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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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MAY 23, 2019Microbiology
Extracts from three plants were active against some of today's worst drug-resistant bacterial pathogens that infect woun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2019Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2019Health & Medicine
Rabies is an infamous virus known for invoking rabid behavior in mammals. It’s most commonly spread through saliva ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A type of bacterial cell that commonly causes infection can also detect how fast movement is happening around them.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2019Health & Medicine
If you’re one of the nearly 7 million people who suffered from influenza last season, you might be curious why the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 15, 2019Health & Medicine
Tuberculosis remains a public health crisis with more than 25% of the world's population having a positive tube ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAY 14, 2019Microbiology
Iowa officials have confirmed multiple cases of canine brucellosis, which can be transmitted to humans from dogs.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2019Cannabis Sciences
With increases in marijuana production, a particular problem has begun to emerge: mold. Cannabis is actually very suscep ...Written By: Amy LoriauxMAY 13, 2019Cancer
Results from a phase 3 clinical trial show that children with liver cancer may not need as much chemotherapy as has been ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 12, 2019Microbiology
Dengue fever is an unusual virus that presented complications for the recently-developed and first vaccine for the disea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2019Cancer
Oral mucositis is a condition in which the lining that covers the mouth, the oral mucosa, becomes damaged. It is “ ...Written By: Julia TraversMAY 09, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
While the concept of phage therapy is not new, it's only recently begun to be used in the clinic.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2019Microbiology
The bubonic plague, known for killing 25 million people in Europe in the 1340s, has recently killed a couple in Mongolia ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2019Technology
An interdisciplinary research team have developed microscopic robotic cleaning crew that can precisely and non-invasivel ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 08, 2019Health & Medicine
The ability to diagnose an acute HIV-1 infection before there are detectable antibodies to HIV 1/2 is critical to making ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAY 07, 2019Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria already cause the deaths of around 23,000 people every year, and that number is expected t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2019Health & Medicine
An infant was suffering from inflammatory bowel disease, eczema, food allergies, lung disease, and persistent cytomegalo ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 07, 2019Plants & Animals
If you didn’t already know, African swine fever (ASF) is currently ravaging large sums of pigs in the Eastern hemi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 06, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
When bacteria get into our bloodstream, the immune system has to detect and destroy it. Scientists filmed the end of tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2019Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori doesn't only withstand the harsh stomach environment, it can thrive there, sometimes causing ulcers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2019Cancer
Scientists in Thailand have discovered that cannabinoids can slow the growth of lung cancer in mice. Human trials are pl ...Written By: Julia TraversMAY 01, 2019Microbiology
A parasitic amoeba that causes a gut disease can nibble on host cells and use their proteins. (Image courtesy UC Davis/H ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2019Microbiology
While hospitals are intended to be places of healing, people can acquire nasty infections with drug-resistant bacteria d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2019Videos
The USDA has announced a recall of about 113,424 pounds of ground beef potentially linked to an outbreak of infection.Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2019
Microbiology
Extracts from three plants were active against some of today's worst drug-resistant bacterial pathogens that infect woun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2019
Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
Rabies is an infamous virus known for invoking rabid behavior in mammals. It’s most commonly spread through saliva
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A type of bacterial cell that commonly causes infection can also detect how fast movement is happening around them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
If you’re one of the nearly 7 million people who suffered from influenza last season, you might be curious why the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 15, 2019
Health & Medicine
Tuberculosis remains a public health crisis with more than 25% of the world's population having a positive tube
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAY 14, 2019
Microbiology
Iowa officials have confirmed multiple cases of canine brucellosis, which can be transmitted to humans from dogs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
With increases in marijuana production, a particular problem has begun to emerge: mold. Cannabis is actually very suscep
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAY 13, 2019
Cancer
Results from a phase 3 clinical trial show that children with liver cancer may not need as much chemotherapy as has been
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 12, 2019
Microbiology
Dengue fever is an unusual virus that presented complications for the recently-developed and first vaccine for the disea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2019
Cancer
Oral mucositis is a condition in which the lining that covers the mouth, the oral mucosa, becomes damaged. It is “
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 09, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
While the concept of phage therapy is not new, it's only recently begun to be used in the clinic.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2019
Microbiology
The bubonic plague, known for killing 25 million people in Europe in the 1340s, has recently killed a couple in Mongolia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2019
Technology
An interdisciplinary research team have developed microscopic robotic cleaning crew that can precisely and non-invasivel
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 08, 2019
Health & Medicine
The ability to diagnose an acute HIV-1 infection before there are detectable antibodies to HIV 1/2 is critical to making
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAY 07, 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria already cause the deaths of around 23,000 people every year, and that number is expected t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2019
Health & Medicine
An infant was suffering from inflammatory bowel disease, eczema, food allergies, lung disease, and persistent cytomegalo
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 07, 2019
Plants & Animals
If you didn’t already know, African swine fever (ASF) is currently ravaging large sums of pigs in the Eastern hemi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 06, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
When bacteria get into our bloodstream, the immune system has to detect and destroy it. Scientists filmed the end of tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2019
Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori doesn't only withstand the harsh stomach environment, it can thrive there, sometimes causing ulcers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2019
Cancer
Scientists in Thailand have discovered that cannabinoids can slow the growth of lung cancer in mice. Human trials are pl
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 01, 2019
Microbiology
A parasitic amoeba that causes a gut disease can nibble on host cells and use their proteins. (Image courtesy UC Davis/H
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2019
Microbiology
While hospitals are intended to be places of healing, people can acquire nasty infections with drug-resistant bacteria d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2019
Videos
The USDA has announced a recall of about 113,424 pounds of ground beef potentially linked to an outbreak of infection.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch