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World Health Organization (WHO): is an organization that is responsible for international public health. The WHO was formed on April 7, 1948 by the United Nations World Health Assembly. The object of the WHO, according to its constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. The WHO helps to strengthen international health and respond to crises by promoting co-operation and communication between governments and healthcare agencies.
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DEC 20, 2016Neuroscience
At the recent Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego, CA many new research projects were presented, data was disc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 26, 2016Microbiology
Viruses are a unique form of life that have challenged scientists since the dawn of biomedical research. They have even ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2016Earth & The Environment
Last Friday the Obama administration put a block on drilling in the Arctic and along the West Coast through 2022. The pr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In 2014 and 2015, the Ebola outbreak ravaged West Africa, killed over 11,000 people, and caused a huge international hea ...NOV 12, 2016Microbiology
Red squirrels of the United Kingdom are having a tough time. Their population is under threat from several pressures, in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2016Cancer
In the world of drug development, finding new uses for old drugs seems like the ideal situation. But the road to repurpo ...OCT 19, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Crystallography Solves Unknown Structure of Novel Mosquito Toxin That Can Help Control ZikaWritten By: Jennifer EllisOCT 12, 2016Neuroscience
Brain banks might sound creepy, conjuring up visions of brains floating in jars and other odd equipment lying around, bu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 25, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
In the natural world, genes don’t always operate independently. They can function as part of a set of genes and ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2016Cardiology
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women, where about 610,000 people die ...Written By: Jennifer EllisSEP 15, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The popularity of e-cigarettes is fraught with controversy. On the one hand, manufacturers and fans say these devices po ...SEP 15, 2016Plants & Animals
According to organization Russian Orcas, an all-white-colored killer whale has been spotted in Russian waters for the fi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 10, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat shock proteins are known to help the body respond to stress, but new research appears to implicate one of them, Hsp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2016Microbiology
Scientists working in collaboration at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have pub ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2016Cancer
A recent study recently found that being overweight is now linked to 8 more cancers, including stomach and pancreatic ca ...AUG 25, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems that Zika cases are increasing daily. Amid this public health crisis, researchers are discovering new insight i ...AUG 15, 2016Plants & Animals
Zoos are a place where the public can visit unique animals and learn more about them. Animals inside of zoos are typical ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 11, 2016Health & Medicine
Record-shattering temperatures this summer have scorched countries from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 28, 2016Cancer
Metastatic melanoma is one of the most savage killers in its ability to escape detection and spread to other parts of th ...JUL 18, 2016Health & Medicine
"A shift of attention is needed from disease-focused management, such as medications for hypertension or high chole ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 10, 2016Videos
In May of 2016, doctors and scientists discovered a patient carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of the last resor ...JUN 27, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Almost 80,000 people die each year worldwide due to brain inflammation diseases, and it’s hard to know how many of ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 21, 2016Immunology
Current vaccines target only a small percentage of the more than 90 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumonia. But re ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 16, 2016Cancer
Most of us find comfort and enjoyment in a hot beverage, be it tea, coffee, or chocolate. Especially on a cold night, a ...
DEC 20, 2016
Neuroscience
At the recent Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego, CA many new research projects were presented, data was disc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 26, 2016
Microbiology
Viruses are a unique form of life that have challenged scientists since the dawn of biomedical research. They have even
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Last Friday the Obama administration put a block on drilling in the Arctic and along the West Coast through 2022. The pr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In 2014 and 2015, the Ebola outbreak ravaged West Africa, killed over 11,000 people, and caused a huge international hea
...
NOV 12, 2016
Microbiology
Red squirrels of the United Kingdom are having a tough time. Their population is under threat from several pressures, in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2016
Cancer
In the world of drug development, finding new uses for old drugs seems like the ideal situation. But the road to repurpo
...
OCT 19, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Crystallography Solves Unknown Structure of Novel Mosquito Toxin That Can Help Control Zika
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 12, 2016
Neuroscience
Brain banks might sound creepy, conjuring up visions of brains floating in jars and other odd equipment lying around, bu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 25, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the natural world, genes don’t always operate independently. They can function as part of a set of genes and ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2016
Cardiology
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women, where about 610,000 people die
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 15, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The popularity of e-cigarettes is fraught with controversy. On the one hand, manufacturers and fans say these devices po
...
SEP 15, 2016
Plants & Animals
According to organization Russian Orcas, an all-white-colored killer whale has been spotted in Russian waters for the fi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 10, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat shock proteins are known to help the body respond to stress, but new research appears to implicate one of them, Hsp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists working in collaboration at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have pub
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2016
Cancer
A recent study recently found that being overweight is now linked to 8 more cancers, including stomach and pancreatic ca
...
AUG 25, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems that Zika cases are increasing daily. Amid this public health crisis, researchers are discovering new insight i
...
AUG 15, 2016
Plants & Animals
Zoos are a place where the public can visit unique animals and learn more about them. Animals inside of zoos are typical
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 11, 2016
Health & Medicine
Record-shattering temperatures this summer have scorched countries from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 28, 2016
Cancer
Metastatic melanoma is one of the most savage killers in its ability to escape detection and spread to other parts of th
...
JUL 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
"A shift of attention is needed from disease-focused management, such as medications for hypertension or high chole
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 10, 2016
Videos
In May of 2016, doctors and scientists discovered a patient carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of the last resor
...
JUN 27, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Almost 80,000 people die each year worldwide due to brain inflammation diseases, and it’s hard to know how many of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 21, 2016
Immunology
Current vaccines target only a small percentage of the more than 90 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumonia. But re
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 16, 2016
Cancer
Most of us find comfort and enjoyment in a hot beverage, be it tea, coffee, or chocolate. Especially on a cold night, a
...