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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 13, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Endometriosis can be an extremely painful disorder that significantly impacts quality of life.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2019Health & Medicine
The Pennsylvania Department of Health added anxiety disorders and Tourette's syndrome to a rather short list of heal ...JUL 09, 2019Microbiology
Using clinical samples, scientists identified differences in the microbial population in the guts of people with fibromy ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2019Cardiology
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) affects the body’s connective tissues. These tissues are proteins that provide suppor ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUL 07, 2019Health & Medicine
Babesiosis is a vector-borne disease in which the parasite, Babesia, is transmitted through the bite of a tick, or rarel ...Written By: Dena ArutaJUL 03, 2019Microbiology
This test doesn't require the preparation or anesthesia that a colonoscopy necessitates, and can detect damage that can' ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Some stem cells are with us throughout life. They help replenish cells that we need, but they are also very sensitive to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have generated a database that catalogues how more than 45,000 mouse genes respond to ten different diseases.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2019Cardiology
Previous studies have shown that women who are denied access to abortion face threats to their mental health. It’s ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 27, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
According to the CDC, chronic diseases although the most common are preventable of all medical problems. Chronic disease ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 27, 2019Technology
Soft robots are unique—they can dominate assembly lines, perform backflips, dance to the latest pop music video, a ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 25, 2019Cancer
Not surprisingly, chronic pain is associated with lessened adherence to medical treatment and quality of life and is lin ...Written By: Julia TraversJUN 24, 2019Health & Medicine
Although researchers may have discovered that this potent plant was used as early as 500 B.C. by ancient communities, Ca ...JUN 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A team of researchers is trying to develop a treatment for chronic inflammatory disorders by inhibiting a complex called ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
An experimental drug called vosoritide, alters certain proteins that block bone growth, which allowed the average annual ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 18, 2019Cardiology
Atrial fibrillation or Afib is a condition in which the heartbeat is irregular. Often the pulse is rapid in Afib patient ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Virginia Tech have found a molecule that can potentially improve the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2019Microbiology
This new type of pathogen is thought to be something in between a bacterium and a virus.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
As we get older, our arteries slowly begin to stiffen and then harden, which can lead to many serious complications. Now ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2019Cancer
New research from the University of Virginia Cancer Center and recently published in the journal Cancer Research suggest ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 11, 2019Technology
An estimated half a million children worldwide are born with a rare hereditary disease. To obtain a definitive diagnosis ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Right now, there's no way to know when epileptic seizures will occur, and they could happen at dangerous times.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2019Cardiology
Of all the blood disorders, anemia is the most common. According to The Heart Lung and Blood Institute, it affects over ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 05, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists now have access to vast amounts of human genetic data. Now the NIH wants to put that data to use.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Endometriosis can be an extremely painful disorder that significantly impacts quality of life.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2019
Health & Medicine
The Pennsylvania Department of Health added anxiety disorders and Tourette's syndrome to a rather short list of heal
...
JUL 09, 2019
Microbiology
Using clinical samples, scientists identified differences in the microbial population in the guts of people with fibromy
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2019
Cardiology
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) affects the body’s connective tissues. These tissues are proteins that provide suppor
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 07, 2019
Health & Medicine
Babesiosis is a vector-borne disease in which the parasite, Babesia, is transmitted through the bite of a tick, or rarel
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JUL 03, 2019
Microbiology
This test doesn't require the preparation or anesthesia that a colonoscopy necessitates, and can detect damage that can'
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some stem cells are with us throughout life. They help replenish cells that we need, but they are also very sensitive to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have generated a database that catalogues how more than 45,000 mouse genes respond to ten different diseases.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2019
Cardiology
Previous studies have shown that women who are denied access to abortion face threats to their mental health. It’s
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the CDC, chronic diseases although the most common are preventable of all medical problems. Chronic disease
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 27, 2019
Technology
Soft robots are unique—they can dominate assembly lines, perform backflips, dance to the latest pop music video, a
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 25, 2019
Cancer
Not surprisingly, chronic pain is associated with lessened adherence to medical treatment and quality of life and is lin
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 24, 2019
Health & Medicine
Although researchers may have discovered that this potent plant was used as early as 500 B.C. by ancient communities, Ca
...
JUN 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A team of researchers is trying to develop a treatment for chronic inflammatory disorders by inhibiting a complex called
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
An experimental drug called vosoritide, alters certain proteins that block bone growth, which allowed the average annual
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 18, 2019
Cardiology
Atrial fibrillation or Afib is a condition in which the heartbeat is irregular. Often the pulse is rapid in Afib patient
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Virginia Tech have found a molecule that can potentially improve the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2019
Microbiology
This new type of pathogen is thought to be something in between a bacterium and a virus.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
As we get older, our arteries slowly begin to stiffen and then harden, which can lead to many serious complications. Now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2019
Cancer
New research from the University of Virginia Cancer Center and recently published in the journal Cancer Research suggest
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 11, 2019
Technology
An estimated half a million children worldwide are born with a rare hereditary disease. To obtain a definitive diagnosis
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Right now, there's no way to know when epileptic seizures will occur, and they could happen at dangerous times.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2019
Cardiology
Of all the blood disorders, anemia is the most common. According to The Heart Lung and Blood Institute, it affects over
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 05, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists now have access to vast amounts of human genetic data. Now the NIH wants to put that data to use.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch