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Infection Control
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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JUL 05, 2016Immunology
A first-of-its-kind study yields clues to how some people are able to survive the deadly Ebola virus and suggests possib ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 01, 2016Immunology
Autophagy is a natural process that occurs in the body to remove defective proteins, potentially misfolded or aggregated ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 01, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Amid concerns over the spread of Zika, researchers are reporting a surge in the number of abortions. A new study in the ...JUN 30, 2016Genetics & Genomics
In the world of malaria infection, Plasmodium falciparum parasites will always be queen to their less lethal cousin, Pla ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 27, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Almost 80,000 people die each year worldwide due to brain inflammation diseases, and it’s hard to know how many of ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 27, 2016Videos
An Ohio teenager died last week after contracting a brain-eating amoeba called Naegleria fowleri while rafting at the U. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), opioids, anticonvulsants, and antidepressants are all drugs used to help ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
With the current Zika outbreak, there’s been a definite shift in research to identify ways to stop this virus from ...JUN 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new way to detect antibodies in blood opens the door to developing simple diagnostic tests for diseases for which ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration just approved a new line of treatment for obese patients who struggle with the con ...JUN 17, 2016Immunology
The summer of 2015 in the South Bronx, New York City saw the worst outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease the city had ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 15, 2016Immunology
When you think about how cancer cells continue to develop ways grow and spread despite both the body’s and medicin ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 08, 2016Genetics & Genomics
As news of the Zika virus flooded the media for the past few months, efforts to control the mosquito population have sur ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study report found that at least 2,234 people contracted the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from blood transfu ...JUN 03, 2016Immunology
While the immune system does act as a multi-faceted protective system when dangerous bacteria and viruses come knocking, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 03, 2016Microbiology
Clostridium difficile loves to infect the gut, and these infections (CDIs) can be nasty and difficult to treat. These sp ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 02, 2016Immunology
The human immune system works around the clock to fight pathogens and protect the body from disease. T cells play an ess ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 26, 2016Microbiology
In March 2015, President Obama released The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. It is inte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2016Immunology
The body’s cells proliferate continuously, depicted as a series of phases called the cell cycle. In a recent colla ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 18, 2016Health & Medicine
While the intestines are potentially the star players of the digestive system, they also play a role in immune homeostas ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 18, 2016Cardiology
Scientists have solved a mystery about where the body stores and deploys blood-clotting factor VIII, a protein that abou ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 17, 2016Cardiology
Selenium is an essential nutrient for human health found in seafood, meat, grains, and dairy products. Pregnant women sh ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 17, 2016Immunology
More health care workers are getting flu vaccines as more states pass laws making flu shots mandatory, a new study shows ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 11, 2016Immunology
New Findings Could Be a Step Toward Preventing Autoimmune Disease A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 05, 2016
Immunology
A first-of-its-kind study yields clues to how some people are able to survive the deadly Ebola virus and suggests possib
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
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
JUL 01, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Amid concerns over the spread of Zika, researchers are reporting a surge in the number of abortions. A new study in the
...
JUN 30, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
In the world of malaria infection, Plasmodium falciparum parasites will always be queen to their less lethal cousin, Pla
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 27, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Almost 80,000 people die each year worldwide due to brain inflammation diseases, and it’s hard to know how many of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 27, 2016
Videos
An Ohio teenager died last week after contracting a brain-eating amoeba called Naegleria fowleri while rafting at the U.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), opioids, anticonvulsants, and antidepressants are all drugs used to help
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
With the current Zika outbreak, there’s been a definite shift in research to identify ways to stop this virus from
...
JUN 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new way to detect antibodies in blood opens the door to developing simple diagnostic tests for diseases for which
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration just approved a new line of treatment for obese patients who struggle with the con
...
JUN 17, 2016
Immunology
The summer of 2015 in the South Bronx, New York City saw the worst outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease the city had
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 15, 2016
Immunology
When you think about how cancer cells continue to develop ways grow and spread despite both the body’s and medicin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 08, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
As news of the Zika virus flooded the media for the past few months, efforts to control the mosquito population have sur
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study report found that at least 2,234 people contracted the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from blood transfu
...
JUN 03, 2016
Immunology
While the immune system does act as a multi-faceted protective system when dangerous bacteria and viruses come knocking,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 03, 2016
Microbiology
Clostridium difficile loves to infect the gut, and these infections (CDIs) can be nasty and difficult to treat. These sp
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 02, 2016
Immunology
The human immune system works around the clock to fight pathogens and protect the body from disease. T cells play an ess
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 26, 2016
Microbiology
In March 2015, President Obama released The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. It is inte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2016
Immunology
The body’s cells proliferate continuously, depicted as a series of phases called the cell cycle. In a recent colla
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
While the intestines are potentially the star players of the digestive system, they also play a role in immune homeostas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 18, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists have solved a mystery about where the body stores and deploys blood-clotting factor VIII, a protein that abou
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 17, 2016
Cardiology
Selenium is an essential nutrient for human health found in seafood, meat, grains, and dairy products. Pregnant women sh
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 17, 2016
Immunology
More health care workers are getting flu vaccines as more states pass laws making flu shots mandatory, a new study shows
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 11, 2016
Immunology
New Findings Could Be a Step Toward Preventing Autoimmune Disease A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)