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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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JAN 23, 2017Immunology
The green pus you see if a wound is infected is gross, but it’s also a sign that the immune system has things unde ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 22, 2017Microbiology
Can insects get infected with bacteria? Sure they can, but it doesn’t happen all that often. That fact spar ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 20, 2017Microbiology
Researchers got encouraging results from a tuberculosis vaccine they created with a clever idea. They used natural spher ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Visit any modern diagnostic labs and you’ll likely find at least a few centrifuges, machines that exploit centrifu ...JAN 19, 2017Microbiology
A worldwide consortium of scientists have prioritized the development of vaccines for three specific pathogens that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2017Microbiology
Malaria has been a global health problem for ages; it comes from a parasite that is over 130 million years old and is re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2017Immunology
Both natural and artificial bestowal of long-term immunity comes with risks. The same pathogen or vaccine that is confer ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 16, 2017Immunology
We all know that exercise is “good for us” whether it’s for weight control, heart, bone, and muscle st ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 16, 2017Immunology
A team of scientists has created a genetic map of all possible receptors the human immune system might generate—al ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 10, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
As the cost of genetic testing continues to decrease, more and more patients are exploring the what their DNA holds for ...JAN 09, 2017Health & Medicine
There are a handful of explanations for why people develop autoimmune diseases, and a recent study has scientists invest ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 08, 2017Microbiology
It is not only the scientific community, but also world institutions like the United Nations, that are becoming more con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2017Microbiology
The antibacterial properties of heavy metals have been appreciated for some time, but how the heck do they work? This so ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 05, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Dont blame it all on genetics. Environment and your own healthy outlook still play a major role in keeping you free from ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika busted out of obscurity with a vengeance last year. Very little was known about the virus when it began afflicting ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2017Microbiology
In a study published in Nature Chemical Biology, researchers demonstrated that an herbal remedy used for centuries in Ch ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, proteins often have a variety of roles. New details have emerged about one particular protein called Nrf2, it ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at UC Davis and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) have spearheaded an effort to apply geneti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2016Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria are becoming a serious public health concern. In the video below, the director ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2016Immunology
An international group of researchers associated with the World Health Organization published its final report on the Eb ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)DEC 20, 2016Cancer
For the first time, researchers have traced a childhood form of blood cancer (acute lymphoblastic leukemia or ALL) to a ...DEC 18, 2016Genetics & Genomics
How do lymphocytes make the decision to launch an attack or act otherwise? Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Sc ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 17, 2016Cancer
If a cancer is caused by the over-activation of proteins that enhance growth, then blocking these enzymes should stunt t ...
JAN 23, 2017
Immunology
The green pus you see if a wound is infected is gross, but it’s also a sign that the immune system has things unde
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 22, 2017
Microbiology
Can insects get infected with bacteria? Sure they can, but it doesn’t happen all that often. That fact spar
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 20, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers got encouraging results from a tuberculosis vaccine they created with a clever idea. They used natural spher
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Visit any modern diagnostic labs and you’ll likely find at least a few centrifuges, machines that exploit centrifu
...
JAN 19, 2017
Microbiology
A worldwide consortium of scientists have prioritized the development of vaccines for three specific pathogens that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2017
Microbiology
Malaria has been a global health problem for ages; it comes from a parasite that is over 130 million years old and is re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2017
Immunology
Both natural and artificial bestowal of long-term immunity comes with risks. The same pathogen or vaccine that is confer
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 16, 2017
Immunology
We all know that exercise is “good for us” whether it’s for weight control, heart, bone, and muscle st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 16, 2017
Immunology
A team of scientists has created a genetic map of all possible receptors the human immune system might generate—al
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 10, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
As the cost of genetic testing continues to decrease, more and more patients are exploring the what their DNA holds for
...
JAN 09, 2017
Health & Medicine
There are a handful of explanations for why people develop autoimmune diseases, and a recent study has scientists invest
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 08, 2017
Microbiology
It is not only the scientific community, but also world institutions like the United Nations, that are becoming more con
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2017
Microbiology
The antibacterial properties of heavy metals have been appreciated for some time, but how the heck do they work? This so
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 05, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Dont blame it all on genetics. Environment and your own healthy outlook still play a major role in keeping you free from
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika busted out of obscurity with a vengeance last year. Very little was known about the virus when it began afflicting
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2017
Microbiology
In a study published in Nature Chemical Biology, researchers demonstrated that an herbal remedy used for centuries in Ch
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, proteins often have a variety of roles. New details have emerged about one particular protein called Nrf2, it
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at UC Davis and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) have spearheaded an effort to apply geneti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2016
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria are becoming a serious public health concern. In the video below, the director
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2016
Immunology
An international group of researchers associated with the World Health Organization published its final report on the Eb
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
DEC 20, 2016
Cancer
For the first time, researchers have traced a childhood form of blood cancer (acute lymphoblastic leukemia or ALL) to a
...
DEC 18, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
How do lymphocytes make the decision to launch an attack or act otherwise? Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Sc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 17, 2016
Cancer
If a cancer is caused by the over-activation of proteins that enhance growth, then blocking these enzymes should stunt t
...