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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 07, 2020Immunology
Smoking increases the risk of lung diseases by affecting the lungs in many ways. It irritates the lungs making ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 06, 2020Microbiology
There are two diseases with similar names: hand, foot, and mouth disease, which affects people, and foot-and-mouth disea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
We've all learned about super-spreader events over the past year, but occasions where a large group of people gathers an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2020Microbiology
Although children can get infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and spread it to others, they are mo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2020Immunology
Many of the life-threatening symptoms of COVID-19 have been pinned on “cytokine storms” — immune syste ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 02, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Many of the things biologists want to study are extremely small, and researchers now have many powerful tools for gettin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2020Immunology
Receiving a vaccine (usually in the form of an inactivated pathogen) triggers an immune response without the symptoms of ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome has instructions for creating and maintaining an organism, but most biological functions involve their transl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2020Immunology
Thanks to a new hydrogel biomaterial developed by researchers at Duke University, we are one step closer to the holy gra ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 01, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Widespread diagnostic testing capacities are an absolutely critical tool for countries battling the pandemic. For now, m ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 30, 2020Cancer
Many take modern surgeons and surgical methods for granted. In the grand scheme of things, it wasn’t too long ago ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 30, 2020Microbiology
Zika virus cause a devastating epidemic in 2015, and led to the birth of hundreds of children that had congenital brain ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2020Microbiology
A mosquito-borne virus called VEEV has been emerging in South America. It causes symptoms that make it difficult to dist ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2020Microbiology
People that have the flu can usually recover on their own. But sometimes, influenza infections can be far more serious a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2020Immunology
Everyone worldwide is sitting with anticipation, waiting for the right vaccine candidate for the coronavirus outbreak, h ...Written By: Heba El-wassefNOV 25, 2020Immunology
A week ago, another biotechnology company "Moderna" announced the preliminary results from its COVID-19 vaccin ...Written By: Heba El-wassefNOV 25, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A study published in Physics of Fluids investigates the physics of face masks to better comprehend how we can effectivel ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that a vaccine used for mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR) may be effective in protecting against ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 24, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research published today in Physics of Fluids explores the drying times of COVID-19 on different think liquid film s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 24, 2020Immunology
Microbiologists have established that the development of infants’ immune systems is intricately linked to the dive ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
If a key isn't cut quite right, it might need a special jiggle to get it into a lock in the right way. Scientists have n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Clinicians have identified a patient with a rare inherited disorder that disrupts the production of fresh blood cells, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2020Microbiology
The pathogenic bacterium that causes tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, does not multiply quickly, so researchers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2020Microbiology
Rotaviruses are the biggest reason why young children get diarrhea. It's estimated that 215,000 kids die every year from ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2020
Immunology
Smoking increases the risk of lung diseases by affecting the lungs in many ways. It irritates the lungs making
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 06, 2020
Microbiology
There are two diseases with similar names: hand, foot, and mouth disease, which affects people, and foot-and-mouth disea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
We've all learned about super-spreader events over the past year, but occasions where a large group of people gathers an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2020
Microbiology
Although children can get infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and spread it to others, they are mo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2020
Immunology
Many of the life-threatening symptoms of COVID-19 have been pinned on “cytokine storms” — immune syste
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 02, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many of the things biologists want to study are extremely small, and researchers now have many powerful tools for gettin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2020
Immunology
Receiving a vaccine (usually in the form of an inactivated pathogen) triggers an immune response without the symptoms of
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome has instructions for creating and maintaining an organism, but most biological functions involve their transl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2020
Immunology
Thanks to a new hydrogel biomaterial developed by researchers at Duke University, we are one step closer to the holy gra
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 01, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Widespread diagnostic testing capacities are an absolutely critical tool for countries battling the pandemic. For now, m
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 30, 2020
Cancer
Many take modern surgeons and surgical methods for granted. In the grand scheme of things, it wasn’t too long ago
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 30, 2020
Microbiology
Zika virus cause a devastating epidemic in 2015, and led to the birth of hundreds of children that had congenital brain
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2020
Microbiology
A mosquito-borne virus called VEEV has been emerging in South America. It causes symptoms that make it difficult to dist
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2020
Microbiology
People that have the flu can usually recover on their own. But sometimes, influenza infections can be far more serious a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2020
Immunology
Everyone worldwide is sitting with anticipation, waiting for the right vaccine candidate for the coronavirus outbreak, h
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
NOV 25, 2020
Immunology
A week ago, another biotechnology company "Moderna" announced the preliminary results from its COVID-19 vaccin
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
NOV 25, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A study published in Physics of Fluids investigates the physics of face masks to better comprehend how we can effectivel
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that a vaccine used for mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR) may be effective in protecting against
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 24, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research published today in Physics of Fluids explores the drying times of COVID-19 on different think liquid film s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 24, 2020
Immunology
Microbiologists have established that the development of infants’ immune systems is intricately linked to the dive
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
If a key isn't cut quite right, it might need a special jiggle to get it into a lock in the right way. Scientists have n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Clinicians have identified a patient with a rare inherited disorder that disrupts the production of fresh blood cells, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2020
Microbiology
The pathogenic bacterium that causes tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, does not multiply quickly, so researchers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2020
Microbiology
Rotaviruses are the biggest reason why young children get diarrhea. It's estimated that 215,000 kids die every year from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch