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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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MAY 03, 2017Microbiology
If you’re not familiar with Yersinia pestis, that’s okay. However, I’m sure you’re familiar with ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 02, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Women may have an increased risk of a miscarriage if they’ve been exposed to some antibiotics in the early pregnan ...MAY 01, 2017Immunology
Corneal transplants can be especially risky for some patients, when steroids intended to suppress the immune system fail ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 29, 2017Microbiology
Does the idea of a fecal microbiota transplant gross you out? What if you had ulcerative colitis and this procedure coul ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Bone marrow transplants are often considered to be the last resort treatment, because the procedure could have the nearl ...APR 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Among an indigenous group of people in the Amazon region of Bolivia, atherosclerosis is practically nonexistent, wh ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Abnormal levels and types of gut bacteria may be behind chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers report. The findings add t ...APR 26, 2017Microbiology
The World Health Organization estimates that some 212 million people contracted malaria in 2015, and nearly 430,000 peop ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 26, 2017Health & Medicine
The ability of one microbe to adapt is giving it a whole new career as a sexually transmitted disease. Usually content w ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioAPR 26, 2017Plants & Animals
Premature births are somewhat of a problem, not just for humans, but also for animals. The main issue with premature bir ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 24, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists have created a 3D image of a molecular structure that many different bacteria use to pump toxins into humans ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 24, 2017Health & Medicine
Gut bacteria could influence whether or not babies survive infections of the digestive system, new research with mice su ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 22, 2017Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 21, 2017Health & Medicine
Metoprolol is a classic drug for everything heart-related: preventing chest pain, lowering high blood pressure, and redu ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 20, 2017Videos
Honey isn't only the sweetest snack ever, it also has quite the reputation as a anti-bacterial agent. In fact, people us ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Even though this year’s peak flu season can be considered to have passed, people can contract the virus well into ...APR 20, 2017Videos
Cancer rates vary as a result of many factors and race is certainly one of them. Routinely, studies show that blacks hav ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 19, 2017Microbiology
Secretory IgA molecules are the antibodies that help protect our intestines from pathogens. Researchers from ETH Zurich ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have animated an important transporter that moves natural molecules and drug compounds into the cell.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at Swansea University's Institute of Life Science (ILS) are preparing for what could be the first clinica ...APR 16, 2017Immunology
How did our ancient ancestors wipe out a primordial virus 11 million years ago? Could modern humans harness this techniq ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 16, 2017Microbiology
"While lice are highly maligned, they provide a wealth of scientific information," said Dr. Bret BoydWritten By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2017Videos
Antimicrobial resistance is not only a growing health threat, it's already a huge problem; it just doesn't get much atte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Travelers heading to the beautiful Hawaiian paradise should be warned to avoid raw snails and slugs. Hawaiian state offi ...
MAY 03, 2017
Microbiology
If you’re not familiar with Yersinia pestis, that’s okay. However, I’m sure you’re familiar with
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 02, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Women may have an increased risk of a miscarriage if they’ve been exposed to some antibiotics in the early pregnan
...
MAY 01, 2017
Immunology
Corneal transplants can be especially risky for some patients, when steroids intended to suppress the immune system fail
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 29, 2017
Microbiology
Does the idea of a fecal microbiota transplant gross you out? What if you had ulcerative colitis and this procedure coul
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Bone marrow transplants are often considered to be the last resort treatment, because the procedure could have the nearl
...
APR 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Among an indigenous group of people in the Amazon region of Bolivia, atherosclerosis is practically nonexistent, wh
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Abnormal levels and types of gut bacteria may be behind chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers report. The findings add t
...
APR 26, 2017
Microbiology
The World Health Organization estimates that some 212 million people contracted malaria in 2015, and nearly 430,000 peop
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 26, 2017
Health & Medicine
The ability of one microbe to adapt is giving it a whole new career as a sexually transmitted disease. Usually content w
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
APR 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
Premature births are somewhat of a problem, not just for humans, but also for animals. The main issue with premature bir
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists have created a 3D image of a molecular structure that many different bacteria use to pump toxins into humans
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
Gut bacteria could influence whether or not babies survive infections of the digestive system, new research with mice su
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 22, 2017
Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 21, 2017
Health & Medicine
Metoprolol is a classic drug for everything heart-related: preventing chest pain, lowering high blood pressure, and redu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 20, 2017
Videos
Honey isn't only the sweetest snack ever, it also has quite the reputation as a anti-bacterial agent. In fact, people us
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Even though this year’s peak flu season can be considered to have passed, people can contract the virus well into
...
APR 20, 2017
Videos
Cancer rates vary as a result of many factors and race is certainly one of them. Routinely, studies show that blacks hav
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 19, 2017
Microbiology
Secretory IgA molecules are the antibodies that help protect our intestines from pathogens. Researchers from ETH Zurich
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have animated an important transporter that moves natural molecules and drug compounds into the cell.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at Swansea University's Institute of Life Science (ILS) are preparing for what could be the first clinica
...
APR 16, 2017
Immunology
How did our ancient ancestors wipe out a primordial virus 11 million years ago? Could modern humans harness this techniq
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 16, 2017
Microbiology
"While lice are highly maligned, they provide a wealth of scientific information," said Dr. Bret Boyd
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2017
Videos
Antimicrobial resistance is not only a growing health threat, it's already a huge problem; it just doesn't get much atte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Travelers heading to the beautiful Hawaiian paradise should be warned to avoid raw snails and slugs. Hawaiian state offi
...