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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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OCT 10, 2022Microbiology
Lyme disease occurs when a blacklegged tick that is infected with Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria bites a human, and the i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2022Plants & Animals
Yeast, like bacteria, causes infections. In fact, yeasts are responsible for over 100 million infections every year. The ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 30, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists are developing a human version of a drug that was highly beneficial to a hamster model of COVID-19. The drug, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
In early April, Pfizer announced a $525 million acquisition of ReViral’s novel therapy for respiratory syncytial v ...Sponsored By: Sino BiologicalSEP 26, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes is a chronic disease that causes high levels of blood glucose. This is a result of the pancreas producing insuf ...Written By: Zoe MichaudSEP 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, active genes are transcribed into mRNA molecules, which can be edited and processed in a variety of ways, to u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2022Microbiology
Drug resistant bacterial infections are expected to increase, and these dangerous illnesses already claim the lives of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
A variety of past studies have shown that there is some connection between oral health and heart health. Gum disease is ...Written By: Zoe MichaudSEP 18, 2022Immunology
When we get a bacterial infection in our skin, our immune system responds. It's been thought that inflammatory cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Wastewater epidemiology is a field of study in which the water from sewer systems is surveyed to generate data about the ...Written By: Zoe MichaudSEP 13, 2022Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2022Microbiology
In the 19th century Sir Ronald Ross, a soldier, pioneer, microbiologist, botanist, and a knight helped shape how we view ...Written By: Mandy WoodsSEP 06, 2022Microbiology
Measles in one of the most infectious viruses in the world, and can spread through close contact with an infected person ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2022Immunology
Soon, vaccine booster shots that are specific to the Omicron variant will be available in many countries. The new Omicro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Infections of the bacterium C. difficile can cause diarrhea and inflammation of the colon called colitis. It is estimate ...Written By: Zoe MichaudSEP 01, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system has revolutionized biomedical research, and has now even been used in the clinic is ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2022Immunology
T cells help us fight pathogens, and there are many kinds. New research has shown that a type of T cell that stays in th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2022Health & Medicine
West Nile virus, which is spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito, arrived unexpectedly in the United ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAUG 28, 2022Immunology
When there is illness or injury, there is inflammation; immune molecules and cells race to the site of infection or tiss ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2022Microbiology
With effort, we all can help counter the rise of bacterial pathogens that resist the effects of multiple antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2022Health & Medicine
Since the start of the pandemic, researchers and clinicians have warned that not everyone who is infected with SARS-CoV- ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2022Health & Medicine
Researchers and clinicians have found that when people are hospitalized with COVID-19, they are more likely to develop l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is spread through the air when a person ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAUG 11, 2022Cancer
In 1938, Dr. Roy Plunkett made an accidental discovery! He observed tetrafluoroethylene spontaneously polymerize i ...Written By: Katie Kokolus
OCT 10, 2022
Microbiology
Lyme disease occurs when a blacklegged tick that is infected with Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria bites a human, and the i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2022
Plants & Animals
Yeast, like bacteria, causes infections. In fact, yeasts are responsible for over 100 million infections every year. The
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 30, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists are developing a human version of a drug that was highly beneficial to a hamster model of COVID-19. The drug,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
In early April, Pfizer announced a $525 million acquisition of ReViral’s novel therapy for respiratory syncytial v
...
Sponsored By:
Sino Biological
SEP 26, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes is a chronic disease that causes high levels of blood glucose. This is a result of the pancreas producing insuf
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, active genes are transcribed into mRNA molecules, which can be edited and processed in a variety of ways, to u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2022
Microbiology
Drug resistant bacterial infections are expected to increase, and these dangerous illnesses already claim the lives of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
A variety of past studies have shown that there is some connection between oral health and heart health. Gum disease is
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 18, 2022
Immunology
When we get a bacterial infection in our skin, our immune system responds. It's been thought that inflammatory cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Wastewater epidemiology is a field of study in which the water from sewer systems is surveyed to generate data about the
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 13, 2022
Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2022
Microbiology
In the 19th century Sir Ronald Ross, a soldier, pioneer, microbiologist, botanist, and a knight helped shape how we view
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
SEP 06, 2022
Microbiology
Measles in one of the most infectious viruses in the world, and can spread through close contact with an infected person
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2022
Immunology
Soon, vaccine booster shots that are specific to the Omicron variant will be available in many countries. The new Omicro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Infections of the bacterium C. difficile can cause diarrhea and inflammation of the colon called colitis. It is estimate
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 01, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system has revolutionized biomedical research, and has now even been used in the clinic is
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2022
Immunology
T cells help us fight pathogens, and there are many kinds. New research has shown that a type of T cell that stays in th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2022
Health & Medicine
West Nile virus, which is spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito, arrived unexpectedly in the United
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 28, 2022
Immunology
When there is illness or injury, there is inflammation; immune molecules and cells race to the site of infection or tiss
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2022
Microbiology
With effort, we all can help counter the rise of bacterial pathogens that resist the effects of multiple antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2022
Health & Medicine
Since the start of the pandemic, researchers and clinicians have warned that not everyone who is infected with SARS-CoV-
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2022
Health & Medicine
Researchers and clinicians have found that when people are hospitalized with COVID-19, they are more likely to develop l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is spread through the air when a person
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 11, 2022
Cancer
In 1938, Dr. Roy Plunkett made an accidental discovery! He observed tetrafluoroethylene spontaneously polymerize i
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus