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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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DEC 20, 2023Microbiology
A new SARS-CoV-2 subvariant of interest called JN.1 has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO). Multiple ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Two new studies have advanced our understanding of bacteriophages or phages, which are viruses that infect bacterial cel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2023Neuroscience
Symptomatic infections from a common stomach bacterium after age 50 may increase Alzheimer's disease risk. The corre ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 14, 2023Immunology
A novel immune cell therapy known as Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has recently demonstrated efficacy i ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeDEC 14, 2023Microbiology
As the climate changes, mosquitoes are on the move. Humans are also starting to settle down in places that are already c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Human immunity is an incredibly complex system that have to be very carefully regulated by the body. We need our immune ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has provided new insights into how a dangerous bacterium called Legionella pneumophila can interfere with t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2023Microbiology
In a new study that assessed seventeen research reports from eleven countries, scientists determined that cat ownership ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria are everywhere, and so are the sticky, slimy communities they can form, called biofilms. These tough bacterial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2023Microbiology
We're all familiar with the runny or stuffy noses that can come with cold and flu season. While mucus can help trap and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial cells are far simpler than animal cells - bacterial cells don't even have membrane-bound organelles like m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2023Neuroscience
The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered a myriad of health challenges, with some patients experiencing ling ...Written By: Greta AnneNOV 29, 2023Microbiology
Clostridioides difficile, often known as C. diff, is a dangerous microbe that can cause serious health problems in the g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2023Cancer
The CAR-T Revolution: Developing T Cells into Cancer Assassins Cancer has long been a formidable foe, but recent ...NOV 28, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have discovered that a very common microbe that grows in many places, including human skin, can directly caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2023Microbiology
Fungal infections can be very serious, and they can come out of nowhere. The first case of a Candida auris infection, fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2023Microbiology
Humans and most animals host a community of microbes, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, in their gastrointestinal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2023Immunology
A characteristic of tumors includes the ability to avoid the immune system. In many cases tumors can progress without de ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeNOV 20, 2023Microbiology
Researchers have now had several years to study thethat causes COVID-19 virus, and now we know a lot more about how it c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2023Microbiology
Vaccination rates for measles dropped considerably during the pandemic, and now deaths from the highly infectious diseas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Recent statistics show that sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to rise. In 2021 alone, over 2.5 million cas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2023Cancer
The links between tobacco use and cancer shouldn’t come as a big surprise to most Labroots readers. Tobacco ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 15, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
"Flips the field of microbiology on its head" by revealing the compartmentalization of biochemical processes in bacteria ...Written By: Amielle MorenoNOV 13, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
New study reveals an unexpected phenomenon of virologic rebound and prolonged contagiousness post-recovery in Paxlovid t ...Written By: Amielle Moreno
DEC 20, 2023
Microbiology
A new SARS-CoV-2 subvariant of interest called JN.1 has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO). Multiple
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Two new studies have advanced our understanding of bacteriophages or phages, which are viruses that infect bacterial cel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2023
Neuroscience
Symptomatic infections from a common stomach bacterium after age 50 may increase Alzheimer's disease risk. The corre
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 14, 2023
Immunology
A novel immune cell therapy known as Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has recently demonstrated efficacy i
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
DEC 14, 2023
Microbiology
As the climate changes, mosquitoes are on the move. Humans are also starting to settle down in places that are already c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Human immunity is an incredibly complex system that have to be very carefully regulated by the body. We need our immune
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has provided new insights into how a dangerous bacterium called Legionella pneumophila can interfere with t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2023
Microbiology
In a new study that assessed seventeen research reports from eleven countries, scientists determined that cat ownership
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria are everywhere, and so are the sticky, slimy communities they can form, called biofilms. These tough bacterial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2023
Microbiology
We're all familiar with the runny or stuffy noses that can come with cold and flu season. While mucus can help trap and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial cells are far simpler than animal cells - bacterial cells don't even have membrane-bound organelles like m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2023
Neuroscience
The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered a myriad of health challenges, with some patients experiencing ling
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
NOV 29, 2023
Microbiology
Clostridioides difficile, often known as C. diff, is a dangerous microbe that can cause serious health problems in the g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2023
Cancer
The CAR-T Revolution: Developing T Cells into Cancer Assassins Cancer has long been a formidable foe, but recent
...
NOV 28, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have discovered that a very common microbe that grows in many places, including human skin, can directly caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2023
Microbiology
Fungal infections can be very serious, and they can come out of nowhere. The first case of a Candida auris infection, fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2023
Microbiology
Humans and most animals host a community of microbes, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, in their gastrointestinal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2023
Immunology
A characteristic of tumors includes the ability to avoid the immune system. In many cases tumors can progress without de
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
NOV 20, 2023
Microbiology
Researchers have now had several years to study thethat causes COVID-19 virus, and now we know a lot more about how it c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2023
Microbiology
Vaccination rates for measles dropped considerably during the pandemic, and now deaths from the highly infectious diseas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Recent statistics show that sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to rise. In 2021 alone, over 2.5 million cas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2023
Cancer
The links between tobacco use and cancer shouldn’t come as a big surprise to most Labroots readers. Tobacco
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 15, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
"Flips the field of microbiology on its head" by revealing the compartmentalization of biochemical processes in bacteria
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
NOV 13, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
New study reveals an unexpected phenomenon of virologic rebound and prolonged contagiousness post-recovery in Paxlovid t
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno