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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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MAR 29, 2018Infographics
Medical marijuana is making its way to a state near you. While it is still illegal in many states, legalization of marij ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 29, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A potential new diagnostic test for kidney damage associated with antibiotic use in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is abl ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 27, 2018Health & Medicine
Eat less, look younger? Well, it's not quite that easy, but there is new research on calorie restriction and aging. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 23, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
The artificial sweetener affects intestinal cells, and microbes that live in the gut.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2018Neuroscience
Hands-free is a usually a term used to describe cell phone technology that allows for safer mobile phone use in cars. Be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 16, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Even though there exists an abundance of blood pressure-lowering drugs, high blood pressure persists to be a health conc ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 16, 2018Cardiology
Atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular heartbeat, often goes unnoticed until the affected person has a stroke. Scientist ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 12, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A new sensory tool to detect and diagnose inflammatory diseases measures and analyzes molecules as they pass single-file ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 11, 2018Genetics & Genomics
It is estimated that 20 percent of Americans and 50 percent of military veterans suffer from sleep problems.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A specific gene variant has been connected with an increased risk of drug dependence, researchers found.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2018Neuroscience
It's well-known that concussions, whether incurred in sports or from an accident or military service (blast wave inj ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 05, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Many children with a genetic disorder that predisposes them to kidney disease have to receive a kidney transplant before ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 03, 2018Technology
The standard method of securing and sending the details of a ride with a passenger will be done through text message.Written By: Julia TraversMAR 02, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Study to develop method for CB2R expression and ligand engagement to further therapeutic research using CB2R agonists fo ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanFEB 26, 2018Videos
A virus causes hepatitis C. The Centers for Disease Prevention estimates that 2.7 to 3.9 million Americans have chronic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2018Microbiology
Our bodies need insulin to control the amount of sugar we have in our blood. Diabetes happens when that process fails, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2018Microbiology
Researchers have made a surprising finding about how two molecules can impact a bacterium.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2018Immunology
As if bed bugs weren’t irritating enough, researchers have now associated the pests with dangerously high levels o ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 12, 2018Videos
Across Canada, there are fears that a disease normally found in animals such as moose, deer, and other wildlife could sp ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 08, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
There may come a time when people won't require surgery to replace their joints.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2018Immunology
Defects in the body at the molecular level could at least partially explain why inflammatory diseases like Crohn’s ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 07, 2018Neuroscience
Researching some neurological conditions can be difficult. Diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Chronic Tr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 05, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are leaving no stone unturned in the search for new antibiotics. Now a peptide that can destroy biofilms has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2018Videos
Some researchers have suggested that we can live in environments that are so clean, they are detrimental to our health. ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2018
Infographics
Medical marijuana is making its way to a state near you. While it is still illegal in many states, legalization of marij
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAR 29, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A potential new diagnostic test for kidney damage associated with antibiotic use in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is abl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 27, 2018
Health & Medicine
Eat less, look younger? Well, it's not quite that easy, but there is new research on calorie restriction and aging.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
The artificial sweetener affects intestinal cells, and microbes that live in the gut.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2018
Neuroscience
Hands-free is a usually a term used to describe cell phone technology that allows for safer mobile phone use in cars. Be
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 16, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Even though there exists an abundance of blood pressure-lowering drugs, high blood pressure persists to be a health conc
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 16, 2018
Cardiology
Atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular heartbeat, often goes unnoticed until the affected person has a stroke. Scientist
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 12, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new sensory tool to detect and diagnose inflammatory diseases measures and analyzes molecules as they pass single-file
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 11, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
It is estimated that 20 percent of Americans and 50 percent of military veterans suffer from sleep problems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A specific gene variant has been connected with an increased risk of drug dependence, researchers found.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2018
Neuroscience
It's well-known that concussions, whether incurred in sports or from an accident or military service (blast wave inj
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 05, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many children with a genetic disorder that predisposes them to kidney disease have to receive a kidney transplant before
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 03, 2018
Technology
The standard method of securing and sending the details of a ride with a passenger will be done through text message.
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 02, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Study to develop method for CB2R expression and ligand engagement to further therapeutic research using CB2R agonists fo
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
FEB 26, 2018
Videos
A virus causes hepatitis C. The Centers for Disease Prevention estimates that 2.7 to 3.9 million Americans have chronic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2018
Microbiology
Our bodies need insulin to control the amount of sugar we have in our blood. Diabetes happens when that process fails, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers have made a surprising finding about how two molecules can impact a bacterium.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2018
Immunology
As if bed bugs weren’t irritating enough, researchers have now associated the pests with dangerously high levels o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 12, 2018
Videos
Across Canada, there are fears that a disease normally found in animals such as moose, deer, and other wildlife could sp
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 08, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
There may come a time when people won't require surgery to replace their joints.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2018
Immunology
Defects in the body at the molecular level could at least partially explain why inflammatory diseases like Crohn’s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 07, 2018
Neuroscience
Researching some neurological conditions can be difficult. Diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Chronic Tr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 05, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are leaving no stone unturned in the search for new antibiotics. Now a peptide that can destroy biofilms has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2018
Videos
Some researchers have suggested that we can live in environments that are so clean, they are detrimental to our health.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch