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Chronic Disease
Chronic Disease: A disease that persists for an extended amount of time. In order for the disease to be considered chronic, it lasts for about 3 months or more. These diseases often cannot be prevented by vaccines or cured by medication, nor do they just disappear.
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SEP 29, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation, swelling and pain in joints...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2025Microbiology
Chagas disease has been called “the most neglected of the neglected diseases” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been called an “under-recognized public health crisis,” and is estimated to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2025Cannabis Sciences
Black and Hispanic men with chronic conditions and higher levels of painreport higher rates of cannabis use.Written By: Annie LennonJUL 18, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a way to manipulate gene expression using the gene editing tool CRISPR, and they have shown that i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is thought to impact about 2.3 million people around the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2025Neuroscience
Having an autoimmune disease may double the risk for various mental health conditions including depression, generalized ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 23, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
When proteins are made in a cell, they start out as strings of amino acids, which have to be folded into the correct, 3D ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
While this test is not meant as a screening device, it could be a breakthough for patientsWritten By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been searching for treatments for neurodegenerative disorders like& Alzheimer's and Parkinson's for many ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
As many as 4% of women may suffer from fibromyalgia, a disorder that causes flares of pain in the muscles and soft tissu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been trying to identify the exact causes of Alzheimer's disease for many years, and we know that patholo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis refers to a disorder in which the skin and connective tissues of the body start to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Crohn's disease is a chronic, inflammatory condition that causes abdominal cramps, diarrhea, fever, fatigue, weight ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2025Genetics & Genomics
These findings could help scientists design better treatments for bowel diseases, which take an entirely new approach th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
The immune system is crucial to our health. It must sense pathogens and respond to the threat effectively. But the immun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2025Genetics & Genomics
As our bodies grow, cells proliferate to form tissues, and cells frequently have to be repaired or replaced throughout l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists and clinicians have long sought biomarkers that can reveal biological age, and the mechanisms that drive agin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have learned more about how SARS-CoV-2 infections, which cause COVID-19, can ruin the ability of immune cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is a common virus; the World Health Organization has estimated that as many as two-thirds ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2025Microbiology
Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease, and the causes are unclear. Now resarch has shown it may be rel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Whenever the immune system fights a pathogen, it has a memory of that invader, or possibly, a vaccine that mimics an inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2025Earth & The Environment
Scientists used UK Biobank data to study an old question - is nature (or our genes), or nurture (or environmental factor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Our guts are lined with an essential barrier that keeps the microbes in the gastrointestinal tract away from the rest of ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation, swelling and pain in joints...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2025
Microbiology
Chagas disease has been called “the most neglected of the neglected diseases” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been called an “under-recognized public health crisis,” and is estimated to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2025
Cannabis Sciences
Black and Hispanic men with chronic conditions and higher levels of painreport higher rates of cannabis use.
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 18, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a way to manipulate gene expression using the gene editing tool CRISPR, and they have shown that i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is thought to impact about 2.3 million people around the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2025
Neuroscience
Having an autoimmune disease may double the risk for various mental health conditions including depression, generalized
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 23, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
When proteins are made in a cell, they start out as strings of amino acids, which have to be folded into the correct, 3D
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
While this test is not meant as a screening device, it could be a breakthough for patients
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been searching for treatments for neurodegenerative disorders like& Alzheimer's and Parkinson's for many
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
As many as 4% of women may suffer from fibromyalgia, a disorder that causes flares of pain in the muscles and soft tissu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been trying to identify the exact causes of Alzheimer's disease for many years, and we know that patholo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis refers to a disorder in which the skin and connective tissues of the body start to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Crohn's disease is a chronic, inflammatory condition that causes abdominal cramps, diarrhea, fever, fatigue, weight
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
These findings could help scientists design better treatments for bowel diseases, which take an entirely new approach th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
The immune system is crucial to our health. It must sense pathogens and respond to the threat effectively. But the immun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
As our bodies grow, cells proliferate to form tissues, and cells frequently have to be repaired or replaced throughout l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists and clinicians have long sought biomarkers that can reveal biological age, and the mechanisms that drive agin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have learned more about how SARS-CoV-2 infections, which cause COVID-19, can ruin the ability of immune cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is a common virus; the World Health Organization has estimated that as many as two-thirds
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2025
Microbiology
Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease, and the causes are unclear. Now resarch has shown it may be rel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Whenever the immune system fights a pathogen, it has a memory of that invader, or possibly, a vaccine that mimics an inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Scientists used UK Biobank data to study an old question - is nature (or our genes), or nurture (or environmental factor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our guts are lined with an essential barrier that keeps the microbes in the gastrointestinal tract away from the rest of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch