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Complex Disease
Caused by genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors, complex diseases such as asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, hypertension, manic depression, schizophrenia, and others, are often difficult to treat. Disorders that are commonly referenced as "running in the family" can be classified as complex diseases.
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MAR 29, 2016Microbiology
Malaria has long been considered a relatively modern disease - researchers thought the modern parasites had only been ar ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 29, 2016Immunology
Green tea is touted for its many health benefits as a powerful antioxidant, but experiments in a laboratory mouse model ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 29, 2016Neuroscience
Parkinson’s Disease, (PD), is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the muscles in the body. It’s progres ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 14, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers have developed functional heart tissue in a lab. Their work can be used to help grow heart tissue patches us ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 13, 2016Videos
Being particularly neat and meticulous does not mean you suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Those who suff ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 10, 2016Neuroscience
The right amount of housekeeping is necessary to maintain clean and functional operations, but throwing away too much ca ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
In addition to its double helix shape famous for holding the information of the genetic code, DNA can also occur a ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 10, 2016Cardiology
Women cardiologists often earn less than men—even when taking into account the different types of work they do&mda ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 04, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are star-shaped cells in our brain that surround neurons and neural circuits, protecting them from injury and ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 04, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Until now scientists have believed the variations in traits that exist along a continuum—height, skin color, tende ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 03, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When one of the country’s top groups representing the interests of women’s health care physicians puts out a ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 03, 2016Neuroscience
As a result of the war in the Middle East, there are 1,558 American soldiers who have suffered the loss of a limb. Add t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 01, 2016Immunology
The first gigantic mimiviruses were discovered in 2007 by a research group of France. They named the virus they found &l ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 01, 2016Neuroscience
The vast network of neurons, dendrites, axons and other hardware that is responsible for sending messages all over the b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 21, 2016Chemistry & Physics
In 1952, a famous experiment mixed together chemicals that were present early in Earth’s history, then approximate ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 19, 2016Neuroscience
Approximately one million people in the U.S. have Parkinson’s Disease (PD), a progressive neurodegenerative disord ...Written By: Cassidy ReichFEB 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Stem cells play one of the most important roles in regenerative biology and medicine. Researchers from the University of ...FEB 16, 2016Neuroscience
Almost every week there is another item in the news about head injuries in major league sports, most prominently t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 15, 2016Health & Medicine
A side effect of some medications is a change in the stiffness of white blood cells. The drugs tend to make the cells so ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 15, 2016Neuroscience
Normally when there is talk of a small piece of metal that can be implanted in the brain to take over the control of som ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 11, 2016Cardiology
Rare but deadly, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a disease where blood clots block the smallest blood vesse ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 10, 2016Videos
Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, extraordinary progress has been made in understanding the reach and im ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 06, 2016Immunology
Herpes simplex 1 virus, the microscopic pathogen notoriously remembered for its production of painful and unappealing co ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 02, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has solved a long-standing mystery in cell biology by ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAR 29, 2016
Microbiology
Malaria has long been considered a relatively modern disease - researchers thought the modern parasites had only been ar
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 29, 2016
Immunology
Green tea is touted for its many health benefits as a powerful antioxidant, but experiments in a laboratory mouse model
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 29, 2016
Neuroscience
Parkinson’s Disease, (PD), is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the muscles in the body. It’s progres
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 14, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers have developed functional heart tissue in a lab. Their work can be used to help grow heart tissue patches us
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 13, 2016
Videos
Being particularly neat and meticulous does not mean you suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Those who suff
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 10, 2016
Neuroscience
The right amount of housekeeping is necessary to maintain clean and functional operations, but throwing away too much ca
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
In addition to its double helix shape famous for holding the information of the genetic code, DNA can also occur a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 10, 2016
Cardiology
Women cardiologists often earn less than men—even when taking into account the different types of work they do&mda
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 04, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are star-shaped cells in our brain that surround neurons and neural circuits, protecting them from injury and
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 04, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Until now scientists have believed the variations in traits that exist along a continuum—height, skin color, tende
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 03, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When one of the country’s top groups representing the interests of women’s health care physicians puts out a
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 03, 2016
Neuroscience
As a result of the war in the Middle East, there are 1,558 American soldiers who have suffered the loss of a limb. Add t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 01, 2016
Immunology
The first gigantic mimiviruses were discovered in 2007 by a research group of France. They named the virus they found &l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 01, 2016
Neuroscience
The vast network of neurons, dendrites, axons and other hardware that is responsible for sending messages all over the b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 21, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
In 1952, a famous experiment mixed together chemicals that were present early in Earth’s history, then approximate
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 19, 2016
Neuroscience
Approximately one million people in the U.S. have Parkinson’s Disease (PD), a progressive neurodegenerative disord
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
FEB 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Stem cells play one of the most important roles in regenerative biology and medicine. Researchers from the University of
...
FEB 16, 2016
Neuroscience
Almost every week there is another item in the news about head injuries in major league sports, most prominently t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
A side effect of some medications is a change in the stiffness of white blood cells. The drugs tend to make the cells so
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Normally when there is talk of a small piece of metal that can be implanted in the brain to take over the control of som
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 11, 2016
Cardiology
Rare but deadly, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a disease where blood clots block the smallest blood vesse
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 10, 2016
Videos
Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, extraordinary progress has been made in understanding the reach and im
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 06, 2016
Immunology
Herpes simplex 1 virus, the microscopic pathogen notoriously remembered for its production of painful and unappealing co
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 02, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has solved a long-standing mystery in cell biology by
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)