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 Latest Posts
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Strep Bacteria a Deadly Participant in Development of Colorectal Cancer
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Dying Cells Do Tell Tales & What We Learn Can Help Us Stop Cancer from Spreading
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It's Not All in Your Mind — Gut Bacteria Could Be Influencing Your Emotions
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Turning Off the Immune System May Turn on Protection Against HIV
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Intestinal Viruses Directly Associated with Development of Type 1 Diabetes
The Giving Plant:
Same Asian Plant Used for Arthritis Treatment Gives Us Powerful HIV Drug
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Like Peaches? Protective Virus Could Save Millions of Dollars in Fruit from Fire Blight
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If You're Getting Shingles Flare-Ups Under 40, Get Your Heart Checked
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Sleeping with the Fishes — Decay in Wastewater Damages Aquatic Life
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Long-Term Follow-Up Shows Lasting, Positive Impacts of Fecal Transplants
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Deadly Lungworm Parasite Spread by Rats & Snails Is More Prevalent Than We Thought
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Natural Antibiotic from Cystic Fibrosis Patient Knocks Out TB
Mystery Solved:
Cellular Pumps Help E. Coli Beat Antibiotics
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Afraid of Needles? You'll Have No Excuse Not to Get Vaccinated with New Painless Flu Patch
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How Gut Bacteria Increase Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
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Ebola Drug May Offer Safe and Effective Treatment for SARS & MERS
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'Useless' Antibiotics Work When Matched Up in Threes
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Defective Sugar-Loving White Blood Cells Could Be Why Cardiac Patients Get More Viruses, Like Shingles
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How Parental Choice Not to Vaccinate Kids Starts and Spreads Pertussis Outbreaks
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Scientists Found an Antibody That Burns Belly Fat (In Mice)
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New Approach Could Be Silver Bullet Against Antibiotic Resistant E. Coli & Other Gram-Negative Bacteria
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Sentinel Nerve Cells Spy on the Intestines, Linking Gut & Brain
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Latent HIV Can Hide, but Can't Escape Detection with New Test
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Common Soil Microbe Produces New Antibiotic Effective Against Resistant Bacteria
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New Treatment Could Save 100,000 Babies a Year from Deadly Respiratory Virus
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New Vaccine Takes Down Toxic Plaques Associated with Alzheimer's
Toxic Shock Syndrome:
How Bacterial Toxins Can Turn Our Immune System Against Us
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Yogurt Isn't Just a Probiotic — Its Unique Proteins Kill Bad Bacteria
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Mother's Body Teaches Fetal Immune System Not to Attack Itself Before Birth
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A Bacteria Could Stop Citrus Greening Disease from Killing Orange Trees
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Excessive Exercise Makes the Gut Leak Bacteria
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New Gut Bacteria Theory Could Revolutionize Our Understanding of Diabetes
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Gut Bacteria Cocktail May Protect Cancer Patients & Pregnant Women Against Listeriosis
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A Common Cancer-Causing Mono Virus Has a Special Trick to Hide from the Body's Defenses
Don't Sweat It:
New Workout Clothes Put Microbes to Work Keeping Us Cool & Dry
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Doctors Are Saving Lives by Giving People Hep C Infected Kidneys
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New, Tougher Malaria Drug Could Prevent a Half Million Deaths
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The Body's Own Cells Can Be Engineered to Protect Against HIV Infection
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New Study Illuminates Role Our Cellular Powerhouses Play in Fighting Off Chlamydia Infections
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Cancer Patients Out of Options Are Hoping for a Cure from This Mysterious Bird Virus
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In the Ultimate Irony, Zika Virus May Cure Brain Cancer
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Microbe-Fighting Plastic Wrap Keeps Fruits Fresher for a Week
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Scientists Turn Bacteria into Mini Cyborg Solar Panels
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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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Arizona Woman Dies After Catching Tularemia from Her Dog
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Researchers Look to Cows to Create Vaccine for HIV
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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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This Genetic Defect Could Be Why Typhoid Mary Never Got Typhoid Fever
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Supercomputer's Simulated Patients Help Doctors Choose the Right TB Meds
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Probiotics Could Cut Sepsis in Infants for Just $1 a Day
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A New Set of Cancer Drugs May Work Against Viruses, Too
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Scientists See Bacteria Responding Electrically to Physical Stimuli for the First Time
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Replacement Joints with Antibiotics on Board Mean Lower Chance of Infection & Fewer Surgeries
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How Calcium Sets Off a C Diff Infection
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Finally, a New Drug Against 'Untreatable' Gonorrhea
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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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If You're Getting Shingles Flare-Ups Under 40, Get Your Heart Checked
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Your Lungs Aren't the Same After a Battle with Pneumonia
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The Root Cause of Type 1 Diabetes Could Be a Common Childhood Viral Infection
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Tardigrades Are the Earth's Toughest & Almost-Immortal Animals
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If You're Hungry When Sick, It Might Be Less Severe—But More Contagious
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Starve E Coli of Copper to Cure Aggressive UTIs
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New Study Unveils the True Story of Kuru, a Fatal Brain Disease Spread by the Cultural Practice of Eating the Dead
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The Magic of Komodo Dragon Blood: The Stuff Legends — & Antibiotics — Are Made Of
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The Next Big Antibiotic Could Come from the Gut of an Insect
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We Know You Want To, but You Really Shouldn't Be Kissing Your Pet on the Mouth
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Latent HIV Can Hide, but Can't Escape Detection with New Test
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Survival of the Fittest:
Athletes' Gut Microbes Are Tailored to Help Them Compete
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Defective Sugar-Loving White Blood Cells Could Be Why Cardiac Patients Get More Viruses, Like Shingles
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Toxic Shock Syndrome:
How Bacterial Toxins Can Turn Our Immune System Against Us
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We've Finally Figured Out Why Some Mushrooms Glow
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Afraid of Needles? You'll Have No Excuse Not to Get Vaccinated with New Painless Flu Patch
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Bandages Made of Recycled Shrimp Shells Fight Infections & Stop Bleeding
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Supercomputer Visualization Shows 1.2 Microseconds in the Life of a 4-Million-Atom HIV Capsid
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Yogurt Isn't Just a Probiotic — Its Unique Proteins Kill Bad Bacteria
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Bubonic Plague Is on the Rise in the US, but We Finally Know How to Treat It
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Say Goodbye to Almonds—Common Pesticide Additive in Orchards Linked to Honey Bee Colony Collapse
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Hang Out with Vegans—It May Be Good for Your Bacteria, No Matter What You Eat
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Monthly Injection Has Potential to Replace Daily Handfuls of HIV Drugs
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This Genetic Defect Could Be Why Typhoid Mary Never Got Typhoid Fever
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Defective, Infectious Proteins Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
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How Livestock Farts Lead to a Warmer Climate
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Probiotics Could Cut Sepsis in Infants for Just $1 a Day
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Turning Off the Immune System May Turn on Protection Against HIV
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Early Treatment with Vaccine Could Slow Precancerous HPV
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Sponge Bacteria Clean Heavy Metals & Toxins Like Arsenic from Water, Saving Turtles & Humans Alike
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New 'Personalized Lotions' Made of Good Skin Bacteria Can Prevent Infections, Including MRSA
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Another Reason to Wash Your Sheets—Deadly Hospital Fungus Linked to Moldy Linens
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Stealthy Bacteria Is Unexpected Cause of UTIs That Keep Coming Back
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Shapeshifting Cholera Bacteria Corkscrew Themselves to Twist into the Gut
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A Rare Disease Outbreak in the Bronx Linked to Eewww Source—Rat Pee
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Cancer Patients Out of Options Are Hoping for a Cure from This Mysterious Bird Virus
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Mysteriously, a Huge Study Finds a Drop in Antibiotic Resistant (MRSA) Infections
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Researchers Look to Cows to Create Vaccine for HIV
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How Calcium Sets Off a C Diff Infection
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Finally, a New Drug Against 'Untreatable' Gonorrhea
