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Microbiology and Immunology
Both being a branch of biology, microbiology is the research of the smallest living things including bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, and viruses, and immunology includes studies relating to organism immune systems and organism responses to foreign substances, which includes microbes.
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NOV 10, 2020Neuroscience
Video: Explains the challenges of delivering medicine to the brain, and possibly tools to pass the blood-brain bar ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaNOV 10, 2020Immunology
In the middle of 2020, yet another deadly Ebola outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - the 11th ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 09, 2020Microbiology
Camelids, which include llamas, alpacas and camels have immune systems that generate two kinds of antibodies when confro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2020Health & Medicine
COVID-19, the illness caused by the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2, is known to cause blood clots all over the body in some p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body plays host to trillions of microbes, and many of them live in our gastrointestinal tract; these microorga ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2020Microbiology
Scientists and clinicians know that oral health and inflammation, which is a part of many diseases, are connected.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2020Immunology
The mother’s placenta serves as a shield for the developing fetus inside the womb, protecting it from the constant ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The activity of genes in our genome is controlled by many factors, one of which are chemical tags or structural changes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Now that sequencing the whole human genome is easier, faster, and cheaper than it used to be, scientists have been able ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found that our immune system has a surprising helper: droplets of fat that sit inside cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2020Microbiology
Rotaviruses are very contagious. They are the most common cause of diarrhea in children and are estimated to cause about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can transmit the malaria-causing Plasmodium parasite to humans. Malaria was estimated to have caused the deat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2020Microbiology
Flaviviruses like dengue, West Nile, Zika, Japanese Encephalitis, and yellow fever infect over 400 million people a year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have been trying to find out why some people get such severe illness from SA ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2020Microbiology
People born in the late 1960s or 1970s might be perpetually susceptible to the H3N2 influenza virus, according to new re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2020Microbiology
HIV attacks the human immune system's CD4 cells, a major player in the body's defense against pathogens.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2020Microbiology
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occurs when fluid builds up in the sacs in the lungs that hold air, and the l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2020Microbiology
Effective vaccines have to trigger an immune response, which is intended to create an immune 'memory' of a specific infe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2020Immunology
We know that infants fed with breast milk develop more robust immune systems as a result of factors that support the nat ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
All over the body, cells line organs and vessels, forming protective barriers. But pathogens like the flu have gained th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2020Microbiology
Candida auris is a fungal pathogen that was initially reported in 2009. Its origins are unclear, but it has been found i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in the human gut play important roles in our physiology, and they can also contribute to disease. But they ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2020Immunology
Once in the body, HIV tracks down T cells that bear the CD4 receptor. It attaches to these immune cells, fusing itself w ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 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 Leitch
NOV 10, 2020
Neuroscience
Video: Explains the challenges of delivering medicine to the brain, and possibly tools to pass the blood-brain bar
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
NOV 10, 2020
Immunology
In the middle of 2020, yet another deadly Ebola outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - the 11th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 09, 2020
Microbiology
Camelids, which include llamas, alpacas and camels have immune systems that generate two kinds of antibodies when confro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2020
Health & Medicine
COVID-19, the illness caused by the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2, is known to cause blood clots all over the body in some p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body plays host to trillions of microbes, and many of them live in our gastrointestinal tract; these microorga
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2020
Microbiology
Scientists and clinicians know that oral health and inflammation, which is a part of many diseases, are connected.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2020
Immunology
The mother’s placenta serves as a shield for the developing fetus inside the womb, protecting it from the constant
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The activity of genes in our genome is controlled by many factors, one of which are chemical tags or structural changes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Now that sequencing the whole human genome is easier, faster, and cheaper than it used to be, scientists have been able
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found that our immune system has a surprising helper: droplets of fat that sit inside cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2020
Microbiology
Rotaviruses are very contagious. They are the most common cause of diarrhea in children and are estimated to cause about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can transmit the malaria-causing Plasmodium parasite to humans. Malaria was estimated to have caused the deat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2020
Microbiology
Flaviviruses like dengue, West Nile, Zika, Japanese Encephalitis, and yellow fever infect over 400 million people a year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have been trying to find out why some people get such severe illness from SA
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2020
Microbiology
People born in the late 1960s or 1970s might be perpetually susceptible to the H3N2 influenza virus, according to new re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2020
Microbiology
HIV attacks the human immune system's CD4 cells, a major player in the body's defense against pathogens.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2020
Microbiology
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occurs when fluid builds up in the sacs in the lungs that hold air, and the l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2020
Microbiology
Effective vaccines have to trigger an immune response, which is intended to create an immune 'memory' of a specific infe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2020
Immunology
We know that infants fed with breast milk develop more robust immune systems as a result of factors that support the nat
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
All over the body, cells line organs and vessels, forming protective barriers. But pathogens like the flu have gained th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2020
Microbiology
Candida auris is a fungal pathogen that was initially reported in 2009. Its origins are unclear, but it has been found i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in the human gut play important roles in our physiology, and they can also contribute to disease. But they
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2020
Immunology
Once in the body, HIV tracks down T cells that bear the CD4 receptor. It attaches to these immune cells, fusing itself w
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
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