Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Out of sight, out of mind: The massive hepatitis A outbreak no one is talking about

›
Since early 2017, over 4,500 cases of hepatitis A have been reported in outbreaks across 10 states in the United States, a massive increase ...
Friday, June 29, 2018

I've got the power: How the potential bioterrorism agent Francisella tularensis manipulates host cells

›
In an age of advanced weaponry and warfare, the risk of bioterrorism is increasingly acute. One potential bioterrorism agent is the bacter...
Thursday, May 31, 2018

Broadly neutralizing antibodies take down bacteria, viruses, and yeast

›
Antibodies are an important player in the body's immune system. The job of an antibody is to recognize a very specific feature of a fore...
Monday, April 30, 2018

The Fast and the Furious...Antibiotic Discovery

›
Over 10 million deaths per year. That's the global death toll experts predict from drug-resistant infections by 2050 without new ways to...
Thursday, March 29, 2018

New funding (and new hope) for a Lassa virus vaccine

›
Nearly 2 years ago in 2016, I wrote a post about a deadly virus that was causing a worrying outbreak in Nigeria: the Lassa virus . For the ...
Monday, March 5, 2018

Good reason for my writing gap

›
I must apologize for my extended absence from writing these posts. But I promise I had good reason! Since my last post at the end of August,...

Flu vaccination: Arm yourself against the anti-vax arguement

›
The flu vaccine. Always a hot topic, especially in years when the vaccine has poor efficacy as it does this year. At times like this, the a...