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Sepsis: harmful bacteria along with their toxins that invade tissues. Commonly introduced through infection of a cut or wound.
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JAN 19, 2019Health & Medicine
Urinary tract infections due to indwelling catheters are the fourth most common cause of hospital-acquired infections (H ...Written By: Dena ArutaJAN 06, 2019Microbiology
Many types of fungi in our environment are being linked with increasing frequency to a wide array of health problems.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
At Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, a team of scientists from multiple disciplines have worked together to develop an in ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 07, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
At the University of Oregon, researchers identified a novel anti-inflammatory protein that is secreted by the common gut ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 04, 2018Cardiology
Medical tourism is a booming industry with the more popular surgery destinations reporting revenues into the billions. T ...Written By: Abbie ArceSEP 20, 2018Microbiology
You may have never heard of melioidosis, also known as Whitmore's disease, but it is a scary infection in many parts of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Washington State University (WSU), who were finding a way to fight an inflammatory response that causes o ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 27, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic inflammation has been linked to many diseases and can trigger cell death.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2018Microbiology
The Staphylococcus aureus bacterium can cause devastating illnesses - called staph infections - and lead to organ failur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Staphylococcus aureus is thought to lead to over 11 million visits to the doctor and the ER every year in the US alone.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2018Immunology
The immune response after a traumatic physical injury is essentially the same as a body-wide bacterial infection: inflam ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 28, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought of as a waste product that caused pain, a new review suggests lactate has many important roles in normal ce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 23, 2018Microbiology
After a serious illness or surgery, some people then have to face complications in the form of body or brain dysfunction ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Sepsis happens when the response to an infection gets out of control; body-wide inflammation occurs, which can be fatal.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have found a mechanism used by microbes to get around the damage inflicted by penicillin.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Children that suffer from epidermolysis bullosa, sometimes called butterfly children because of their fragile skin, face ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2017Microbiology
Candida auris is a type of yeast identified as an opportunistic pathogen that can cause severe illness in hospitalized p ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A boy whose extremely fragile skin, like that of a butterfly, has been saved by an experimental therapy. The first-of-it ...OCT 24, 2017Microbiology
The implantation of medical devices inside of the body can have several important health benefits including replacement ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 08, 2017Videos
The following video from the Centers for Disease Control is about sepsis; what it is and how to prevent it. It affects p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2017Videos
Even if you don't let a dog kiss you, you probably know of someone who does. How could anyone resist those sweet puppy k ...SEP 15, 2017Cardiology
Sepsis is the tenth most common cause of death in the United States, but most of those deaths aren’t directly due ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 07, 2017Cardiology
A lot of things go wrong during sepsis, but one of the worst is heart complications. In the past researchers determined ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Fighting fire with fire, scientists are harnessing the adaptability of helpful microbes to challenge the adapt ...Written By: Invisiverse Puccio
JAN 19, 2019
Health & Medicine
Urinary tract infections due to indwelling catheters are the fourth most common cause of hospital-acquired infections (H
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 06, 2019
Microbiology
Many types of fungi in our environment are being linked with increasing frequency to a wide array of health problems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
At Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, a team of scientists from multiple disciplines have worked together to develop an in
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 07, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
At the University of Oregon, researchers identified a novel anti-inflammatory protein that is secreted by the common gut
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 04, 2018
Cardiology
Medical tourism is a booming industry with the more popular surgery destinations reporting revenues into the billions. T
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
SEP 20, 2018
Microbiology
You may have never heard of melioidosis, also known as Whitmore's disease, but it is a scary infection in many parts of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Washington State University (WSU), who were finding a way to fight an inflammatory response that causes o
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic inflammation has been linked to many diseases and can trigger cell death.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2018
Microbiology
The Staphylococcus aureus bacterium can cause devastating illnesses - called staph infections - and lead to organ failur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Staphylococcus aureus is thought to lead to over 11 million visits to the doctor and the ER every year in the US alone.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2018
Immunology
The immune response after a traumatic physical injury is essentially the same as a body-wide bacterial infection: inflam
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 28, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought of as a waste product that caused pain, a new review suggests lactate has many important roles in normal ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2018
Microbiology
After a serious illness or surgery, some people then have to face complications in the form of body or brain dysfunction
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sepsis happens when the response to an infection gets out of control; body-wide inflammation occurs, which can be fatal.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have found a mechanism used by microbes to get around the damage inflicted by penicillin.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Children that suffer from epidermolysis bullosa, sometimes called butterfly children because of their fragile skin, face
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2017
Microbiology
Candida auris is a type of yeast identified as an opportunistic pathogen that can cause severe illness in hospitalized p
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A boy whose extremely fragile skin, like that of a butterfly, has been saved by an experimental therapy. The first-of-it
...
OCT 24, 2017
Microbiology
The implantation of medical devices inside of the body can have several important health benefits including replacement
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 08, 2017
Videos
The following video from the Centers for Disease Control is about sepsis; what it is and how to prevent it. It affects p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2017
Videos
Even if you don't let a dog kiss you, you probably know of someone who does. How could anyone resist those sweet puppy k
...
SEP 15, 2017
Cardiology
Sepsis is the tenth most common cause of death in the United States, but most of those deaths aren’t directly due
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 07, 2017
Cardiology
A lot of things go wrong during sepsis, but one of the worst is heart complications. In the past researchers determined
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Fighting fire with fire, scientists are harnessing the adaptability of helpful microbes to challenge the adapt
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio