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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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FEB 29, 2016Immunology
Scientists have discovered a way to make a nasal spray flu vaccine safer for those who are at greatest risk of catching ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 24, 2016Health & Medicine
Scientists in the U.S. and Bangladesh claim to have found a link between excessive bacterial growth in the small intesti ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 02, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Single-stranded molecules of DNA called “aptamers” have been studied since 1990 for their ability to bind an ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 01, 2016Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 31, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
No, you can’t catch Alzheimer’s like you could a cold. But new evidence suggests Alzheimer’s may be tr ...JAN 25, 2016Health & Medicine
A new pilot study finds smartphones reminders can help people get moving. Non-infectious diseases cause more than ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 22, 2016Videos
We know that some human emotions, like laughter and sadness, are infectious. But new research in human behaviors also sh ...JAN 22, 2016Cardiology
Dogs and humans alike can suffer from a rare bleeding disorder called factor VII deficiency, where lacking a vital coagu ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 20, 2016Immunology
The whole family ate the same seafood last night, yet only two out of the six got sick. What gives? In a new stud ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 19, 2016Immunology
A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) shows how dangerous autoimmune responses, seen in ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 14, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
The bacterium Mycobacterium leprae is the causative agent of a disease known as leprosy. The bacterium itself is rod-sha ...Written By: Sarah HertrichDEC 12, 2015Health & Medicine
For the first time in history, non-infectious diseases are killing more people than infectious diseases. Non-infectious ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 28, 2015Immunology
Leishmaniasis is an infection disease caused by the bite of infected sand flies, and it's usually found in tropical ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 25, 2015Immunology
The H1N1 influenza caused a massive panic in 2009, and scientists may have an answer for why this strain of flu is so mu ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 24, 2015Microbiology
Thanksgiving is fast-approaching, which means many of us will be chowing down on turkey. I thought, “what be ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 20, 2015Health & Medicine
A new use of an old drug might be the "game changer” researchers were looking for in their quest to cure HIV. ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 12, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Streptococcus suis is a swine pathogen that was first reported in 1954 and is responsible for severe economic losses in ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 08, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
L. monocytogenes is a bacteria that can be found anywhere in nature. It is a psychrotolerant pathogen, meaning, tha ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 24, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
The mechanism by which the plant immune system operates is through the detection of conserved microbial components such ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 20, 2015Immunology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading infectious cause of birth defects, and until now scientists had no effective way of ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 16, 2015Microbiology
This isn’t the first time I’ve written about Ebola (and it probably won’t be the last). Recently ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 09, 2015Microbiology
In developed countries, Salmonella is a relatively benign pathogen. It is typically a cause of food-borne illness, ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 05, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham want to know how E. coli untangles proteins when they become aggr ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 28, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In spite of the fact that few products have reached the market and captured strong revenues thus far, the gene therapy p ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
FEB 29, 2016
Immunology
Scientists have discovered a way to make a nasal spray flu vaccine safer for those who are at greatest risk of catching
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 24, 2016
Health & Medicine
Scientists in the U.S. and Bangladesh claim to have found a link between excessive bacterial growth in the small intesti
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 02, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Single-stranded molecules of DNA called “aptamers” have been studied since 1990 for their ability to bind an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 01, 2016
Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 31, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
No, you can’t catch Alzheimer’s like you could a cold. But new evidence suggests Alzheimer’s may be tr
...
JAN 25, 2016
Health & Medicine
A new pilot study finds smartphones reminders can help people get moving. Non-infectious diseases cause more than
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 22, 2016
Videos
We know that some human emotions, like laughter and sadness, are infectious. But new research in human behaviors also sh
...
JAN 22, 2016
Cardiology
Dogs and humans alike can suffer from a rare bleeding disorder called factor VII deficiency, where lacking a vital coagu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 20, 2016
Immunology
The whole family ate the same seafood last night, yet only two out of the six got sick. What gives? In a new stud
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 19, 2016
Immunology
A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) shows how dangerous autoimmune responses, seen in
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 14, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
The bacterium Mycobacterium leprae is the causative agent of a disease known as leprosy. The bacterium itself is rod-sha
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
DEC 12, 2015
Health & Medicine
For the first time in history, non-infectious diseases are killing more people than infectious diseases. Non-infectious
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 28, 2015
Immunology
Leishmaniasis is an infection disease caused by the bite of infected sand flies, and it's usually found in tropical
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 25, 2015
Immunology
The H1N1 influenza caused a massive panic in 2009, and scientists may have an answer for why this strain of flu is so mu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 24, 2015
Microbiology
Thanksgiving is fast-approaching, which means many of us will be chowing down on turkey. I thought, “what be
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 20, 2015
Health & Medicine
A new use of an old drug might be the "game changer” researchers were looking for in their quest to cure HIV.
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 12, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Streptococcus suis is a swine pathogen that was first reported in 1954 and is responsible for severe economic losses in
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 08, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
L. monocytogenes is a bacteria that can be found anywhere in nature. It is a psychrotolerant pathogen, meaning, tha
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 24, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
The mechanism by which the plant immune system operates is through the detection of conserved microbial components such
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 20, 2015
Immunology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading infectious cause of birth defects, and until now scientists had no effective way of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 16, 2015
Microbiology
This isn’t the first time I’ve written about Ebola (and it probably won’t be the last). Recently
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 09, 2015
Microbiology
In developed countries, Salmonella is a relatively benign pathogen. It is typically a cause of food-borne illness,
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 05, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham want to know how E. coli untangles proteins when they become aggr
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 28, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
In spite of the fact that few products have reached the market and captured strong revenues thus far, the gene therapy p
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider