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Infectious Disease
Infectious Disease: Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi; the diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another. Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases of animals that can cause disease when transmitted to humans. Most infectious diseases have only minor complications. But some infections - such as pneumonia, AIDS and meningitis - can become life-threatening.
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MAY 07, 2018Microbiology
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease with no effective treatments and no vaccine. That may be changing.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A new method can assess how the cell's protein factory is working, leading to a better understanding of viral proteins.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2018Cancer
CNS tumor classification changed in 2016 to incorporate tumor molecular markers. Researchers look at CNS tumor cells and ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 30, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
How can small community and rural hospitals create antibiotic stewardship programs to reduce the danger of antibiotic re ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 27, 2018Videos
In fecal microbiota transplantation, poo is actually used as a medicine. Sometimes applied as a last resort, it is used ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Simply looking out for the classic warning signs of a meningococcal infection may cause some cases to go unnoticed - at ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 24, 2018Cancer
Researchers studied the potential use of a synthetic retinoid, WYC-209, as an inhibitor of cancer cell growth and metast ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 22, 2018Microbiology
While measles causes an illness that most people recover from, infants are far more likely to die from the highly contag ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2018Health & Medicine
Leprosy isn't a disease that most people encounter. It's quite rare in the US, and there aren't many healthc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 16, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Sepsis happens when the response to an infection gets out of control; body-wide inflammation occurs, which can be fatal.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnostic tests for Lyme disease, or Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) can take up to a week, but patients affected need anti ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 05, 2018Health & Medicine
Scarlet fever isn’t a thing of the past, but rather a troubling public health issue in the United Kingd ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 04, 2018Immunology
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is back, and it’s at least partly because individuals who were vaccinated in the ear ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 02, 2018Immunology
An infectious disease that afflicts cattle all over the world is particularly devastating because it can inhibit the ani ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 22, 2018Immunology
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation provides new hope for people who struggle to control their type 1 diabetes. From t ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 22, 2018Health & Medicine
While the numbers are starting to go down and it looks like this year's record-setting flu season is ending, the CDC ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 18, 2018Microbiology
The World Health Organization maintains a list of of diseases that require vigilance. Now, 'Disease X,' the unknown thre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2018Health & Medicine
There's no question that if smallpox were to reappear, it would be a global health emergency. While it was eradicate ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 01, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists found evidence of the yellow fever virus in urine and semen samples for almost one month after one São ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 28, 2018Immunology
A new system that tracks proteins as they come and go in the cell is predicted to help scientists identify therapeutic t ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 28, 2018Microbiology
Bats have many characteristics that make them good viral hosts.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
An innovative method has revealed the 3D crystal structure of a special molecule that helps regulate bacterial gene expr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2018Immunology
Don’t dismiss the seasonal flu vaccine just yet. There may be more to its ineffectiveness than meets the scientifi ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 20, 2018Microbiology
Our bodies need insulin to control the amount of sugar we have in our blood. Diabetes happens when that process fails, a ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2018
Microbiology
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease with no effective treatments and no vaccine. That may be changing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new method can assess how the cell's protein factory is working, leading to a better understanding of viral proteins.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2018
Cancer
CNS tumor classification changed in 2016 to incorporate tumor molecular markers. Researchers look at CNS tumor cells and
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 30, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
How can small community and rural hospitals create antibiotic stewardship programs to reduce the danger of antibiotic re
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 27, 2018
Videos
In fecal microbiota transplantation, poo is actually used as a medicine. Sometimes applied as a last resort, it is used
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Simply looking out for the classic warning signs of a meningococcal infection may cause some cases to go unnoticed - at
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 24, 2018
Cancer
Researchers studied the potential use of a synthetic retinoid, WYC-209, as an inhibitor of cancer cell growth and metast
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 22, 2018
Microbiology
While measles causes an illness that most people recover from, infants are far more likely to die from the highly contag
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2018
Health & Medicine
Leprosy isn't a disease that most people encounter. It's quite rare in the US, and there aren't many healthc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 16, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sepsis happens when the response to an infection gets out of control; body-wide inflammation occurs, which can be fatal.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnostic tests for Lyme disease, or Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) can take up to a week, but patients affected need anti
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 05, 2018
Health & Medicine
Scarlet fever isn’t a thing of the past, but rather a troubling public health issue in the United Kingd
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 04, 2018
Immunology
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is back, and it’s at least partly because individuals who were vaccinated in the ear
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 02, 2018
Immunology
An infectious disease that afflicts cattle all over the world is particularly devastating because it can inhibit the ani
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 22, 2018
Immunology
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation provides new hope for people who struggle to control their type 1 diabetes. From t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 22, 2018
Health & Medicine
While the numbers are starting to go down and it looks like this year's record-setting flu season is ending, the CDC
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 18, 2018
Microbiology
The World Health Organization maintains a list of of diseases that require vigilance. Now, 'Disease X,' the unknown thre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2018
Health & Medicine
There's no question that if smallpox were to reappear, it would be a global health emergency. While it was eradicate
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 01, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists found evidence of the yellow fever virus in urine and semen samples for almost one month after one São
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 28, 2018
Immunology
A new system that tracks proteins as they come and go in the cell is predicted to help scientists identify therapeutic t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 28, 2018
Microbiology
Bats have many characteristics that make them good viral hosts.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
An innovative method has revealed the 3D crystal structure of a special molecule that helps regulate bacterial gene expr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2018
Immunology
Don’t dismiss the seasonal flu vaccine just yet. There may be more to its ineffectiveness than meets the scientifi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 20, 2018
Microbiology
Our bodies need insulin to control the amount of sugar we have in our blood. Diabetes happens when that process fails, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch