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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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SEP 26, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
In early April, Pfizer announced a $525 million acquisition of ReViral’s novel therapy for respiratory syncytial v ...Sponsored By: Sino BiologicalSEP 26, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes is a chronic disease that causes high levels of blood glucose. This is a result of the pancreas producing insuf ...Written By: Zoe MichaudSEP 24, 2022Cardiology
For many years, moderate alcohol intake and its effect on health have been subject to much debate, particularly concerni ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 21, 2022Immunology
A variety of studies have suggested that diets that restrict or reduce caloric intake can lengthen lifespan. Now, resear ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2022Health & Medicine
Birth control pills are the leading method of birth control in the United States. Birth control pills increase the chanc ...Written By: Zoe MichaudSEP 20, 2022Microbiology
Drug resistant bacterial infections are expected to increase, and these dangerous illnesses already claim the lives of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
A variety of past studies have shown that there is some connection between oral health and heart health. Gum disease is ...Written By: Zoe MichaudSEP 18, 2022Immunology
When we get a bacterial infection in our skin, our immune system responds. It's been thought that inflammatory cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Daily multivitamins may slow down cognitive decline among older adults. The corresponding study was published in Alzheim ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 17, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
People who receive periodontal care have shorter hospital stays following a heart attack. The corresponding study was pu ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 14, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Wastewater epidemiology is a field of study in which the water from sewer systems is surveyed to generate data about the ...Written By: Zoe MichaudSEP 13, 2022Health & Medicine
A 2022 Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) report showed only 2,385 mesothelioma cases in the United State ...Sponsored By: The Mesothelioma GroupSEP 13, 2022Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2022Technology
Parkinson’s, one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases (after Alzheimer’s) is a condition that gets ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 08, 2022Microbiology
In the 19th century Sir Ronald Ross, a soldier, pioneer, microbiologist, botanist, and a knight helped shape how we view ...Written By: Mandy WoodsSEP 06, 2022Microbiology
Measles in one of the most infectious viruses in the world, and can spread through close contact with an infected person ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2022Immunology
Soon, vaccine booster shots that are specific to the Omicron variant will be available in many countries. The new Omicro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Infections of the bacterium C. difficile can cause diarrhea and inflammation of the colon called colitis. It is estimate ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAUG 29, 2022Microbiology
The microbes in our bodies can have a significant influence on our health and well-being. While many studies investigati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2022Health & Medicine
West Nile virus, which is spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito, arrived unexpectedly in the United ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAUG 28, 2022Immunology
When there is illness or injury, there is inflammation; immune molecules and cells race to the site of infection or tiss ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Anywhere from 200 to 1,000 species of bacteria reside in the human gut microbiome, and researchers have been trying to d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2022Cardiology
A certain heart abnormality may increase risk of developing dementia by 35%.Written By: Savannah LoganAUG 25, 2022Cancer
Cancer is a broad description of various related diseases resulting from abnormal and excessive cell growth. While ...Written By: Katie Kokolus
SEP 26, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
In early April, Pfizer announced a $525 million acquisition of ReViral’s novel therapy for respiratory syncytial v
...
Sponsored By:
Sino Biological
SEP 26, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes is a chronic disease that causes high levels of blood glucose. This is a result of the pancreas producing insuf
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 24, 2022
Cardiology
For many years, moderate alcohol intake and its effect on health have been subject to much debate, particularly concerni
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 21, 2022
Immunology
A variety of studies have suggested that diets that restrict or reduce caloric intake can lengthen lifespan. Now, resear
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2022
Health & Medicine
Birth control pills are the leading method of birth control in the United States. Birth control pills increase the chanc
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 20, 2022
Microbiology
Drug resistant bacterial infections are expected to increase, and these dangerous illnesses already claim the lives of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
A variety of past studies have shown that there is some connection between oral health and heart health. Gum disease is
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 18, 2022
Immunology
When we get a bacterial infection in our skin, our immune system responds. It's been thought that inflammatory cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Daily multivitamins may slow down cognitive decline among older adults. The corresponding study was published in Alzheim
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 17, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
People who receive periodontal care have shorter hospital stays following a heart attack. The corresponding study was pu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 14, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Wastewater epidemiology is a field of study in which the water from sewer systems is surveyed to generate data about the
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 13, 2022
Health & Medicine
A 2022 Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) report showed only 2,385 mesothelioma cases in the United State
...
Sponsored By:
The Mesothelioma Group
SEP 13, 2022
Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2022
Technology
Parkinson’s, one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases (after Alzheimer’s) is a condition that gets
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 08, 2022
Microbiology
In the 19th century Sir Ronald Ross, a soldier, pioneer, microbiologist, botanist, and a knight helped shape how we view
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
SEP 06, 2022
Microbiology
Measles in one of the most infectious viruses in the world, and can spread through close contact with an infected person
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2022
Immunology
Soon, vaccine booster shots that are specific to the Omicron variant will be available in many countries. The new Omicro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Infections of the bacterium C. difficile can cause diarrhea and inflammation of the colon called colitis. It is estimate
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 29, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in our bodies can have a significant influence on our health and well-being. While many studies investigati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2022
Health & Medicine
West Nile virus, which is spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito, arrived unexpectedly in the United
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 28, 2022
Immunology
When there is illness or injury, there is inflammation; immune molecules and cells race to the site of infection or tiss
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Anywhere from 200 to 1,000 species of bacteria reside in the human gut microbiome, and researchers have been trying to d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2022
Cardiology
A certain heart abnormality may increase risk of developing dementia by 35%.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
AUG 25, 2022
Cancer
Cancer is a broad description of various related diseases resulting from abnormal and excessive cell growth. While
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus