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Disease control
Disease control refers to public health efforts to reduce the number of new infections, the number of people who are currently infected, and the number of people who become sick and/or die from a disease.
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OCT 03, 2024Technology
What advancements can be made to improve the efficiency and accuracy of studying worldwide diseases? This is what a rece ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 06, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Many of us wanted to get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it was available, but someone took that to a wild extreme.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2024Neuroscience
A recent study employed a game of risk to investigate the unusual symptom caused by dopaminergic medication among PD pat ...Written By: Amielle MorenoFEB 29, 2024Immunology
Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their pioneering work in g ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeFEB 28, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Many people know of the mitochondria as the powerhouse of the cell, and this special organelle is unique in many ways. M ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Lyme disease occurs when someone is bitten by a deer tick that is carrying pathogenic bacteria called Borrelia burgdorfe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Trillions of microbes live in the human gastrointestinal tract, and this community of microbes known as the gut microbio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2024Earth & The Environment
What impact can severe air pollution have on the health of senior citizens? This is what a recent study published in BMJ ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 22, 2024Neuroscience
Recent studies suggest a potential link between the use of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5Is), commonly prescr ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 21, 2024Plants & Animals
Can plant diseases be tracked through analyzing past reports? This is what a recent study published in Scientific Report ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 20, 2024Genetics & Genomics
In DNA, retrotransposons can move around and insert themselves into other parts of genomes with a kind of copy and paste ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2024Earth & The Environment
Pesticides are frequently used in agriculture, and the term can refer to herbicides, which target weeds; insecticides th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the World Health Organization, over 55 million people around the world have dementia, and 10 million more a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2024Cardiology
Exercise has unique benefits for mental health in addition to its physical benefits.Written By: Savannah LoganFEB 08, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were getting lower, but that trend has reversed in recen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2024Cardiology
Exercise benefits the whole body, including the brain.Written By: Savannah LoganFEB 07, 2024Genetics & Genomics
In many amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) patients, symptoms of autoimmune inflammat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2024Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene editing tool was developed about a decade ago, and since then it has transformed research in the life sc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2024Cannabis Sciences
A recent nationwide cohort study aimed to investigate the potential association between the use of medical cannabis and ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 01, 2024Earth & The Environment
Radon is a natural gas that is odorless, invisible, and radioactive. It's generated by the breakdown of metals like uran ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2024Cardiology
Mixing strength training and cardio improves heart health as much as doing cardio alone and may offer additional benefit ...Written By: Savannah LoganJAN 31, 2024Microbiology
Measles is probably humanity's most infectious disease; an estimated 9 of 10 unvaccinated, exposed people are infected w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Introduction Clinical medicine aims to develop novel treatments to fight disease and as a result, must constantly ...JAN 29, 2024Microbiology
Our immune systems can often eliminate bacterial infections, but sometimes those bacteria are very tough and persistent, ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2024
Technology
What advancements can be made to improve the efficiency and accuracy of studying worldwide diseases? This is what a rece
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 06, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many of us wanted to get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it was available, but someone took that to a wild extreme.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2024
Neuroscience
A recent study employed a game of risk to investigate the unusual symptom caused by dopaminergic medication among PD pat
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
FEB 29, 2024
Immunology
Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their pioneering work in g
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
FEB 28, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many people know of the mitochondria as the powerhouse of the cell, and this special organelle is unique in many ways. M
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Lyme disease occurs when someone is bitten by a deer tick that is carrying pathogenic bacteria called Borrelia burgdorfe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Trillions of microbes live in the human gastrointestinal tract, and this community of microbes known as the gut microbio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2024
Earth & The Environment
What impact can severe air pollution have on the health of senior citizens? This is what a recent study published in BMJ
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 22, 2024
Neuroscience
Recent studies suggest a potential link between the use of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5Is), commonly prescr
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 21, 2024
Plants & Animals
Can plant diseases be tracked through analyzing past reports? This is what a recent study published in Scientific Report
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 20, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
In DNA, retrotransposons can move around and insert themselves into other parts of genomes with a kind of copy and paste
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Pesticides are frequently used in agriculture, and the term can refer to herbicides, which target weeds; insecticides th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the World Health Organization, over 55 million people around the world have dementia, and 10 million more a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2024
Cardiology
Exercise has unique benefits for mental health in addition to its physical benefits.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
FEB 08, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were getting lower, but that trend has reversed in recen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2024
Cardiology
Exercise benefits the whole body, including the brain.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
FEB 07, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
In many amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) patients, symptoms of autoimmune inflammat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene editing tool was developed about a decade ago, and since then it has transformed research in the life sc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
A recent nationwide cohort study aimed to investigate the potential association between the use of medical cannabis and
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 01, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Radon is a natural gas that is odorless, invisible, and radioactive. It's generated by the breakdown of metals like uran
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2024
Cardiology
Mixing strength training and cardio improves heart health as much as doing cardio alone and may offer additional benefit
...
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JAN 31, 2024
Microbiology
Measles is probably humanity's most infectious disease; an estimated 9 of 10 unvaccinated, exposed people are infected w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Introduction Clinical medicine aims to develop novel treatments to fight disease and as a result, must constantly
...
JAN 29, 2024
Microbiology
Our immune systems can often eliminate bacterial infections, but sometimes those bacteria are very tough and persistent,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch