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Medical Microbiology
Medical Microbiology: the large subset of microbiology that is applied to medicine, is a branch of medical science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. This field of science also studies various clinical applications of microbes for the improvement of health.
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NOV 10, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
By combining two experimental treatments, scientists say they’re closer than ever to a functional cure for HIV &nd ...NOV 09, 2016Microbiology
Urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are primarily caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), are becoming more ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2016Microbiology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 3, 2016 – A new study co-led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)OCT 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Earlier in August, I reported on the fourth case of a brain-eating freshwater amoeba infection. Now, health officials ha ...OCT 23, 2016Microbiology
Recurrent infections can be a serious problem for many patients. They can be longer lasting and more serious than a typi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2016Microbiology
Biofilms form when microbes attach to a surface and adhere to each other, often inside of a matrix created by the cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2016Chemistry & Physics
There might be a new kind of anti-viral medication coming to a pharmacy near you. An international research group led by ...Written By: Jennifer EllisOCT 12, 2016Microbiology
Many people will recognize the name “Typhoid Mary”. I doubt, however, that many people know the full, rather ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 09, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Vitamin D deficiency impacts millions of men, women and children globally. Children that are born with very low levels o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Model organisms are vital to scientific research. They provide researchers with a way to analyze biochemical events in v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Honey is one of the most ancient medicinal agents, dating back at least to the Egyptians who used honey to dress wounds. ...OCT 05, 2016Microbiology
Microorganisms frequently attach to a surface and begin to grow into a colony called a biofilm in which cells stick to e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his influential work inves ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Our DNA uses messenger RNA or mRNA as the intermediary that directs cellular machinery to construct the many various pro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2016Microbiology
Anthrax is commonly found in soil and can be ingested by animals. It is relatively rare for it to affect people but when ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells use proteins as placeholders or bookmarks that help the cells to pick up where they left off when gene expression ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, have shown that alterations in regul ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2016Microbiology
Bacteria that are resistant to drugs are an ever-increasing public health threat, with the Centers for Disease Control a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2016Microbiology
Pathogenic microbes can cause serious damage to our intestinal lining that must be repaired by our body. New research pu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2016Microbiology
The first month of a newborn’s life is so critical to a lifetime of health that this period has a name: neonate. I ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 09, 2016Microbiology
Scientists working in collaboration at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have pub ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – September 8, 2016 – A series of new studies led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institu ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)SEP 06, 2016Microbiology
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a nasty ailment. It’s a condition common in premature infants in which the intestines ...Written By: Kerry Evans
NOV 10, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
By combining two experimental treatments, scientists say they’re closer than ever to a functional cure for HIV &nd
...
NOV 09, 2016
Microbiology
Urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are primarily caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), are becoming more
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2016
Microbiology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 3, 2016 – A new study co-led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
OCT 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Earlier in August, I reported on the fourth case of a brain-eating freshwater amoeba infection. Now, health officials ha
...
OCT 23, 2016
Microbiology
Recurrent infections can be a serious problem for many patients. They can be longer lasting and more serious than a typi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2016
Microbiology
Biofilms form when microbes attach to a surface and adhere to each other, often inside of a matrix created by the cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
There might be a new kind of anti-viral medication coming to a pharmacy near you. An international research group led by
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 12, 2016
Microbiology
Many people will recognize the name “Typhoid Mary”. I doubt, however, that many people know the full, rather
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Vitamin D deficiency impacts millions of men, women and children globally. Children that are born with very low levels o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Model organisms are vital to scientific research. They provide researchers with a way to analyze biochemical events in v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Honey is one of the most ancient medicinal agents, dating back at least to the Egyptians who used honey to dress wounds.
...
OCT 05, 2016
Microbiology
Microorganisms frequently attach to a surface and begin to grow into a colony called a biofilm in which cells stick to e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his influential work inves
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our DNA uses messenger RNA or mRNA as the intermediary that directs cellular machinery to construct the many various pro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2016
Microbiology
Anthrax is commonly found in soil and can be ingested by animals. It is relatively rare for it to affect people but when
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells use proteins as placeholders or bookmarks that help the cells to pick up where they left off when gene expression
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, have shown that alterations in regul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2016
Microbiology
Bacteria that are resistant to drugs are an ever-increasing public health threat, with the Centers for Disease Control a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2016
Microbiology
Pathogenic microbes can cause serious damage to our intestinal lining that must be repaired by our body. New research pu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2016
Microbiology
The first month of a newborn’s life is so critical to a lifetime of health that this period has a name: neonate. I
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 09, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists working in collaboration at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have pub
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – September 8, 2016 – A series of new studies led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institu
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
SEP 06, 2016
Microbiology
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a nasty ailment. It’s a condition common in premature infants in which the intestines
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans