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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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AUG 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
After years of development, testing, and regulatory approvals, a genetically engineered mosquito will be released in Flo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Upper respiratory tract infections are the most common reason for doctors to prescribe antibiotics. However, as most of ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 22, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
At 11 million cases annually, urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common outpatient infections in the U.S., Sci ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 21, 2020Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium. If it stays on the skin it's harmless, but if it gets into the bloodstream, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2020Immunology
Researchers have discovered a protein that can amplify immune reactions against tumors. The stimulator of interferon gen ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 21, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A study published recently in Biomaterials showcases a new development in biomaterials that could forever change th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 20, 2020Health & Medicine
Imagine hundreds of mosquitoes feeding on your arm for the sake of research! This is one unique aspect fueling the work ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 20, 2020Plants & Animals
August 20th, 2020 is World Mosquito Day. Why celebrate an animal dubbed as one of the “world’s deadliest&rdq ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 19, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
As the pandemic virus, SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause tens of thousands of new cases of COVID-19 every day in the United ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2020Immunology
When it comes to cancer biomarkers, it’s often the genetic signatures that are associated with poor patient outcom ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 19, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research from a collaboration of researchers share the development of a prototype breathalyzer for detecting COVID-1 ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 18, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Routine, do-it-yourself COVID-19 testing could be just as good as a vaccine when it comes to stopping the transmission o ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 18, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute have discovered a method used by bacteria to develop antibio ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 18, 2020Health & Medicine
Even as countries are now gradually starting to reopen after lockdown, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. Researche ...AUG 18, 2020Microbiology
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium: Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. Its origins ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2020Immunology
Dolphins are helping scientists answer the age-old question: can we stop the clock when it comes to aging? A recent stud ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 17, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
How Do Medications Deal With Parasitic Infections? Researchers have been curious to know how a common medication battles ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 17, 2020Immunology
A protein produced by the nervous system seems to play a role in regulating the immune system. For people with inflammat ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
While COVID-19 may not affect cats much, felines are known to contract another kind of coronavirus that can sometimes be ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want answers for the one in every hundred mothers that lose a child to stillbirth.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2020Microbiology
Bacteria in the gut have a powerful influence on our health, in part because all of those microbes have genes of their o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
There are several coronaviruses that we know about, and they cause a wide range of illnesses. Some, like SARS-CoV-2, are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2020Microbiology
From year to year, the influenza virus mutates and swaps genes with other flu viruses, and we need a new vaccine. But th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2020Plants & Animals
In 2007, an outbreak of yellow fever devastated the howler monkey population of El Parque El Piñalito. A genetic mutatio ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
After years of development, testing, and regulatory approvals, a genetically engineered mosquito will be released in Flo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Upper respiratory tract infections are the most common reason for doctors to prescribe antibiotics. However, as most of
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 22, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
At 11 million cases annually, urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common outpatient infections in the U.S., Sci
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 21, 2020
Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium. If it stays on the skin it's harmless, but if it gets into the bloodstream,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2020
Immunology
Researchers have discovered a protein that can amplify immune reactions against tumors. The stimulator of interferon gen
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 21, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A study published recently in Biomaterials showcases a new development in biomaterials that could forever change th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 20, 2020
Health & Medicine
Imagine hundreds of mosquitoes feeding on your arm for the sake of research! This is one unique aspect fueling the work
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 20, 2020
Plants & Animals
August 20th, 2020 is World Mosquito Day. Why celebrate an animal dubbed as one of the “world’s deadliest&rdq
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 19, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
As the pandemic virus, SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause tens of thousands of new cases of COVID-19 every day in the United
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2020
Immunology
When it comes to cancer biomarkers, it’s often the genetic signatures that are associated with poor patient outcom
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 19, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research from a collaboration of researchers share the development of a prototype breathalyzer for detecting COVID-1
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 18, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Routine, do-it-yourself COVID-19 testing could be just as good as a vaccine when it comes to stopping the transmission o
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 18, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute have discovered a method used by bacteria to develop antibio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 18, 2020
Health & Medicine
Even as countries are now gradually starting to reopen after lockdown, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. Researche
...
AUG 18, 2020
Microbiology
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium: Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. Its origins ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2020
Immunology
Dolphins are helping scientists answer the age-old question: can we stop the clock when it comes to aging? A recent stud
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 17, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
How Do Medications Deal With Parasitic Infections? Researchers have been curious to know how a common medication battles
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 17, 2020
Immunology
A protein produced by the nervous system seems to play a role in regulating the immune system. For people with inflammat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
While COVID-19 may not affect cats much, felines are known to contract another kind of coronavirus that can sometimes be
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want answers for the one in every hundred mothers that lose a child to stillbirth.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria in the gut have a powerful influence on our health, in part because all of those microbes have genes of their o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are several coronaviruses that we know about, and they cause a wide range of illnesses. Some, like SARS-CoV-2, are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2020
Microbiology
From year to year, the influenza virus mutates and swaps genes with other flu viruses, and we need a new vaccine. But th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2020
Plants & Animals
In 2007, an outbreak of yellow fever devastated the howler monkey population of El Parque El Piñalito. A genetic mutatio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch