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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 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Science sometimes happens by accident. And happily, sometimes these accidents have the potential to radically transform ...JUL 17, 2017Cancer
For a long time, scientists noticed that tumors secrete factors that suggest there were viruses present inside the tumor ...JUL 16, 2017Videos
Mountain gorillas are genetically one of our closest relatives. It has been found that they can harbor a virus that is s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2017Microbiology
The microbes in our gut play a critical role in our health, and antibiotics affect those microbes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2017Videos
With superbugs on the rise and an apparent limited arsenal of antibiotics, scientists are forced to look for treatments ...JUL 14, 2017Microbiology
Streptococcus gallolyticus (Sg) is a Gram-positive, opportunistic pathogen that can cause bacteremia and endocarditis in ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 12, 2017Immunology
The good news? Scientists discovered a regulatory immune process that wards off “accidental” responses that ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 12, 2017Microbiology
The gut microbiome seems to always make the news, but what about the eye microbiome? Did you even know there was such a ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 11, 2017Videos
In this short video from Baylor College of Medicine, get some tips about keeping yourself safe from germs that may be co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization recently reported on the alarming rise of “super gonorrhea” that can outmaneuv ...JUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Fighting fire with fire, scientists are harnessing the adaptability of helpful microbes to challenge the adapt ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioJUL 11, 2017Plants & Animals
There’ve been a fair share of baby animals born in zoos lately, ranging from giant pandas to elephant calves, but ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2017Immunology
A malaria drug, called hydroxycholorquine, prevents Zika virus - even when a mother is already infected - from crossing ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 09, 2017Immunology
The number of children with allergies seems to grow every year, but children growing up on a farm seem to be exempt from ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 09, 2017Videos
If you're suffering from pollen allergies or perhaps have a more severe allergy, you are not alone! Approximately 40% of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 09, 2017Microbiology
Chocolate, derived from cacao plants, is loved by people the world over. Researchers have found that microbes can keep c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2017Microbiology
Spiroplasma is a genus of pretty odd bacteria. Most bacteria can be classified as either Gram-positive or Gram-negative. ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 08, 2017Microbiology
Doctors and researchers have been sounding the alarm about drug-resistant gonorrhea, and it is spreading around the worl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2017Immunology
Thanks to regulatory T cells (Tregs), the immune system is kept in line via a careful system of checks and balanc ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 06, 2017Microbiology
I’ve got good news and bad news. I’ll start with the bad news - there’s a new species of bacteria that ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 06, 2017Videos
Normally, frogs develop from tadpoles with just two hind legs. But there are unique circumstances in which they can deve ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 05, 2017Cardiology
Inflammation is an immune response to cuts and scratches as well as to pathogenic infections. However, the inflam ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 05, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Placenta eating has become a popular some new moms. But a recent case of bacterial infection in placenta pills has the C ...JUL 05, 2017Cancer
It looks like a small pill attached to a long string. But scientists say the so-called “pill” may replace tr ...
JUL 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Science sometimes happens by accident. And happily, sometimes these accidents have the potential to radically transform
...
JUL 17, 2017
Cancer
For a long time, scientists noticed that tumors secrete factors that suggest there were viruses present inside the tumor
...
JUL 16, 2017
Videos
Mountain gorillas are genetically one of our closest relatives. It has been found that they can harbor a virus that is s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2017
Microbiology
The microbes in our gut play a critical role in our health, and antibiotics affect those microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2017
Videos
With superbugs on the rise and an apparent limited arsenal of antibiotics, scientists are forced to look for treatments
...
JUL 14, 2017
Microbiology
Streptococcus gallolyticus (Sg) is a Gram-positive, opportunistic pathogen that can cause bacteremia and endocarditis in
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 12, 2017
Immunology
The good news? Scientists discovered a regulatory immune process that wards off “accidental” responses that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 12, 2017
Microbiology
The gut microbiome seems to always make the news, but what about the eye microbiome? Did you even know there was such a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 11, 2017
Videos
In this short video from Baylor College of Medicine, get some tips about keeping yourself safe from germs that may be co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization recently reported on the alarming rise of “super gonorrhea” that can outmaneuv
...
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Fighting fire with fire, scientists are harnessing the adaptability of helpful microbes to challenge the adapt
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
JUL 11, 2017
Plants & Animals
There’ve been a fair share of baby animals born in zoos lately, ranging from giant pandas to elephant calves, but
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 10, 2017
Immunology
A malaria drug, called hydroxycholorquine, prevents Zika virus - even when a mother is already infected - from crossing
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 09, 2017
Immunology
The number of children with allergies seems to grow every year, but children growing up on a farm seem to be exempt from
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 09, 2017
Videos
If you're suffering from pollen allergies or perhaps have a more severe allergy, you are not alone! Approximately 40% of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 09, 2017
Microbiology
Chocolate, derived from cacao plants, is loved by people the world over. Researchers have found that microbes can keep c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2017
Microbiology
Spiroplasma is a genus of pretty odd bacteria. Most bacteria can be classified as either Gram-positive or Gram-negative.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 08, 2017
Microbiology
Doctors and researchers have been sounding the alarm about drug-resistant gonorrhea, and it is spreading around the worl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2017
Immunology
Thanks to regulatory T cells (Tregs), the immune system is kept in line via a careful system of checks and balanc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 06, 2017
Microbiology
I’ve got good news and bad news. I’ll start with the bad news - there’s a new species of bacteria that
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 06, 2017
Videos
Normally, frogs develop from tadpoles with just two hind legs. But there are unique circumstances in which they can deve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 05, 2017
Cardiology
Inflammation is an immune response to cuts and scratches as well as to pathogenic infections. However, the inflam
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 05, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Placenta eating has become a popular some new moms. But a recent case of bacterial infection in placenta pills has the C
...
JUL 05, 2017
Cancer
It looks like a small pill attached to a long string. But scientists say the so-called “pill” may replace tr
...