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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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AUG 30, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
After waiting for months and even years for a kidney, those who had a successful kidney transplant must still continue t ...AUG 28, 2017Cancer
The US safety agency announced a more stringent oversight on stem-cell clinics to prevent the use of unapproved treatmen ...AUG 28, 2017Cardiology
First discovered in 1979, natriuretic peptides (NPs) play a variety of roles in the body, some not yet understood. But a ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 27, 2017Microbiology
With all the talk of the human microbiome, it’s worth pointing out that other organisms- even teeny tiny ones - ha ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 26, 2017Immunology
The body can’t make omega-3 fatty acids on its own, which is why nutrition scientists stress the importance of obt ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 24, 2017Videos
Stress is an unavoidable aspect of life. At any age and at any circumstances, we are exposed to stress. While some small ...AUG 22, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is typically thought of as a disease that afflicts older adults. Yet, the number o ...AUG 19, 2017Videos
Humans have succeeded where other species have failed because of our ingenuity. But the same technologies and inventions ...AUG 17, 2017Cardiology
NASA’s exploration into the effects of solar storms and supernovas on astronauts in space gives new meaning to the ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 14, 2017Immunology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease, impacts 1.5 million people in the United States, and scientists are st ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 13, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists are illustrating the power of a low coronary artery calcium (CAC) score in the context of heart disease in a ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 07, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Investigations into why people across 16 states have gotten sick with salmonella poisoning yielded the culprit: contamin ...AUG 05, 2017Microbiology
There are several kinds of hepatitis, and while types A, B, and C get attention, hepatitis E (HEV) is becoming more prev ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
People that suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome might feel some relief just knowing that biomarkers have now been assoc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks don’t have to bite you to be dangerous. A Japanese woman recently passed away from a tick-born ...JUL 25, 2017Microbiology
New research has linked lower rates of irritable bowel disorder (IBD) with children living in rural households.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2017Videos
Now that we're past the mid-year mark, how many people are still sticking to the exercise regimen that they had planned ...JUL 22, 2017Videos
Did you know that more Americans (~300,000 people) are diagnosed with Lyme disease every year than breast cancer or HIV/ ...JUL 19, 2017Immunology
Forest Bathing: How a Quick, Leisurely Visit to the Forest Can Reduce Stress and Boost the Immune System A Japanese conc ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 19, 2017Cancer
Men with height advantages may be at a disadvantage when it comes to prostate cancer risks. In the same vein, men with b ...JUL 18, 2017Microbiology
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) affects millions of people worldwide and could become the third leading cau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2017Cancer
Scientists are putting a target on cancer’s back, and immune cells are being trained to track down and kill that t ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 17, 2017Cardiology
A decade after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. on ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 15, 2017Immunology
Chronic skin disorders are often grouped and studied together although on a molecular level, they are very different. Fr ...Written By: Kara Marker
AUG 30, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
After waiting for months and even years for a kidney, those who had a successful kidney transplant must still continue t
...
AUG 28, 2017
Cancer
The US safety agency announced a more stringent oversight on stem-cell clinics to prevent the use of unapproved treatmen
...
AUG 28, 2017
Cardiology
First discovered in 1979, natriuretic peptides (NPs) play a variety of roles in the body, some not yet understood. But a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 27, 2017
Microbiology
With all the talk of the human microbiome, it’s worth pointing out that other organisms- even teeny tiny ones - ha
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 26, 2017
Immunology
The body can’t make omega-3 fatty acids on its own, which is why nutrition scientists stress the importance of obt
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 24, 2017
Videos
Stress is an unavoidable aspect of life. At any age and at any circumstances, we are exposed to stress. While some small
...
AUG 22, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is typically thought of as a disease that afflicts older adults. Yet, the number o
...
AUG 19, 2017
Videos
Humans have succeeded where other species have failed because of our ingenuity. But the same technologies and inventions
...
AUG 17, 2017
Cardiology
NASA’s exploration into the effects of solar storms and supernovas on astronauts in space gives new meaning to the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 14, 2017
Immunology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease, impacts 1.5 million people in the United States, and scientists are st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 13, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists are illustrating the power of a low coronary artery calcium (CAC) score in the context of heart disease in a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 07, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Investigations into why people across 16 states have gotten sick with salmonella poisoning yielded the culprit: contamin
...
AUG 05, 2017
Microbiology
There are several kinds of hepatitis, and while types A, B, and C get attention, hepatitis E (HEV) is becoming more prev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
People that suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome might feel some relief just knowing that biomarkers have now been assoc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks don’t have to bite you to be dangerous. A Japanese woman recently passed away from a tick-born
...
JUL 25, 2017
Microbiology
New research has linked lower rates of irritable bowel disorder (IBD) with children living in rural households.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2017
Videos
Now that we're past the mid-year mark, how many people are still sticking to the exercise regimen that they had planned
...
JUL 22, 2017
Videos
Did you know that more Americans (~300,000 people) are diagnosed with Lyme disease every year than breast cancer or HIV/
...
JUL 19, 2017
Immunology
Forest Bathing: How a Quick, Leisurely Visit to the Forest Can Reduce Stress and Boost the Immune System A Japanese conc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 19, 2017
Cancer
Men with height advantages may be at a disadvantage when it comes to prostate cancer risks. In the same vein, men with b
...
JUL 18, 2017
Microbiology
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) affects millions of people worldwide and could become the third leading cau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2017
Cancer
Scientists are putting a target on cancer’s back, and immune cells are being trained to track down and kill that t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 17, 2017
Cardiology
A decade after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. on
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 15, 2017
Immunology
Chronic skin disorders are often grouped and studied together although on a molecular level, they are very different. Fr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker