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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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JUL 15, 2021Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and, ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 12, 2021Cardiology
The heart is a muscle, and the wall of the heart has several layers. In a condition called myocarditis, the middle layer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2021Immunology
Inflammatory conditions are linked to an overactive immune system, and resolving them therapeutically often involves cal ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 01, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Picture this: You’ve misplaced your keys again and you no longer feel comfortable in social settings you once enjo ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 29, 2021Immunology
Researchers at the Washington University School are getting to the root of heart damage resulting from COVID-19 infectio ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 28, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for chronic lung conditions including chronic bronchiti ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 28, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
From a new case study, researchers from Johns Hopkins University have found that deep brain stimulation may be able to i ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 28, 2021Microbiology
According to WHO there have been six cholera pandemics since the pathogen emerged from the Ganges river delta sometime i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2021Health & Medicine
Valued for stroke and heart attack prevention, aspirin is also recommended for colorectal cancer prevention. A Harv ...Written By: Alexandria BassJUN 11, 2021Cannabis Sciences
According to the Sleep Association, around 50-70 million adults in the US have a sleep disorder. Some claim that ca ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 09, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers led by the University of South Australia have identified a new drug that may be able to help prevent athlete ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Studies have shown that there is a link between blows to the head and neurodegeneration. Repeated head trauma is associa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers behind a large trial of antibiotics for chronic lung diseases have found that that the drugs are ineffective ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 02, 2021Cannabis Sciences
As cannabidiol (CBD) products become increasingly mainstream, more people are using them to manage symptoms for chronic ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 01, 2021Cannabis Sciences
As laws around cannabinoids continue to evolve, some people with chronic illnesses such as multiple sclerosis (MS), are ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 01, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers have known for some time that depressive symptoms are linked to rapid kidney function decline among patients ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Asthma is thought to affect 340 million people. A type of asthma that happens when allergens like dust mites are inhaled ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2021Immunology
A new study by researchers at Rice University has shown that sleep loss often following the death of a spouse can have l ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 23, 2021Health & Medicine
It's one of the most common infections of the hand that nail biters are all too familiar with. Better known as a han ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 23, 2021Neuroscience
Thinking of cracking open a cold one this weekend? Researchers from the University of Oxford have identified a connectio ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 19, 2021Immunology
A research group from Switzerland hypothesized that immune cells in the gut (gastrointestinal tract) must trigger chroni ...Written By: Caroline WallaceMAY 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
For 2019, the United Nations estimated that the average life expectancy for a person is 72.6 years of age. People that l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2021Health & Medicine
The answer depends on what's considered more important – quantity or quality of years? Previous studies ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, researchers have been learning more about why cellular antennas called cilia are so important. Cilia ca ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2021
Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 12, 2021
Cardiology
The heart is a muscle, and the wall of the heart has several layers. In a condition called myocarditis, the middle layer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2021
Immunology
Inflammatory conditions are linked to an overactive immune system, and resolving them therapeutically often involves cal
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 01, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Picture this: You’ve misplaced your keys again and you no longer feel comfortable in social settings you once enjo
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 29, 2021
Immunology
Researchers at the Washington University School are getting to the root of heart damage resulting from COVID-19 infectio
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 28, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for chronic lung conditions including chronic bronchiti
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 28, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
From a new case study, researchers from Johns Hopkins University have found that deep brain stimulation may be able to i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 28, 2021
Microbiology
According to WHO there have been six cholera pandemics since the pathogen emerged from the Ganges river delta sometime i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
Valued for stroke and heart attack prevention, aspirin is also recommended for colorectal cancer prevention. A Harv
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JUN 11, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
According to the Sleep Association, around 50-70 million adults in the US have a sleep disorder. Some claim that ca
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 09, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers led by the University of South Australia have identified a new drug that may be able to help prevent athlete
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Studies have shown that there is a link between blows to the head and neurodegeneration. Repeated head trauma is associa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers behind a large trial of antibiotics for chronic lung diseases have found that that the drugs are ineffective
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 02, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
As cannabidiol (CBD) products become increasingly mainstream, more people are using them to manage symptoms for chronic
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 01, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
As laws around cannabinoids continue to evolve, some people with chronic illnesses such as multiple sclerosis (MS), are
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 01, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers have known for some time that depressive symptoms are linked to rapid kidney function decline among patients
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Asthma is thought to affect 340 million people. A type of asthma that happens when allergens like dust mites are inhaled
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2021
Immunology
A new study by researchers at Rice University has shown that sleep loss often following the death of a spouse can have l
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 23, 2021
Health & Medicine
It's one of the most common infections of the hand that nail biters are all too familiar with. Better known as a han
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 23, 2021
Neuroscience
Thinking of cracking open a cold one this weekend? Researchers from the University of Oxford have identified a connectio
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 19, 2021
Immunology
A research group from Switzerland hypothesized that immune cells in the gut (gastrointestinal tract) must trigger chroni
...
Written By:
Caroline Wallace
MAY 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For 2019, the United Nations estimated that the average life expectancy for a person is 72.6 years of age. People that l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
The answer depends on what's considered more important – quantity or quality of years? Previous studies
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, researchers have been learning more about why cellular antennas called cilia are so important. Cilia ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch