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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 16, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Emerging as a global disease with rates increasing the past 5 decades, Crohn’s disease (CD) is the chronic inflamm ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 11, 2018Cannabis Sciences
What is vaping? Briefly, it is the heating up of plant material to a certain temperature that, instead of combusting, it ...Written By: Amy LoriauxOCT 10, 2018Microbiology
After last year's flu season killed around 80,000 people, the CDC is trying to get the word out about the flu vaccine.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2018Immunology
A team of researchers has published their work in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine describing techniques with PET imaging ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 07, 2018Neuroscience
Like many neurotransmitters in the brain (dopamine, serotonin, etc.) the when and the where they are released in the bra ...Written By: Amy LoriauxSEP 27, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Tissue engineering is an emerging field of biomedical science that aims to improve or replace diseased tissues using bio ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 27, 2018Health & Medicine
Binge drinking is not a good idea. Alcohol is linked to cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, and some forms of can ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 26, 2018Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect animals. Some, called bacteriophages, can infect bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2018Videos
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated blows to the head, results in a unique form of demen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 23, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Insulin is a necessary medicine for diabetics, but new work shows that insulin may also be used to treat chronic bowel i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2018Microbiology
We coexist with microorganisms, and many of them play an important role in our health.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2018Microbiology
Evidence mounts that viruses play a role in disease development.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2018Health & Medicine
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), by the year 2030 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This tool might be extrapolated for many other disorders, and may free patients from repeated doctor visits.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2018Cannabis Sciences
It's known that marijuana makes people crave food in a phenomenon commonly called the munchies; until now, we didn't kno ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2018Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, and can lead to gastric cancer.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent report published in the journal Breathe by scientists in the UK suggests that chronic marijuana smoking may not ...Written By: Amy LoriauxSEP 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
One researcher wants to change how we think about disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2018Immunology
Development of damaging white blood cells occurs during Tuberculosis infection leading to a maladaptive immune response.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 31, 2018Immunology
Effector and Regulatory B cells play reciprocal role in pathogenesis of scleroderma.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 28, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Neutrophils are a highly abundant type of immune cell, outnumbering every other kind that runs through the bloodstream.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic inflammation has been linked to many diseases and can trigger cell death.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2018Videos
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative brain disease that most people associate NFL players who d ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 16, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Emerging as a global disease with rates increasing the past 5 decades, Crohn’s disease (CD) is the chronic inflamm
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 11, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
What is vaping? Briefly, it is the heating up of plant material to a certain temperature that, instead of combusting, it
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
OCT 10, 2018
Microbiology
After last year's flu season killed around 80,000 people, the CDC is trying to get the word out about the flu vaccine.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2018
Immunology
A team of researchers has published their work in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine describing techniques with PET imaging
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 07, 2018
Neuroscience
Like many neurotransmitters in the brain (dopamine, serotonin, etc.) the when and the where they are released in the bra
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
SEP 27, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Tissue engineering is an emerging field of biomedical science that aims to improve or replace diseased tissues using bio
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 27, 2018
Health & Medicine
Binge drinking is not a good idea. Alcohol is linked to cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, and some forms of can
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 26, 2018
Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect animals. Some, called bacteriophages, can infect bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2018
Videos
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated blows to the head, results in a unique form of demen
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Insulin is a necessary medicine for diabetics, but new work shows that insulin may also be used to treat chronic bowel i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2018
Microbiology
We coexist with microorganisms, and many of them play an important role in our health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2018
Microbiology
Evidence mounts that viruses play a role in disease development.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2018
Health & Medicine
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), by the year 2030 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This tool might be extrapolated for many other disorders, and may free patients from repeated doctor visits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
It's known that marijuana makes people crave food in a phenomenon commonly called the munchies; until now, we didn't kno
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2018
Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, and can lead to gastric cancer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent report published in the journal Breathe by scientists in the UK suggests that chronic marijuana smoking may not
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
SEP 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
One researcher wants to change how we think about disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2018
Immunology
Development of damaging white blood cells occurs during Tuberculosis infection leading to a maladaptive immune response.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 31, 2018
Immunology
Effector and Regulatory B cells play reciprocal role in pathogenesis of scleroderma.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 28, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neutrophils are a highly abundant type of immune cell, outnumbering every other kind that runs through the bloodstream.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic inflammation has been linked to many diseases and can trigger cell death.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2018
Videos
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative brain disease that most people associate NFL players who d
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim