Tag: infections
Be Wary and Beware: Cancer and its Avoidable Risk Factors
Cancer is defined as an abnormal growth of cells, with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body . This uncontrolled [more…]
A Symbiotic Tale: The Hygiene Hypothesis as It Stands Today
The story of our symbiotic relationship with microorganisms begins with the advent of human life on earth, when man lived as a hunter-gatherer. In the [more…]
Gearing Up for the Super Bug Conquest
MRSA stands for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Also called oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ORSA), it is an infection caused by a strain of staph bacteria that has [more…]
Co-trimoxazole Therapy – One Step Closer towards Better AIDS Treatment
AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) – who does not want its cure? The worldwide consensus is to achieve it for the improvement of human health. Scientists [more…]
Strength in Numbers: Bacterial Clumping Mechanisms Promote Resilience and Drug Resistance
Recently, researchers at the University of Michigan (MI, USA) managed to build a device, the Taylor-Couette cell that closely simulates the dynamics of blood flow, [more…]
