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Infection is a disease caused by a pathogenic microorganism (e.g., bacteria, viruses) able to invade tissue.
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JUL 11, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have learned how some pathogenic bacteria stick to cells in the intestine, which gets their infection started ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2018Microbiology
A compound that is naturally made by a bacterium called Francisella tularensis can impair the immune response.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Gender is a known factor in the development of neurological disorders. Now scientists think they know why.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2018Microbiology
Many pathogens are becoming antibiotic resistant; the microbe that causes the STD gonorrhea is no different.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2018Health & Medicine
Cases of Hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV, are on the rise. In the United States, the CDC reports that there were appr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 04, 2018Videos
There is still a debate about whether or not viruses are a form of life, and we really don't know where they came from.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2018Microbiology
Our GI tract pays host to trillions of microbes, which have been shown to play a highly influential role in our health a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2018Health & Medicine
While there have been great strides in the fight against HIV infection and AIDS, the problem is not going away anytime s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 04, 2018Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease has no cure and no well-understood cause. Experts know that tangles of tau protein that develop ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 03, 2018Microbiology
Zika virus might still be impacting pregnancies.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Koalas are fascinating animals, and their populations have proven difficult to manage. New work will change that.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2018Immunology
There’s a new therapeutic approach to boosting the weakened immune system that develops naturally with age, but it ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 30, 2018Videos
It's not known exactly where the patient contracted the disease, but it was either Idaho or Oregon.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2018Immunology
A specific subset of immune cells could be targeted to better treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A new University o ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 29, 2018Health & Medicine
Headphones have become so common, most people don't even notice them. Walking, jogging, riding on public transportat ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 28, 2018Videos
Now that the scientists have studied the protein and its potential, they will begin to enroll participants in a study.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2018Microbiology
Researchers want to stop the contamination of extraterrestrial environments by earthly bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2018Immunology
The highly complex structure and function of human T cells made the creation of synthetic versions of the immune cells d ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 27, 2018Immunology
While studying specific immune cells in the context of chronic itching in the skin, two Washington University School of ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 27, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Xofluza, the recent 24-hour killing flu drug that was developed by the Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi and appr ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 27, 2018Cancer
Glioblastoma is a very difficult cancer to treat; researchers look to an engineered poliovirus for novel targeted approa ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 26, 2018Cardiology
Scientists are working on the world’s first micropacemaker system designed to be implanted in the pericardial sac ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 25, 2018Plants & Animals
Olive trees throughout Europe are in trouble as an incommodious bacterium known as Xylella fastidiosa spreads like wildf ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 24, 2018Videos
As snow falls, glacial ice preserves air, water, and biological material. Over time, years and years of biological mater ...Written By: Nouran Amin
JUL 11, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have learned how some pathogenic bacteria stick to cells in the intestine, which gets their infection started
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2018
Microbiology
A compound that is naturally made by a bacterium called Francisella tularensis can impair the immune response.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Gender is a known factor in the development of neurological disorders. Now scientists think they know why.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2018
Microbiology
Many pathogens are becoming antibiotic resistant; the microbe that causes the STD gonorrhea is no different.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2018
Health & Medicine
Cases of Hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV, are on the rise. In the United States, the CDC reports that there were appr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 04, 2018
Videos
There is still a debate about whether or not viruses are a form of life, and we really don't know where they came from.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2018
Microbiology
Our GI tract pays host to trillions of microbes, which have been shown to play a highly influential role in our health a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2018
Health & Medicine
While there have been great strides in the fight against HIV infection and AIDS, the problem is not going away anytime s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 04, 2018
Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease has no cure and no well-understood cause. Experts know that tangles of tau protein that develop
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 03, 2018
Microbiology
Zika virus might still be impacting pregnancies.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Koalas are fascinating animals, and their populations have proven difficult to manage. New work will change that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2018
Immunology
There’s a new therapeutic approach to boosting the weakened immune system that develops naturally with age, but it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 30, 2018
Videos
It's not known exactly where the patient contracted the disease, but it was either Idaho or Oregon.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2018
Immunology
A specific subset of immune cells could be targeted to better treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A new University o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 29, 2018
Health & Medicine
Headphones have become so common, most people don't even notice them. Walking, jogging, riding on public transportat
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 28, 2018
Videos
Now that the scientists have studied the protein and its potential, they will begin to enroll participants in a study.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers want to stop the contamination of extraterrestrial environments by earthly bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2018
Immunology
The highly complex structure and function of human T cells made the creation of synthetic versions of the immune cells d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 27, 2018
Immunology
While studying specific immune cells in the context of chronic itching in the skin, two Washington University School of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 27, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Xofluza, the recent 24-hour killing flu drug that was developed by the Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi and appr
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 27, 2018
Cancer
Glioblastoma is a very difficult cancer to treat; researchers look to an engineered poliovirus for novel targeted approa
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 26, 2018
Cardiology
Scientists are working on the world’s first micropacemaker system designed to be implanted in the pericardial sac
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 25, 2018
Plants & Animals
Olive trees throughout Europe are in trouble as an incommodious bacterium known as Xylella fastidiosa spreads like wildf
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 24, 2018
Videos
As snow falls, glacial ice preserves air, water, and biological material. Over time, years and years of biological mater
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin