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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 21, 2016Microbiology
It’s a tough world for bacteria. The little guys are targeted by our immune systems, antibacterial drugs, an ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 19, 2016Immunology
Bacteria are a little more clever in the way they enter the body and stay undetected than scientists realized. From the ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 15, 2016Immunology
The mucosal lining of places in the body like the lungs and intestines is the first line of defense against pathogens th ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 10, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Screening large “libraries” of compounds to find those with a desired biological activity is a powerful meth ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 10, 2016Microbiology
PAMPs in processed food may be making you sick. Pathogen-associated molecular patterns, or PAMPs, are molecules associat ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 08, 2016Health & Medicine
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives—a stark reminder of the lack of effect ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 06, 2016Microbiology
Antiperspirant and deodorant keep you smelling fresh, but they also alter your armpit microbiome. The microbiome continu ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 06, 2016Immunology
Herpes simplex 1 virus, the microscopic pathogen notoriously remembered for its production of painful and unappealing co ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 02, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Single-stranded molecules of DNA called “aptamers” have been studied since 1990 for their ability to bind an ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 01, 2016Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 29, 2016Microbiology
University of British Columbia researchers are taking the fight to antibiotic resistant bacteria - with mud. Well, techn ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 26, 2016Immunology
Acting alongside T helper cells, the all-stars of adaptive immunity, regulatory T cells work to suppress any “pote ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 21, 2016Immunology
How exactly does our immune system “remember” certain pathogens so the response to an infection is more powe ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 20, 2016Immunology
The whole family ate the same seafood last night, yet only two out of the six got sick. What gives? In a new stud ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 18, 2016Immunology
Two recent studies have connected protein Blimp1 to key regulation of plasma cells’ ability to produce pathogen-fi ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 15, 2016Health & Medicine
While inflammation triggered by the immune system is a vital response in many cases like when pathogens invade the body, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 12, 2016Immunology
Immune cells are not predestined to be either effector or memory cells, scientists from the Virginia Tech Carilion Insti ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 10, 2016Immunology
Filling up on processed foods is usually easier than planning and cooking a healthy meal, but a new study shows that tak ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 10, 2016Microbiology
An international team of researchers recently confirmed that Ötzi the “Iceman” harbored a unique strain ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 08, 2016Immunology
Analysis of thousands of genes from the 1000 Genomes Project and genome sequences of ancient hominins has allowed scient ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 06, 2016Immunology
Over time humans evolved alongside a beneficial microbial community, called the microbiome. In return for a place to liv ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 05, 2016Microbiology
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is definitely the most terrifying bacterial species I’ve written about. What sets ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 04, 2016Immunology
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway, discovered in 2008 to promote type 1 interferon production in respon ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 02, 2016Immunology
Polio is close to being eradicated, and once it is, scientists want to keep it that way. The live attenuated polio vacci ...Written By: Kara Marker
FEB 21, 2016
Microbiology
It’s a tough world for bacteria. The little guys are targeted by our immune systems, antibacterial drugs, an
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 19, 2016
Immunology
Bacteria are a little more clever in the way they enter the body and stay undetected than scientists realized. From the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 15, 2016
Immunology
The mucosal lining of places in the body like the lungs and intestines is the first line of defense against pathogens th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 10, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Screening large “libraries” of compounds to find those with a desired biological activity is a powerful meth
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 10, 2016
Microbiology
PAMPs in processed food may be making you sick. Pathogen-associated molecular patterns, or PAMPs, are molecules associat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives—a stark reminder of the lack of effect
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 06, 2016
Microbiology
Antiperspirant and deodorant keep you smelling fresh, but they also alter your armpit microbiome. The microbiome continu
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 06, 2016
Immunology
Herpes simplex 1 virus, the microscopic pathogen notoriously remembered for its production of painful and unappealing co
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 02, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Single-stranded molecules of DNA called “aptamers” have been studied since 1990 for their ability to bind an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 01, 2016
Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 29, 2016
Microbiology
University of British Columbia researchers are taking the fight to antibiotic resistant bacteria - with mud. Well, techn
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 26, 2016
Immunology
Acting alongside T helper cells, the all-stars of adaptive immunity, regulatory T cells work to suppress any “pote
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 21, 2016
Immunology
How exactly does our immune system “remember” certain pathogens so the response to an infection is more powe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 20, 2016
Immunology
The whole family ate the same seafood last night, yet only two out of the six got sick. What gives? In a new stud
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 18, 2016
Immunology
Two recent studies have connected protein Blimp1 to key regulation of plasma cells’ ability to produce pathogen-fi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
While inflammation triggered by the immune system is a vital response in many cases like when pathogens invade the body,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 12, 2016
Immunology
Immune cells are not predestined to be either effector or memory cells, scientists from the Virginia Tech Carilion Insti
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 10, 2016
Immunology
Filling up on processed foods is usually easier than planning and cooking a healthy meal, but a new study shows that tak
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 10, 2016
Microbiology
An international team of researchers recently confirmed that Ötzi the “Iceman” harbored a unique strain
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 08, 2016
Immunology
Analysis of thousands of genes from the 1000 Genomes Project and genome sequences of ancient hominins has allowed scient
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 06, 2016
Immunology
Over time humans evolved alongside a beneficial microbial community, called the microbiome. In return for a place to liv
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 05, 2016
Microbiology
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is definitely the most terrifying bacterial species I’ve written about. What sets
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 04, 2016
Immunology
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway, discovered in 2008 to promote type 1 interferon production in respon
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 02, 2016
Immunology
Polio is close to being eradicated, and once it is, scientists want to keep it that way. The live attenuated polio vacci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker