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Microbiome and diseases
The microbiome describes the microbes (such as bacteria, fungi, viruses) that live in and on our bodies. The distribution and presence of microbes can have a significant impact on health and disease. Further, alterations in the microbiome can impact how a patient will respond to treatments prescribed for diseases.
SEP 07, 2022 | 6:00 AM
Mammalian mucosal niches are colonized by a complex ecosystem of viruses, bacteria and fungi termed the microbiome. Unlike the gut microbiome, the vaginal microbiome is composed of small num...
SEP 07, 2022 | 6:00 AM
1. Identify the basic characteristics of the vaginal microbiota 2. Identify some ways in which the vaginal microbiota may protect against acquisition of sexually transmitted and urogenital i...
SEP 07, 2022 | 6:00 AM
The vaginal microbiome is a critical component of female health. More than 30% of people with vaginas suffer from imbalances in the microbiome (e.g. bacterial vaginosis, yeast infections, an...
SEP 06, 2022 | 7:30 AM
We live in a revolutionary era during which technology is leading to amazing advances in medicine. Parallel and aided by the development of artificial intelligence (AI) are the emergence of...
AUG 31, 2022 | 12:00 PM
Date: August 31, 2022 Time: 12:00pm (PDT), 3:00pm (EDT), 9:00pm (CEST) Human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for more than 99% of cervical cancers. Most HPV infections are transient an...
AUG 10, 2022 | 10:00 AM
Date: August 10, 2022 Time: 10:00am PDT, 1:00pm EDT The global pandemic has increased focus and scrutiny on molecular diagnostic assay development, resulting in a need for assays that provid...
JUN 15, 2022 | 11:00 AM
Date: June 15, 2022 Time: 11:00am (PDT), 2:00pm (EDT), 8:00pm (CEST) One in five Americans has a sexually transmitted infection (STI) according to the 2019 STD Surveillance Report sexual hea...
JUN 02, 2022 | 8:30 AM
Date: June 02, 2022 Time: 8:30am (PST), 10:30am (CST), 11:30am (EST) Cardiac biomarkers like high-sensitivity Troponin I might play a major role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases....
JUN 02, 2022 | 8:00 AM
Infectious diseases present a great challenge to global health and its economy. The 2020 SARS- CoV-2 pandemic highlighted the importance of rapid identification, characterization and surveil...
MAR 23, 2022 | 1:30 PM
There is much discussion by cannabis growers about the prevention of plant diseases, oftentimes circling back to the idea of curating a sterile cultivation system. However, keeping microbial...
