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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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JUN 03, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers behind a large trial of antibiotics for chronic lung diseases have found that that the drugs are ineffective ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 03, 2021Immunology
Nanobodies are small fragments of monoclonal antibodies that from a therapeutic perspective are more stable and cheaper ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 01, 2021Microbiology
Francisella tularensis is a naturally occurring bacterium found throughout the Northern Hemisphere that is extremely vir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2021Immunology
Seasonal flu vaccines only work around 40 to 60 percent of the time, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preve ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Viral surveillance can give researchers vital information about virus origins, transmission routes, affected popu ...Sponsored By: Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.MAY 31, 2021Microbiology
This image by Martin Obr, PhD of IST Austria shows a structure called a capsid that shields viral genetic material and h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2021Genetics & Genomics
New research assessed bacterial and fungal biofilms, tenacious microbial communities that are tougher than small groups ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
There are nearly a million cases of tuberculosis (TB) every year, and over 80 percent of childhood deaths from TB occur ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 26, 2021Microbiology
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been little doubt that the virus emerged somewhere in or around Wuha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2021Microbiology
Foodborne illness can be prevented by cooking meat to a proper temperature and avoiding cross-contamination. But when th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2021Microbiology
Though suspected outbreaks have been documented since 1878, the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu, a highly pathogeni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Over 1.5 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, but SARS-CoV-2 variants are now threatening efforts to ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 23, 2021Health & Medicine
It's one of the most common infections of the hand that nail biters are all too familiar with. Better known as a han ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 21, 2021Microbiology
The bubonic plague is caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas. The bacterium can also caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Forget lab-based tests—a new portable microfluidic device links to a mobile app, diagnosing gonorrhea in just 15 m ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 20, 2021Immunology
A new study indicates that delaying the second “booster” dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine (to 11-12 ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 19, 2021Technology
Attempts to understand the SARS-CoV-2 virus have focused on a key mechanism of action: the use of a “spike pr ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 19, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that a new combination immunotherapy, alongside antiretroviral therapy (ART), is effective ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 19, 2021Health & Medicine
The answer depends on what's considered more important – quantity or quality of years? Previous studies ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 18, 2021Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered an antiviral drug that blocks the SARS-CoV-2 virus from infecting lung cells. Promi ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 17, 2021Immunology
Inflammation, a process that was meant to defend our body from infection, has been found to contribute to a wide range o ...MAY 16, 2021Cancer
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common cause of liver cancer in the world, resulting in approximately 880,000 deaths ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Over the past 20 years, Lyme has gone from a virtually unknown disease to the most reported vector-borne illness in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2021Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers behind a large trial of antibiotics for chronic lung diseases have found that that the drugs are ineffective
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 03, 2021
Immunology
Nanobodies are small fragments of monoclonal antibodies that from a therapeutic perspective are more stable and cheaper
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 01, 2021
Microbiology
Francisella tularensis is a naturally occurring bacterium found throughout the Northern Hemisphere that is extremely vir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2021
Immunology
Seasonal flu vaccines only work around 40 to 60 percent of the time, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preve
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Viral surveillance can give researchers vital information about virus origins, transmission routes, affected popu
...
Sponsored By:
Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
MAY 31, 2021
Microbiology
This image by Martin Obr, PhD of IST Austria shows a structure called a capsid that shields viral genetic material and h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
New research assessed bacterial and fungal biofilms, tenacious microbial communities that are tougher than small groups
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are nearly a million cases of tuberculosis (TB) every year, and over 80 percent of childhood deaths from TB occur
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 26, 2021
Microbiology
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been little doubt that the virus emerged somewhere in or around Wuha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2021
Microbiology
Foodborne illness can be prevented by cooking meat to a proper temperature and avoiding cross-contamination. But when th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2021
Microbiology
Though suspected outbreaks have been documented since 1878, the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu, a highly pathogeni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Over 1.5 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, but SARS-CoV-2 variants are now threatening efforts to
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 23, 2021
Health & Medicine
It's one of the most common infections of the hand that nail biters are all too familiar with. Better known as a han
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 21, 2021
Microbiology
The bubonic plague is caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas. The bacterium can also caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Forget lab-based tests—a new portable microfluidic device links to a mobile app, diagnosing gonorrhea in just 15 m
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 20, 2021
Immunology
A new study indicates that delaying the second “booster” dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine (to 11-12
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 19, 2021
Technology
Attempts to understand the SARS-CoV-2 virus have focused on a key mechanism of action: the use of a “spike pr
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 19, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that a new combination immunotherapy, alongside antiretroviral therapy (ART), is effective
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
The answer depends on what's considered more important – quantity or quality of years? Previous studies
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 18, 2021
Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered an antiviral drug that blocks the SARS-CoV-2 virus from infecting lung cells. Promi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 17, 2021
Immunology
Inflammation, a process that was meant to defend our body from infection, has been found to contribute to a wide range o
...
MAY 16, 2021
Cancer
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common cause of liver cancer in the world, resulting in approximately 880,000 deaths
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Over the past 20 years, Lyme has gone from a virtually unknown disease to the most reported vector-borne illness in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2021
Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch