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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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SEP 12, 2021Health & Medicine
New research may have identified a potential treatment or preventive medication for SARS-CoV-2 and other viral infection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2021Health & Medicine
Infective endocarditis is caused when a bacterium such as staphylococcus enters the bloodstream and infects heart ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 10, 2021Technology
Every day, researchers are making progress on therapeutics that could help end the COVID-19 pandemic. The FDA recently a ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 08, 2021Microbiology
Nipah virus is one of the world's deadliest viruses. It has caused several small outbreaks in Southeast Asia since it em ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2021Health & Medicine
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a significant issue in the United States and abroad. According to the CDC, the term & ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 07, 2021Health & Medicine
Vaccination and new treatments for diseases have remained topics of skepticism since their inception. When it came to an ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 07, 2021Microbiology
The world has rapidly become familiar with sarbecoviruses, two of which jumped to humans in recent years. The first was ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2021Microbiology
HIV vaccines have remained elusive in part because the virus has a powerful ability to mutate, and there are so many str ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
People who take antibiotics are at an increased risk of developing colon cancer within five to ten years. The research w ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 06, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR gene editor uses RNA molecules that act as guides that ta Cas9 proteins, which are like enzymatic scissors, t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have sought to learn more about why some people get severe COVID-19 while others have only mild cases. We kno ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2021Immunology
The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has helped save countless lives during the pandemic. Studies have shown that vac ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 02, 2021Immunology
Innate lymphoid cells, or ILCs, are specialized immune cells that are increasingly entering the research spotlight. Thes ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 01, 2021Microbiology
It's been generally assumed that people who get infected with SARS-COV-2 will develop antibodies to the virus, which cau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2021Health & Medicine
Consider yourself among the luckiest if you made a full recovery from infection with SARS-CoV-2, especially if you were ...Written By: Alexandria BassAUG 31, 2021Immunology
After encountering an infectious agent, the immune system begins churning out antibodies—Y-shaped warriors that ne ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 30, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes of the world are constantly competing with one another. There are viruses that can infect bacteria, called ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have found that the immune systems of some carnivorous animals appear to be defective; they don't express a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2021Health & Medicine
Since their discovery, there has been an interest in how ABO blood groups and infectious diseases may be related. In add ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioAUG 26, 2021Microbiology
Scientists have used a mouse model to visualize the progression of a SARS-CoV-2 infection as it led to sometimes fatal c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2021Microbiology
Ticks are vectors for disease; they can transmit pathogenic bacteria to animals and humans through their bites. Diseases ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
When a virus infects a cell, it usually takes over the cell's machinery to start churning out viral particles, which are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2021Cancer
Cancer patients have a higher risk of developing severe symptoms from a COVID-19 infection. Many cancer pati ...Written By: Katie KokolusAUG 25, 2021Cardiology
The spleen is one of the organs we can live without, but researchers are increasingly recognizing its importance. We kno ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
New research may have identified a potential treatment or preventive medication for SARS-CoV-2 and other viral infection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2021
Health & Medicine
Infective endocarditis is caused when a bacterium such as staphylococcus enters the bloodstream and infects heart
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 10, 2021
Technology
Every day, researchers are making progress on therapeutics that could help end the COVID-19 pandemic. The FDA recently a
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 08, 2021
Microbiology
Nipah virus is one of the world's deadliest viruses. It has caused several small outbreaks in Southeast Asia since it em
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2021
Health & Medicine
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a significant issue in the United States and abroad. According to the CDC, the term &
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 07, 2021
Health & Medicine
Vaccination and new treatments for diseases have remained topics of skepticism since their inception. When it came to an
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 07, 2021
Microbiology
The world has rapidly become familiar with sarbecoviruses, two of which jumped to humans in recent years. The first was
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2021
Microbiology
HIV vaccines have remained elusive in part because the virus has a powerful ability to mutate, and there are so many str
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
People who take antibiotics are at an increased risk of developing colon cancer within five to ten years. The research w
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR gene editor uses RNA molecules that act as guides that ta Cas9 proteins, which are like enzymatic scissors, t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have sought to learn more about why some people get severe COVID-19 while others have only mild cases. We kno
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2021
Immunology
The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has helped save countless lives during the pandemic. Studies have shown that vac
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 02, 2021
Immunology
Innate lymphoid cells, or ILCs, are specialized immune cells that are increasingly entering the research spotlight. Thes
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 01, 2021
Microbiology
It's been generally assumed that people who get infected with SARS-COV-2 will develop antibodies to the virus, which cau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2021
Health & Medicine
Consider yourself among the luckiest if you made a full recovery from infection with SARS-CoV-2, especially if you were
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
AUG 31, 2021
Immunology
After encountering an infectious agent, the immune system begins churning out antibodies—Y-shaped warriors that ne
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 30, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes of the world are constantly competing with one another. There are viruses that can infect bacteria, called
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have found that the immune systems of some carnivorous animals appear to be defective; they don't express a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2021
Health & Medicine
Since their discovery, there has been an interest in how ABO blood groups and infectious diseases may be related. In add
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
AUG 26, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists have used a mouse model to visualize the progression of a SARS-CoV-2 infection as it led to sometimes fatal c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2021
Microbiology
Ticks are vectors for disease; they can transmit pathogenic bacteria to animals and humans through their bites. Diseases
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
When a virus infects a cell, it usually takes over the cell's machinery to start churning out viral particles, which are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2021
Cancer
Cancer patients have a higher risk of developing severe symptoms from a COVID-19 infection. Many cancer pati
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
AUG 25, 2021
Cardiology
The spleen is one of the organs we can live without, but researchers are increasingly recognizing its importance. We kno
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch