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Pathogen
Pathogen is any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism. It is an organism causing disease to its host, with the severity of the disease symptoms referred to as virulence. They include viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites that invade the body and can cause health issues.
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FEB 10, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Alzheimer's impacts millions of people around the world; globally, it is thought to cost $605 billion a year, and there ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2020Immunology
The immune system detects the presence of invading microbes that it recognizes from previous infections, and initiates a ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 09, 2020Microbiology
The Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes (PCAWG) has brought over 1,300 scientists together to gain new insights into th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Brain-eating amoebas lead to high rates of mortality as a result of encephalitis. In fact, more than 95% of people who d ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 08, 2020Microbiology
In China, authorities are still struggling to contain the new coronavirus that emerged in the city of Wuhan and has sinc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Misfolded proteins are closely linked to many neurodegenerative disorders. Researchers have learned more about one of th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2020Technology
Foodborne illnesses kill 3,000 people on an annual basis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 05, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
A surge in infections has caused panic surrounding the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak to reach a fever pitch. Despite ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 04, 2020Microbiology
The human metapneumovirus (HMPV) might now be well-known, but it is the second biggest cause of respiratory infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2020Immunology
At mealtime, every mouthful of food contains a possible risk of incoming pathogens to the digestive system. The gut take ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 02, 2020Microbiology
A coronavirus causes MERS, which currently has no treatment. This work may help change that.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
As pollinators, honey bees play a critical role in food production, and they have been suffering heavy losses for years.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2020Microbiology
This research also suggests that antibiotics do not increase the rate at which bacteria acquire drug resistance genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2020Microbiology
Bacteria live in household dust, and sometimes a few of those microbes are pathogenic or carry genes that confer resista ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned that when sperm cells mature, they activate many of their genes, which enables a repair process ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2020Microbiology
Researchers have learned that the bacterium that causes bovine tuberculosis is able to survive and grow inside of amoeba ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
What if there was a test that could detect tuberculosis six months before symptoms appear? Researchers at the University ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 21, 2020Microbiology
In late December, health officials in China notified WHO that pneumonia with an unknown cause was sickening people.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The dengue virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is found in over one hundred countries and threatens three billion peo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2020Microbiology
Scientists are learning more about how the antimicrobial effect of some foods and how it alters the microbial community ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The acids of the stomach may not pose a problem for bad bugs.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2020Microbiology
Zoonotic diseases are caused by infectious microorganisms like bacteria or viruses, and are passed between animals, incl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
“OPC is one of the fastest rising cancers in Western countries due to increasing HPV-related incidence, especially ...Written By: Nupur SrivastavaJAN 07, 2020Immunology
T cells may be able to reach their full potential in the fight against cancer with a little nudge. In 2010, scientists f ...Written By: Kara Marker
FEB 10, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Alzheimer's impacts millions of people around the world; globally, it is thought to cost $605 billion a year, and there
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2020
Immunology
The immune system detects the presence of invading microbes that it recognizes from previous infections, and initiates a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 09, 2020
Microbiology
The Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes (PCAWG) has brought over 1,300 scientists together to gain new insights into th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Brain-eating amoebas lead to high rates of mortality as a result of encephalitis. In fact, more than 95% of people who d
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 08, 2020
Microbiology
In China, authorities are still struggling to contain the new coronavirus that emerged in the city of Wuhan and has sinc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Misfolded proteins are closely linked to many neurodegenerative disorders. Researchers have learned more about one of th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2020
Technology
Foodborne illnesses kill 3,000 people on an annual basis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 05, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A surge in infections has caused panic surrounding the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak to reach a fever pitch. Despite
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 04, 2020
Microbiology
The human metapneumovirus (HMPV) might now be well-known, but it is the second biggest cause of respiratory infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2020
Immunology
At mealtime, every mouthful of food contains a possible risk of incoming pathogens to the digestive system. The gut take
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 02, 2020
Microbiology
A coronavirus causes MERS, which currently has no treatment. This work may help change that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
As pollinators, honey bees play a critical role in food production, and they have been suffering heavy losses for years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2020
Microbiology
This research also suggests that antibiotics do not increase the rate at which bacteria acquire drug resistance genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria live in household dust, and sometimes a few of those microbes are pathogenic or carry genes that confer resista
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned that when sperm cells mature, they activate many of their genes, which enables a repair process
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers have learned that the bacterium that causes bovine tuberculosis is able to survive and grow inside of amoeba
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
What if there was a test that could detect tuberculosis six months before symptoms appear? Researchers at the University
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 21, 2020
Microbiology
In late December, health officials in China notified WHO that pneumonia with an unknown cause was sickening people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The dengue virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is found in over one hundred countries and threatens three billion peo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2020
Microbiology
Scientists are learning more about how the antimicrobial effect of some foods and how it alters the microbial community
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The acids of the stomach may not pose a problem for bad bugs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2020
Microbiology
Zoonotic diseases are caused by infectious microorganisms like bacteria or viruses, and are passed between animals, incl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
“OPC is one of the fastest rising cancers in Western countries due to increasing HPV-related incidence, especially
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
JAN 07, 2020
Immunology
T cells may be able to reach their full potential in the fight against cancer with a little nudge. In 2010, scientists f
...
Written By:
Kara Marker