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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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OCT 23, 2022Immunology
Iron is a crucial nutrient. Most of the iron in the body is contained in red blood cells, as part of hemoglobin, which i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2022Cardiology
Preventing the rise of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart disease may require more than just medicine.Written By: Savannah LoganOCT 16, 2022Microbiology
WHO has estimated that there are almost 300 million people with chronic hepatitis B infections, and there are around 1.5 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2022Neuroscience
A recent report by the 2022 Lancet Neurology Commission has highlighted the prevalence of traumatic brain injury, which ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2022Immunology
Scientists have developed a gel that can relieve multiple symptoms of gum disease, and brings better health to the oral ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) start to experience symptoms in early childhood. The disease is caused by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2022Genetics & Genomics
For many years researchers focused attention on protein-coding genes, and while they are very important, they only accou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2022Health & Medicine
A study found that cannabidiol (CBD) improved the overall health of estrogen-deficient mice. The findings published in F ...Written By: Kerry CharronSEP 26, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes is a chronic disease that causes high levels of blood glucose. This is a result of the pancreas producing insuf ...Written By: Zoe MichaudSEP 23, 2022Immunology
Immunotherapy is generally known as a treatment for cancer. In CAR T cell therapy, a patient's T cells can be isolat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2022Immunology
A variety of studies have suggested that diets that restrict or reduce caloric intake can lengthen lifespan. Now, resear ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There is still a lot of debate about how much a person's genes influence their behavior. Twin studies are one way to hel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The majority of SARS-CoV-2 infections start to get better within several days, although infected people can shed virus a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2022Health & Medicine
A 2022 Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) report showed only 2,385 mesothelioma cases in the United State ...Sponsored By: The Mesothelioma GroupSEP 07, 2022Health & Medicine
An analysis of point-of-sale data from nearly 17,000 New York medical cannabis patients revealed significant product var ...Written By: Kerry CharronSEP 07, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires constant monitoring. Patients have to check the level of sugar, or glucose i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Low testosterone in men, also referred to as male hypogonadism, can impact health and development in a multitude of ways ...Written By: Zoe MichaudSEP 06, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The genome contains the sequences for protein-coding genes, but before those seuquences are translated into protein, the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2022Immunology
COVID-19 has been harmful to many aspects of human health. Recent research has shown, for example, that people are far l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2022Microbiology
The microbes in our gut are indispensable to our health, and they are affected by what we eat. New research has used a m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2022Immunology
Soon, vaccine booster shots that are specific to the Omicron variant will be available in many countries. The new Omicro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2022Cardiology
Loneliness and social isolation are associated with worse heart and brain health.Written By: Savannah LoganAUG 27, 2022Health & Medicine
Is it better to exercise more frequently or for longer but less often? That is the question. But, of course, it all depe ...Written By: Joshua AehAUG 16, 2022Neuroscience
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a motor neuron disease, which gradually causes a loss of movement. Eventually, pa ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2022
Immunology
Iron is a crucial nutrient. Most of the iron in the body is contained in red blood cells, as part of hemoglobin, which i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2022
Cardiology
Preventing the rise of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart disease may require more than just medicine.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
OCT 16, 2022
Microbiology
WHO has estimated that there are almost 300 million people with chronic hepatitis B infections, and there are around 1.5
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2022
Neuroscience
A recent report by the 2022 Lancet Neurology Commission has highlighted the prevalence of traumatic brain injury, which
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2022
Immunology
Scientists have developed a gel that can relieve multiple symptoms of gum disease, and brings better health to the oral
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) start to experience symptoms in early childhood. The disease is caused by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
For many years researchers focused attention on protein-coding genes, and while they are very important, they only accou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2022
Health & Medicine
A study found that cannabidiol (CBD) improved the overall health of estrogen-deficient mice. The findings published in F
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 26, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes is a chronic disease that causes high levels of blood glucose. This is a result of the pancreas producing insuf
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 23, 2022
Immunology
Immunotherapy is generally known as a treatment for cancer. In CAR T cell therapy, a patient's T cells can be isolat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2022
Immunology
A variety of studies have suggested that diets that restrict or reduce caloric intake can lengthen lifespan. Now, resear
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There is still a lot of debate about how much a person's genes influence their behavior. Twin studies are one way to hel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The majority of SARS-CoV-2 infections start to get better within several days, although infected people can shed virus a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2022
Health & Medicine
A 2022 Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) report showed only 2,385 mesothelioma cases in the United State
...
Sponsored By:
The Mesothelioma Group
SEP 07, 2022
Health & Medicine
An analysis of point-of-sale data from nearly 17,000 New York medical cannabis patients revealed significant product var
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 07, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires constant monitoring. Patients have to check the level of sugar, or glucose i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Low testosterone in men, also referred to as male hypogonadism, can impact health and development in a multitude of ways
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 06, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The genome contains the sequences for protein-coding genes, but before those seuquences are translated into protein, the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2022
Immunology
COVID-19 has been harmful to many aspects of human health. Recent research has shown, for example, that people are far l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in our gut are indispensable to our health, and they are affected by what we eat. New research has used a m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2022
Immunology
Soon, vaccine booster shots that are specific to the Omicron variant will be available in many countries. The new Omicro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2022
Cardiology
Loneliness and social isolation are associated with worse heart and brain health.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
AUG 27, 2022
Health & Medicine
Is it better to exercise more frequently or for longer but less often? That is the question. But, of course, it all depe
...
Written By:
Joshua Aeh
AUG 16, 2022
Neuroscience
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a motor neuron disease, which gradually causes a loss of movement. Eventually, pa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch