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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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NOV 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 PuccioMAY 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 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
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