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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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OCT 23, 2018Immunology
A point mutation has caused a de novo immune deficiency observed in two patientsWritten By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 21, 2018Microbiology
Once thought to have come from Africa ~5,000 years ago, the dominant form of this pathogen really came from Europe, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2018Videos
Scientists are trying to learn more about a gene, PTPN22, that is especially critical to the immune system.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2018Cardiology
The surgeons of today need to rethink their relationship with robots. This is because the field of surgery is rapidly ad ...Written By: Abbie ArceOCT 14, 2018Immunology
Red blood cells infected with malaria will secrete small vesicles that activate pathogen receptorsWritten By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 11, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers want to enhance our natural defenses to fight a variety of health problems more effectively.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2018Microbiology
After last year's flu season killed around 80,000 people, the CDC is trying to get the word out about the flu vaccine.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2018Microbiology
Sometime in 2014, the CDC began to get reports of a mysterious illness that was affecting children. More cases have appe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2018Videos
The CDC has some advice about a ham recall announced on October 3 by Johnston County Hams, Inc.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2018Cardiology
Medical tourism is a booming industry with the more popular surgery destinations reporting revenues into the billions. T ...Written By: Abbie ArceOCT 03, 2018Immunology
A team of researchers from Duke Human Vaccine Institute has recently published their work regarding the interplay of nat ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlSEP 26, 2018Immunology
Scientists from a biotechnology corporation, Genentech, have altered a protein that blocks a signaling pathway in gram-n ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlSEP 22, 2018Videos
Once written off as junk, it was suggested that some regions of the genome that don't code for protein act as regulators ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2018Microbiology
You may have never heard of melioidosis, also known as Whitmore's disease, but it is a scary infection in many parts of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2018Microbiology
The waterborne bacterium Vibrio cholerae has been spreading cholera in contaminated water since the 1800's.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
One researcher wants to change how we think about disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2018Health & Medicine
Measles is a disease that many believe was eradicated years ago. That's true, to a point, but like a bad penny, it&# ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 05, 2018Earth & The Environment
A warming climate will ultimately favor some species over others. One such species is a parasite called the liver fluke, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 01, 2018Cancer
We have always been told to eat more vegetables as they are rich in many nutrients and vitamins as well as the ability t ...Written By: Heba El-wassefAUG 31, 2018Microbiology
In August, the World Health Organization declared that an Ebola outbreak was happening in the DRC.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2018Immunology
Artificial intelligence can process CT scan images to determine biological and clinical information that can predict imm ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 29, 2018Immunology
The Innate Immune response prioritizes lung infection and cell repair over other threats in both infants and adults.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 29, 2018Microbiology
A leading cause of birth defects and complication of transplants is the human cytomegalovirus, which can evade our immun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2018Videos
Also caused RMSF, it is spread by ticks and is classified as a rickettsiosis, an infection caused by intracellular bacte ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2018
Immunology
A point mutation has caused a de novo immune deficiency observed in two patients
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 21, 2018
Microbiology
Once thought to have come from Africa ~5,000 years ago, the dominant form of this pathogen really came from Europe, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2018
Videos
Scientists are trying to learn more about a gene, PTPN22, that is especially critical to the immune system.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2018
Cardiology
The surgeons of today need to rethink their relationship with robots. This is because the field of surgery is rapidly ad
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
OCT 14, 2018
Immunology
Red blood cells infected with malaria will secrete small vesicles that activate pathogen receptors
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 11, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers want to enhance our natural defenses to fight a variety of health problems more effectively.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2018
Microbiology
After last year's flu season killed around 80,000 people, the CDC is trying to get the word out about the flu vaccine.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2018
Microbiology
Sometime in 2014, the CDC began to get reports of a mysterious illness that was affecting children. More cases have appe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2018
Videos
The CDC has some advice about a ham recall announced on October 3 by Johnston County Hams, Inc.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2018
Cardiology
Medical tourism is a booming industry with the more popular surgery destinations reporting revenues into the billions. T
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
OCT 03, 2018
Immunology
A team of researchers from Duke Human Vaccine Institute has recently published their work regarding the interplay of nat
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 26, 2018
Immunology
Scientists from a biotechnology corporation, Genentech, have altered a protein that blocks a signaling pathway in gram-n
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 22, 2018
Videos
Once written off as junk, it was suggested that some regions of the genome that don't code for protein act as regulators
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2018
Microbiology
You may have never heard of melioidosis, also known as Whitmore's disease, but it is a scary infection in many parts of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2018
Microbiology
The waterborne bacterium Vibrio cholerae has been spreading cholera in contaminated water since the 1800's.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
One researcher wants to change how we think about disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2018
Health & Medicine
Measles is a disease that many believe was eradicated years ago. That's true, to a point, but like a bad penny, it&#
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 05, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A warming climate will ultimately favor some species over others. One such species is a parasite called the liver fluke,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 01, 2018
Cancer
We have always been told to eat more vegetables as they are rich in many nutrients and vitamins as well as the ability t
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
AUG 31, 2018
Microbiology
In August, the World Health Organization declared that an Ebola outbreak was happening in the DRC.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2018
Immunology
Artificial intelligence can process CT scan images to determine biological and clinical information that can predict imm
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 29, 2018
Immunology
The Innate Immune response prioritizes lung infection and cell repair over other threats in both infants and adults.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 29, 2018
Microbiology
A leading cause of birth defects and complication of transplants is the human cytomegalovirus, which can evade our immun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2018
Videos
Also caused RMSF, it is spread by ticks and is classified as a rickettsiosis, an infection caused by intracellular bacte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch