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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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JUN 07, 2016Microbiology
There’s no such thing as sterile. That’s my opinion, at least. Researchers from the University of North Caro ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 05, 2016Videos
In another release from the Koch Institute's Image Awards 2016, Ali Roghanian of the University of Southampton UK, visit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2016Immunology
While the immune system does act as a multi-faceted protective system when dangerous bacteria and viruses come knocking, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 03, 2016Microbiology
Clostridium difficile loves to infect the gut, and these infections (CDIs) can be nasty and difficult to treat. These sp ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 02, 2016Immunology
The human immune system works around the clock to fight pathogens and protect the body from disease. T cells play an ess ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 31, 2016Microbiology
Trace metals are a critical part of survival for every cell; metals give structural support to proteins, catalyze reacti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2016Immunology
Every year, scientists with the World Health Organization do their best to predict the most prevalent and dangerous infl ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 18, 2016Health & Medicine
While the intestines are potentially the star players of the digestive system, they also play a role in immune homeostas ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 18, 2016Immunology
You probably won’t find a person who doesn’t agree that fruits and vegetables are “healthy.” Yet ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Turning back to nature’s marine medicine cabinet, scientists at the University of South Florida (USF) may have fou ...MAY 15, 2016Videos
Honey is one of the most ancient medicinal agents, dating back at least to the Egyptians who used honey to dress wounds. ...MAY 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika virus has appeared from relative obscurity to cause big epidemics in South and Central America as well as Micronesi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2016Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a serious public health problem. Figuring out how antibiotic resistance genes disperse ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2016Microbiology
You take antibiotics for an infection, right? Broad-spectrum antibiotics kill the harmful bacteria, yes. The problem is ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 11, 2016Cancer
When it comes to genetic testing, is more always better? According to a new study, more genetic testing, especially conc ...MAY 11, 2016Immunology
B cells, which are mostly known for antibody production in the face of invading pathogens, provide another function in t ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 11, 2016Immunology
The brain’s immune system potentially could be harnessed to help clear amyloid plaques, which are a hallmark of Al ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 04, 2016Neuroscience
Rupture of small blood vessels in the brain can cause hemorrhagic stroke and brain microbleeds, and finding the fastest ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 03, 2016Microbiology
Antibiotics cure infections, right? Well, not always. A new study published in Cell Host & Microbe details how antib ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 03, 2016Microbiology
Scientists first saw the microbiome when doing ribosomal RNA sequencing and getting so much of what many thought was con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2016Health & Medicine
For people with a certain gene mutation, metabolizing fat can be much harder for the body to do than it would be for a h ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 02, 2016Health & Medicine
It is the antibodies that detect pathogens in order to fight infections and prevent disease, but there is an entire team ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 26, 2016Cardiology
Exposure to certain chemicals produced by the immune system causes bone marrow stem cells to differentiate into myeloid ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 22, 2016Health & Medicine
Macrophages exist in every type of body tissue, in the lungs as alveolar macrophages and in the liver as Kupffer cells. ...Written By: Kara Marker
JUN 07, 2016
Microbiology
There’s no such thing as sterile. That’s my opinion, at least. Researchers from the University of North Caro
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 05, 2016
Videos
In another release from the Koch Institute's Image Awards 2016, Ali Roghanian of the University of Southampton UK, visit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2016
Immunology
While the immune system does act as a multi-faceted protective system when dangerous bacteria and viruses come knocking,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 03, 2016
Microbiology
Clostridium difficile loves to infect the gut, and these infections (CDIs) can be nasty and difficult to treat. These sp
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 02, 2016
Immunology
The human immune system works around the clock to fight pathogens and protect the body from disease. T cells play an ess
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 31, 2016
Microbiology
Trace metals are a critical part of survival for every cell; metals give structural support to proteins, catalyze reacti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2016
Immunology
Every year, scientists with the World Health Organization do their best to predict the most prevalent and dangerous infl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
While the intestines are potentially the star players of the digestive system, they also play a role in immune homeostas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 18, 2016
Immunology
You probably won’t find a person who doesn’t agree that fruits and vegetables are “healthy.” Yet
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Turning back to nature’s marine medicine cabinet, scientists at the University of South Florida (USF) may have fou
...
MAY 15, 2016
Videos
Honey is one of the most ancient medicinal agents, dating back at least to the Egyptians who used honey to dress wounds.
...
MAY 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika virus has appeared from relative obscurity to cause big epidemics in South and Central America as well as Micronesi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2016
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a serious public health problem. Figuring out how antibiotic resistance genes disperse
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2016
Microbiology
You take antibiotics for an infection, right? Broad-spectrum antibiotics kill the harmful bacteria, yes. The problem is
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 11, 2016
Cancer
When it comes to genetic testing, is more always better? According to a new study, more genetic testing, especially conc
...
MAY 11, 2016
Immunology
B cells, which are mostly known for antibody production in the face of invading pathogens, provide another function in t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 11, 2016
Immunology
The brain’s immune system potentially could be harnessed to help clear amyloid plaques, which are a hallmark of Al
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 04, 2016
Neuroscience
Rupture of small blood vessels in the brain can cause hemorrhagic stroke and brain microbleeds, and finding the fastest
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 03, 2016
Microbiology
Antibiotics cure infections, right? Well, not always. A new study published in Cell Host & Microbe details how antib
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 03, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists first saw the microbiome when doing ribosomal RNA sequencing and getting so much of what many thought was con
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2016
Health & Medicine
For people with a certain gene mutation, metabolizing fat can be much harder for the body to do than it would be for a h
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 02, 2016
Health & Medicine
It is the antibodies that detect pathogens in order to fight infections and prevent disease, but there is an entire team
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 26, 2016
Cardiology
Exposure to certain chemicals produced by the immune system causes bone marrow stem cells to differentiate into myeloid
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
Macrophages exist in every type of body tissue, in the lungs as alveolar macrophages and in the liver as Kupffer cells.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker