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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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MAY 26, 2017Microbiology
A new regulation that was inspired by the death of a young boy is proving to be effective.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2017Health & Medicine
The ability of one microbe to adapt is giving it a whole new career as a sexually transmitted disease. Usually content w ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioNOV 28, 2016Immunology
Image Credit: Getty Images The bacteria that find a home in the bladder—causing painful urinary tract infections&m ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)NOV 08, 2016Microbiology
Your doctor thinks you may have sepsis - a condition where your body temperature shifts, and your heart and respiratory ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 02, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Diagnosing Sepsis Earlier to Save Lives Using MicrofluidicsWritten By: Jennifer EllisOCT 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Earlier in August, I reported on the fourth case of a brain-eating freshwater amoeba infection. Now, health officials ha ...OCT 12, 2016Immunology
The key ingredient in the recipe that make staphylococcus and streptococcus infections so dangerous? Superantigen toxins ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 28, 2016Immunology
A diet high in fat from specific sources is uniquely responsible for contributing to intestinal cancer through promoting ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 27, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
An alternative oxidase enzyme from a sea squirt that acts on the mitochondria can work as a fail safe. As such, it can p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2016Immunology
A compound found in newborns is thought to have the ability to treat excessive inflammation, which could be lifesaving i ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 02, 2016Microbiology
Dysbiosis refers to an imbalance in the microbiome associated with the loss of good microbes that promote health, and an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2016Immunology
The immune system is usually equipped to handle most bacterial infections, but certain cases of severe infection can lea ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 22, 2016Microbiology
What do gut microbes have to do with the lungs? Well, more than researchers once thought. A new study from the Universit ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 14, 2016Microbiology
Publishing in Science Translational Medicine, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have announced that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a new study, ominously titled “The Lick of Death,” doctors report friendly licks from her beloved Italian ...JUL 12, 2016Microbiology
Can you imagine eating Escherichia coli for good health? It seems a little crazy, but scientists have created a way to a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2016Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance continues to be a rising concern in public health. Sepsis, the last resort of the immune sys ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Is your sore throat caused by the Streptococcus bacteria, or a common cold virus? It can be difficult to tell, even for ...JUL 06, 2016Videos
In June of 2016, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found a surge in abortion rates amid the Zika ...JUN 21, 2016Immunology
Current vaccines target only a small percentage of the more than 90 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumonia. But re ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 13, 2016Neuroscience
Stem cells are sometimes seen as either controversial or lifesaving, depending on what they are being used for, but a ne ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 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 MarkerJAN 06, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Scientists are taking a closer look at the main breakdown product of aspirin, called salicylic acid, and its potential t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)DEC 08, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most serious medical conditions that can scare even the best-trained doctors. When sepsis hits, thi ...
MAY 26, 2017
Microbiology
A new regulation that was inspired by the death of a young boy is proving to be effective.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2017
Health & Medicine
The ability of one microbe to adapt is giving it a whole new career as a sexually transmitted disease. Usually content w
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
NOV 28, 2016
Immunology
Image Credit: Getty Images The bacteria that find a home in the bladder—causing painful urinary tract infections&m
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
NOV 08, 2016
Microbiology
Your doctor thinks you may have sepsis - a condition where your body temperature shifts, and your heart and respiratory
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 02, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Diagnosing Sepsis Earlier to Save Lives Using Microfluidics
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Earlier in August, I reported on the fourth case of a brain-eating freshwater amoeba infection. Now, health officials ha
...
OCT 12, 2016
Immunology
The key ingredient in the recipe that make staphylococcus and streptococcus infections so dangerous? Superantigen toxins
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 28, 2016
Immunology
A diet high in fat from specific sources is uniquely responsible for contributing to intestinal cancer through promoting
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 27, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
An alternative oxidase enzyme from a sea squirt that acts on the mitochondria can work as a fail safe. As such, it can p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2016
Immunology
A compound found in newborns is thought to have the ability to treat excessive inflammation, which could be lifesaving i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 02, 2016
Microbiology
Dysbiosis refers to an imbalance in the microbiome associated with the loss of good microbes that promote health, and an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2016
Immunology
The immune system is usually equipped to handle most bacterial infections, but certain cases of severe infection can lea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 22, 2016
Microbiology
What do gut microbes have to do with the lungs? Well, more than researchers once thought. A new study from the Universit
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 14, 2016
Microbiology
Publishing in Science Translational Medicine, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have announced that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a new study, ominously titled “The Lick of Death,” doctors report friendly licks from her beloved Italian
...
JUL 12, 2016
Microbiology
Can you imagine eating Escherichia coli for good health? It seems a little crazy, but scientists have created a way to a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2016
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance continues to be a rising concern in public health. Sepsis, the last resort of the immune sys
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Is your sore throat caused by the Streptococcus bacteria, or a common cold virus? It can be difficult to tell, even for
...
JUL 06, 2016
Videos
In June of 2016, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found a surge in abortion rates amid the Zika
...
JUN 21, 2016
Immunology
Current vaccines target only a small percentage of the more than 90 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumonia. But re
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 13, 2016
Neuroscience
Stem cells are sometimes seen as either controversial or lifesaving, depending on what they are being used for, but a ne
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
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
JAN 06, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Scientists are taking a closer look at the main breakdown product of aspirin, called salicylic acid, and its potential t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
DEC 08, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most serious medical conditions that can scare even the best-trained doctors. When sepsis hits, thi
...