About Sheryl Wood
I love to write about all things science — when I'm not flower gardening. A proud UConn grad, with a BS in Medical Technology, I worked in the research field for over 30 years on projects ranging from alcohol and drug interaction to the immunological aspects of rheumatoid diseases.
Sheryl Wood's Popular Posts
News: If You're Hungry When Sick, It Might Be Less Severe—But More Contagious
News: New Study Unveils the True Story of Kuru, a Fatal Brain Disease Spread by the Cultural Practice of Eating the Dead
News: The Root Cause of Type 1 Diabetes Could Be a Common Childhood Viral Infection
News: Shapeshifting Cholera Bacteria Corkscrew Themselves to Twist into the Gut
News: 'Useless' Antibiotics Work When Matched Up in Threes
News: Yogurt Isn't Just a Probiotic — Its Unique Proteins Kill Bad Bacteria
News: Microbe-Fighting Plastic Wrap Keeps Fruits Fresher for a Week
News: Supercomputer Visualization Shows 1.2 Microseconds in the Life of a 4-Million-Atom HIV Capsid
News: Vaccine Can Prevent Bad Cholesterol from Accumulating in Blood Vessels, Potentially Prevent Heart Attacks
News: Defective Sugar-Loving White Blood Cells Could Be Why Cardiac Patients Get More Viruses, Like Shingles
News: Tardigrades Are the Earth's Toughest & Almost-Immortal Animals
News: How Livestock Farts Lead to a Warmer Climate
News: Hospital Floors May Look Clean, but They're Teeming with Deadly Superbugs—Including MRSA, VRE & C. Diff
News: New Doggy Flu Vaccine Could Stop Outbreaks, Keep Pets Healthy
News: How Your Diet & Gut Bacteria Work Together to Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer
News: Cancer Patients Out of Options Are Hoping for a Cure from This Mysterious Bird Virus
News: In the Ultimate Irony, Zika Virus May Cure Brain Cancer
News: Scientists Turn Bacteria into Mini Cyborg Solar Panels
News: Monthly Injection Has Potential to Replace Daily Handfuls of HIV Drugs
Survival of the Fittest: Athletes' Gut Microbes Are Tailored to Help Them Compete
News: Arizona Woman Dies After Catching Tularemia from Her Dog
News: Researchers Look to Cows to Create Vaccine for HIV
News: Starve E Coli of Copper to Cure Aggressive UTIs
Lucky Break: Pneumococcal Vaccine Fights Off Ear Infections, Too
News: This Genetic Defect Could Be Why Typhoid Mary Never Got Typhoid Fever
News: Supercomputer's Simulated Patients Help Doctors Choose the Right TB Meds
News: Probiotics Could Cut Sepsis in Infants for Just $1 a Day
News: A New Set of Cancer Drugs May Work Against Viruses, Too
News: Scientists See Bacteria Responding Electrically to Physical Stimuli for the First Time
News: Replacement Joints with Antibiotics on Board Mean Lower Chance of Infection & Fewer Surgeries
News: How Calcium Sets Off a C Diff Infection
News: Finally, a New Drug Against 'Untreatable' Gonorrhea
News: Century-Old Finding May Show the Way to Create Vaccines Against Toxic Strep Infections
Step Aside MRSA & C Diff: Researchers Just Found 3 New Healthcare Associated Infections
News: Defective, Infectious Proteins Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
News: How Gut Bacteria Could Set Off the Immune System in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tasty Testing: Artisanal Cheese Reveals Microbial Secrets of Deliciousness
News: How Malnutrition & Gut Infections Feed Off Each Other
News: Your Lungs Aren't the Same After a Battle with Pneumonia
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News: Cancer Patients Out of Options Are Hoping for a Cure from This Mysterious Bird Virus
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News: In the Ultimate Irony, Zika Virus May Cure Brain Cancer
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News: Microbe-Fighting Plastic Wrap Keeps Fruits Fresher for a Week
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News: Scientists Turn Bacteria into Mini Cyborg Solar Panels
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News: Monthly Injection Has Potential to Replace Daily Handfuls of HIV Drugs
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Survival of the Fittest: Athletes' Gut Microbes Are Tailored to Help Them Compete
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News: Arizona Woman Dies After Catching Tularemia from Her Dog
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News: Researchers Look to Cows to Create Vaccine for HIV
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News: Starve E Coli of Copper to Cure Aggressive UTIs
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Lucky Break: Pneumococcal Vaccine Fights Off Ear Infections, Too
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News: This Genetic Defect Could Be Why Typhoid Mary Never Got Typhoid Fever
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News: Supercomputer's Simulated Patients Help Doctors Choose the Right TB Meds
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News: Probiotics Could Cut Sepsis in Infants for Just $1 a Day
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News: A New Set of Cancer Drugs May Work Against Viruses, Too
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News: Scientists See Bacteria Responding Electrically to Physical Stimuli for the First Time
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News: Replacement Joints with Antibiotics on Board Mean Lower Chance of Infection & Fewer Surgeries
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News: How Calcium Sets Off a C Diff Infection
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News: Finally, a New Drug Against 'Untreatable' Gonorrhea
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News: Century-Old Finding May Show the Way to Create Vaccines Against Toxic Strep Infections
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Step Aside MRSA & C Diff: Researchers Just Found 3 New Healthcare Associated Infections
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News: A New Compound Kills the Growth-Stunting Whipworm Parasite That Infects Half a Billion People
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News: If You're Hungry When Sick, It Might Be Less Severe—But More Contagious
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News: New Study Unveils the True Story of Kuru, a Fatal Brain Disease Spread by the Cultural Practice of Eating the Dead
-
News: The Root Cause of Type 1 Diabetes Could Be a Common Childhood Viral Infection
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News: Shapeshifting Cholera Bacteria Corkscrew Themselves to Twist into the Gut
-
News: 'Useless' Antibiotics Work When Matched Up in Threes
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News: Yogurt Isn't Just a Probiotic — Its Unique Proteins Kill Bad Bacteria
-
News: Microbe-Fighting Plastic Wrap Keeps Fruits Fresher for a Week
-
News: Supercomputer Visualization Shows 1.2 Microseconds in the Life of a 4-Million-Atom HIV Capsid
-
News: Vaccine Can Prevent Bad Cholesterol from Accumulating in Blood Vessels, Potentially Prevent Heart Attacks
-
News: Defective Sugar-Loving White Blood Cells Could Be Why Cardiac Patients Get More Viruses, Like Shingles
-
News: Tardigrades Are the Earth's Toughest & Almost-Immortal Animals
-
News: How Livestock Farts Lead to a Warmer Climate
-
News: Hospital Floors May Look Clean, but They're Teeming with Deadly Superbugs—Including MRSA, VRE & C. Diff
-
News: New Doggy Flu Vaccine Could Stop Outbreaks, Keep Pets Healthy
-
News: How Your Diet & Gut Bacteria Work Together to Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer
-
News: Cancer Patients Out of Options Are Hoping for a Cure from This Mysterious Bird Virus
-
News: In the Ultimate Irony, Zika Virus May Cure Brain Cancer
-
News: Scientists Turn Bacteria into Mini Cyborg Solar Panels
-
News: Monthly Injection Has Potential to Replace Daily Handfuls of HIV Drugs
-
Survival of the Fittest: Athletes' Gut Microbes Are Tailored to Help Them Compete
-
News: Arizona Woman Dies After Catching Tularemia from Her Dog
-
News: Researchers Look to Cows to Create Vaccine for HIV
-
News: Starve E Coli of Copper to Cure Aggressive UTIs
-
Lucky Break: Pneumococcal Vaccine Fights Off Ear Infections, Too
-
News: This Genetic Defect Could Be Why Typhoid Mary Never Got Typhoid Fever
-
News: Supercomputer's Simulated Patients Help Doctors Choose the Right TB Meds
-
News: Probiotics Could Cut Sepsis in Infants for Just $1 a Day
-
News: A New Set of Cancer Drugs May Work Against Viruses, Too
-
News: Scientists See Bacteria Responding Electrically to Physical Stimuli for the First Time
-
News: Replacement Joints with Antibiotics on Board Mean Lower Chance of Infection & Fewer Surgeries
-
News: How Calcium Sets Off a C Diff Infection
-
News: Finally, a New Drug Against 'Untreatable' Gonorrhea
-
News: Century-Old Finding May Show the Way to Create Vaccines Against Toxic Strep Infections
-
Step Aside MRSA & C Diff: Researchers Just Found 3 New Healthcare Associated Infections
-
News: Defective, Infectious Proteins Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
-
News: How Gut Bacteria Could Set Off the Immune System in Rheumatoid Arthritis
-
Tasty Testing: Artisanal Cheese Reveals Microbial Secrets of Deliciousness
-
News: How Malnutrition & Gut Infections Feed Off Each Other
-
News: Your Lungs Aren't the Same After a Battle with Pneumonia