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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 09, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Life expectancy has increased significantly around the world. It's estimated that by 2050, about 20% of the world's popu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2024Genetics & Genomics
With powerful tools that sequence the genes that are being expressed in individual cells, scientists have gained new ins ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2024Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus that causes the illness - SARS-CoV-2 - has had a practically infinit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
A colorized scanning electron micrograph depicts a Kupffer cell. / Credit: Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microsco ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2024Cardiology
Health apps may be a simple and effective way to improve your health and wellness.Written By: Savannah LoganAUG 14, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Proteomics tools allow researchers and clinicians to assess the proteins that are in a sample, such as human blood. A ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
After decades of effort, scientists have made real progress in understanding multiple sclerosis. While researchers knew ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Two new studies have outlined major new findings in Parkinson's disease genetics. One has identified a gene that could r ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2024Microbiology
Whgile long COVID is still a serious risk affecting the lives of many people around the world, rates have declined for a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Connective tissue is very important to the body. Some types of connective tissue link bones and joints, enabling us to m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The gut microbiome contains trillions of microbes, including bacteria, fungi and viruses, and this microbial community i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
When the TREX1 gene is functioning normally, it produces a protein that helps maintain DNA in cells throughout the body. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study has used a mouse model to show that maternal obesity appears to affect the behaviors of offspring through a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Computational and genomic tools have enabled researchers to explore the human genome and make many associations between ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2024Microbiology
The gut microbiome contains trillions of microorganisms, which carry out a variety of activities. Not only do they expre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2024Microbiology
The trillions of microorganisms in the human gut, or the gut microbiome, has a profound impact on our health and well-be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have identified a biomarker that reveal the development of multiple sclerosis (MS), years in advance.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects an estimated 18 million people around the world, and not everyone gets relief from ant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
There are a variety of different type of arthritis, an autoimmune disorder that affects the joints. Arthritis has also b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2024Microbiology
A lung disease called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can have close connections to bacteria in the human g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Once dismissed by many clinicians, it is now estimated that as much as six percent of the world's population has fib ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
While it's normal to be a little anxious about stressful life events or problems, anxiety can also start to interfer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2024Immunology
Highlights: Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University f ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeMAR 06, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Many of us wanted to get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it was available, but someone took that to a wild extreme.Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Life expectancy has increased significantly around the world. It's estimated that by 2050, about 20% of the world's popu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
With powerful tools that sequence the genes that are being expressed in individual cells, scientists have gained new ins
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2024
Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus that causes the illness - SARS-CoV-2 - has had a practically infinit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
A colorized scanning electron micrograph depicts a Kupffer cell. / Credit: Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microsco
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2024
Cardiology
Health apps may be a simple and effective way to improve your health and wellness.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
AUG 14, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Proteomics tools allow researchers and clinicians to assess the proteins that are in a sample, such as human blood. A ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
After decades of effort, scientists have made real progress in understanding multiple sclerosis. While researchers knew
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Two new studies have outlined major new findings in Parkinson's disease genetics. One has identified a gene that could r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2024
Microbiology
Whgile long COVID is still a serious risk affecting the lives of many people around the world, rates have declined for a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Connective tissue is very important to the body. Some types of connective tissue link bones and joints, enabling us to m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The gut microbiome contains trillions of microbes, including bacteria, fungi and viruses, and this microbial community i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
When the TREX1 gene is functioning normally, it produces a protein that helps maintain DNA in cells throughout the body.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study has used a mouse model to show that maternal obesity appears to affect the behaviors of offspring through a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Computational and genomic tools have enabled researchers to explore the human genome and make many associations between
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2024
Microbiology
The gut microbiome contains trillions of microorganisms, which carry out a variety of activities. Not only do they expre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2024
Microbiology
The trillions of microorganisms in the human gut, or the gut microbiome, has a profound impact on our health and well-be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have identified a biomarker that reveal the development of multiple sclerosis (MS), years in advance.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects an estimated 18 million people around the world, and not everyone gets relief from ant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are a variety of different type of arthritis, an autoimmune disorder that affects the joints. Arthritis has also b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2024
Microbiology
A lung disease called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can have close connections to bacteria in the human g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Once dismissed by many clinicians, it is now estimated that as much as six percent of the world's population has fib
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
While it's normal to be a little anxious about stressful life events or problems, anxiety can also start to interfer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2024
Immunology
Highlights: Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University f
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAR 06, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many of us wanted to get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it was available, but someone took that to a wild extreme.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch