuha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2021Microbiology
Foodborne illness can be prevented by cooking meat to a proper temperature and avoiding cross-contamination. But when th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2021Microbiology
Though suspected outbreaks have been documented since 1878, the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu, a highly pathogeni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2021Immunology
A new study indicates that delaying the second “booster” dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine (to 11-12 ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 19, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that a new combination immunotherapy, alongside antiretroviral therapy (ART), is effective ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 18, 2021Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered an antiviral drug that blocks the SARS-CoV-2 virus from infecting lung cells. Promi ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 16, 2021Cancer
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common cause of liver cancer in the world, resulting in approximately 880,000 deaths ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 12, 2021Immunology
Teams of science experts from numerous disciplines have been collecting data on SARS-CoV-2 for over a year to understand ...Written By: Caroline WallaceMAY 11, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care, and early diagnosis is a decisive factor in determini ...Sponsored By: bioMérieux IncMAY 10, 2021Microbiology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has changed the world in devastating ways, taking hundreds of thousands of lives & new var ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
The skin is home to around 1.5 trillion bacteria, which together with fungi and viruses, make up the skin microbiota. Th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Most people think of viruses as nasty pathogens that can infect cells. Though it's taken time and testing, researche
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
For most of us, a whiff of pepper or tickle in the nose will trigger a sneeze. The action can rapidly expel whatever mig
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
A new medication called ‘Wegovy’ produced by Novo Nordisk has been approved by the Food and Drug Administrat
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Metastatic cancer is the deadliest, and it can happen years after cancer has been treated to the point of remission. Met
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2021
Immunology
Circulating immune cells are constantly on the lookout for the presence of any pathogenic intruders in the body. Once a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 13, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers from the University of Nottingham have figured out a new 3D printing process technique that allows for the m
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 06, 2021
Microbiology
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning chicken consumers and people that keep live poultry at h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2021
Microbiology
The brain is sometimes called grey matter, which is made up of neurons. But it also contains white matter, which are neu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2021
Immunology
Nanobodies are small fragments of monoclonal antibodies that from a therapeutic perspective are more stable and cheaper
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 01, 2021
Microbiology
Francisella tularensis is a naturally occurring bacterium found throughout the Northern Hemisphere that is extremely vir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2021
Immunology
Seasonal flu vaccines only work around 40 to 60 percent of the time, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preve
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
New research assessed bacterial and fungal biofilms, tenacious microbial communities that are tougher than small groups
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are nearly a million cases of tuberculosis (TB) every year, and over 80 percent of childhood deaths from TB occur
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 26, 2021
Microbiology
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been little doubt that the virus emerged somewhere in or around Wuha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2021
Microbiology
Foodborne illness can be prevented by cooking meat to a proper temperature and avoiding cross-contamination. But when th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2021
Microbiology
Though suspected outbreaks have been documented since 1878, the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu, a highly pathogeni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2021
Immunology
A new study indicates that delaying the second “booster” dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine (to 11-12
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 19, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that a new combination immunotherapy, alongside antiretroviral therapy (ART), is effective
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 18, 2021
Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered an antiviral drug that blocks the SARS-CoV-2 virus from infecting lung cells. Promi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 16, 2021
Cancer
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common cause of liver cancer in the world, resulting in approximately 880,000 deaths
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 12, 2021
Immunology
Teams of science experts from numerous disciplines have been collecting data on SARS-CoV-2 for over a year to understand
...
Written By:
Caroline Wallace
MAY 11, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care, and early diagnosis is a decisive factor in determini
...
Sponsored By:
bioMérieux Inc
MAY 10, 2021
Microbiology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has changed the world in devastating ways, taking hundreds of thousands of lives & new var
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch