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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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MAY 17, 2021Cardiology
Researchers have found an association between healthier hearts and better cognitive abilities, like faster reaction time ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2021Immunology
Inflammation, a process that was meant to defend our body from infection, has been found to contribute to a wide range o ...MAY 16, 2021Cancer
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common cause of liver cancer in the world, resulting in approximately 880,000 deaths ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 13, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A wearable “scratch sensor” developed by researchers at Northwestern University could finally help doctors m ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 10, 2021Microbiology
For many years, many parts of the human body were considered to be sterile, which is to say, totally free of microorgani ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2021Cancer
Researchers from the University of Glasgow have conducted a study on biomarkers in order to glean more information on th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic kidney disease is estimated to affect about 700 million people around the world. High salt diets are known to ma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2021Immunology
New research has revealed that COVID-19 vaccines may not work as effectively in those whose immune systems have been neg ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 05, 2021Immunology
Three-dimensional (3D) printing has become a common technique over the past two decades. Now, the technique has been ado ...Written By: Caroline WallaceMAY 03, 2021Cardiology
Researchers have identified a surprising number of health screens that are given to patients who may not need them. Thes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2021Immunology
We know that processed foods like ice cream, potato chips, and candy bars in excess can cause people to pile on the poun ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 28, 2021Health & Medicine
Globally, more than 2 million people have died with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates ...Written By: Caroline WallaceAPR 27, 2021Cardiology
Research has suggested that excess weight around the midsection of a person's body is a much better predictor of poor he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Berkeley researchers have created the next generation of deep tissue oxygen sensors: A tiny, wireless device that ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 19, 2021Microbiology
The world is full of microbes that have colonized nearly every environment including the human body. The vast majority o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have suggested that it's time for medicine to move away from demographic labels that are too narrow to captu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2021Microbiology
Researchers are learning more about how different species of bacteria in the human gut microbiome play a role in metabol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2021Microbiology
Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a real neuropsychiatric disorder that some people have after medical procedure ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2021Earth & The Environment
A new study, led by, has yielded the first-ever multi-year ambient PM2.5 dataset in Kinshasa and Brazzaville. The team d ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 05, 2021Cannabis Sciences
So far, there is no firm consensus on whether smoking cannabis can cause lung cancer. As cannabis smoke contains many si ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 04, 2021Genetics & Genomics
While this approach was tested on models of eye disorders, prelimary work suggested it also has potential as a dementia ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
What are tropical and neglected diseases? Chronic infections that plague developing nations with often little financial ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 01, 2021Health & Medicine
Drinking hot cocoa is comforting on cold winter nights, and new research from the University of Birmingham shows that it ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
For the many people waiting for transplants, 3D-printed organs can't come soon enough. Researchers have been making stri ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have found an association between healthier hearts and better cognitive abilities, like faster reaction time
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2021
Immunology
Inflammation, a process that was meant to defend our body from infection, has been found to contribute to a wide range o
...
MAY 16, 2021
Cancer
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common cause of liver cancer in the world, resulting in approximately 880,000 deaths
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 13, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A wearable “scratch sensor” developed by researchers at Northwestern University could finally help doctors m
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 10, 2021
Microbiology
For many years, many parts of the human body were considered to be sterile, which is to say, totally free of microorgani
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2021
Cancer
Researchers from the University of Glasgow have conducted a study on biomarkers in order to glean more information on th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic kidney disease is estimated to affect about 700 million people around the world. High salt diets are known to ma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2021
Immunology
New research has revealed that COVID-19 vaccines may not work as effectively in those whose immune systems have been neg
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 05, 2021
Immunology
Three-dimensional (3D) printing has become a common technique over the past two decades. Now, the technique has been ado
...
Written By:
Caroline Wallace
MAY 03, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have identified a surprising number of health screens that are given to patients who may not need them. Thes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2021
Immunology
We know that processed foods like ice cream, potato chips, and candy bars in excess can cause people to pile on the poun
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 28, 2021
Health & Medicine
Globally, more than 2 million people have died with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates
...
Written By:
Caroline Wallace
APR 27, 2021
Cardiology
Research has suggested that excess weight around the midsection of a person's body is a much better predictor of poor he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Berkeley researchers have created the next generation of deep tissue oxygen sensors: A tiny, wireless device that
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 19, 2021
Microbiology
The world is full of microbes that have colonized nearly every environment including the human body. The vast majority o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have suggested that it's time for medicine to move away from demographic labels that are too narrow to captu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers are learning more about how different species of bacteria in the human gut microbiome play a role in metabol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2021
Microbiology
Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a real neuropsychiatric disorder that some people have after medical procedure
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A new study, led by, has yielded the first-ever multi-year ambient PM2.5 dataset in Kinshasa and Brazzaville. The team d
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 05, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
So far, there is no firm consensus on whether smoking cannabis can cause lung cancer. As cannabis smoke contains many si
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 04, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
While this approach was tested on models of eye disorders, prelimary work suggested it also has potential as a dementia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
What are tropical and neglected diseases? Chronic infections that plague developing nations with often little financial
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 01, 2021
Health & Medicine
Drinking hot cocoa is comforting on cold winter nights, and new research from the University of Birmingham shows that it
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
For the many people waiting for transplants, 3D-printed organs can't come soon enough. Researchers have been making stri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch