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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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AUG 23, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Asthma is a disease that affects the lungs, causing symptoms of wheezing, tightness in the chest, and shortness of breat ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAUG 23, 2022Microbiology
With effort, we all can help counter the rise of bacterial pathogens that resist the effects of multiple antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2022Health & Medicine
Since the start of the pandemic, researchers and clinicians have warned that not everyone who is infected with SARS-CoV- ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2022Neuroscience
A study published in Nature Communications reports that a key function of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is to help ...Written By: Kerry CharronAUG 18, 2022Plants & Animals
Diabetes is becoming an increasingly common condition. Over 30 million people have diabetes in the U.S, while only 20% o ...Written By: Ryan VingumAUG 18, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for 10-15% of all breast cancer cases. TNBC is a term used to describe cas ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAUG 16, 2022Neuroscience
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a motor neuron disease, which gradually causes a loss of movement. Eventually, pa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2022Microbiology
Chronic alcohol use is a serious health problem, and a major contributor to liver disease and mortality. The gut microbi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics is a technique that has been in development for several years, and aims to combine optics and genetics to u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2022Health & Medicine
Researchers and clinicians have found that when people are hospitalized with COVID-19, they are more likely to develop l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2022Neuroscience
The gut microbiome is closely connected to human health and well being in many ways. While many microbes in the gut perf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is spread through the air when a person ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAUG 11, 2022Cancer
In 1938, Dr. Roy Plunkett made an accidental discovery! He observed tetrafluoroethylene spontaneously polymerize i ...Written By: Katie KokolusAUG 10, 2022Health & Medicine
Zoonotic diseases, which can jump from one species to another, are not unusual. As the world's population rises and the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2022Neuroscience
A study published in JAMA Neurology indicated that iron overload disorder (the gene mutation responsible for hereditary ...Written By: Kerry CharronAUG 10, 2022Health & Medicine
A new study from a group of Alzheimer’s disease researchers at Augusta University is highlighting the importance o ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAUG 09, 2022Microbiology
This new approach could also be effective against many different types of RNA viruses.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Chagas Disease is caused by a parasite called T. cruzi. Primarily found in Latin America, it is transmitted to humans by ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAUG 08, 2022Immunology
One of the primary objectives for the application of flow cytometry in any testing environment should be measurement ass ...Sponsored By: Slingshot Biosciences, Inc.AUG 08, 2022Cancer
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a well-established risk factor associated with some types of cancer, including liver, pancreas, ...Written By: Katie KokolusAUG 07, 2022Microbiology
Polio is a disease caused by the poliovirus. Polio can cause flu-like symptoms like nausea, headache, fever, and sore th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2022Health & Medicine
Students at Boston University were told to get vaccinated and wear masks on campus. That has allowed people to attend cl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2022Health & Medicine
This year, 29 infants have been admitted to the Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center with human p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Quick identification and intervention is critical in successfully treating a stroke. During a stroke, blood supply to th ...Written By: Zoe Michaud
AUG 23, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Asthma is a disease that affects the lungs, causing symptoms of wheezing, tightness in the chest, and shortness of breat
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 23, 2022
Microbiology
With effort, we all can help counter the rise of bacterial pathogens that resist the effects of multiple antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2022
Health & Medicine
Since the start of the pandemic, researchers and clinicians have warned that not everyone who is infected with SARS-CoV-
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2022
Neuroscience
A study published in Nature Communications reports that a key function of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is to help
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
AUG 18, 2022
Plants & Animals
Diabetes is becoming an increasingly common condition. Over 30 million people have diabetes in the U.S, while only 20% o
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
AUG 18, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for 10-15% of all breast cancer cases. TNBC is a term used to describe cas
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 16, 2022
Neuroscience
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a motor neuron disease, which gradually causes a loss of movement. Eventually, pa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2022
Microbiology
Chronic alcohol use is a serious health problem, and a major contributor to liver disease and mortality. The gut microbi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics is a technique that has been in development for several years, and aims to combine optics and genetics to u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2022
Health & Medicine
Researchers and clinicians have found that when people are hospitalized with COVID-19, they are more likely to develop l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2022
Neuroscience
The gut microbiome is closely connected to human health and well being in many ways. While many microbes in the gut perf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is spread through the air when a person
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 11, 2022
Cancer
In 1938, Dr. Roy Plunkett made an accidental discovery! He observed tetrafluoroethylene spontaneously polymerize i
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
AUG 10, 2022
Health & Medicine
Zoonotic diseases, which can jump from one species to another, are not unusual. As the world's population rises and the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2022
Neuroscience
A study published in JAMA Neurology indicated that iron overload disorder (the gene mutation responsible for hereditary
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
AUG 10, 2022
Health & Medicine
A new study from a group of Alzheimer’s disease researchers at Augusta University is highlighting the importance o
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 09, 2022
Microbiology
This new approach could also be effective against many different types of RNA viruses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Chagas Disease is caused by a parasite called T. cruzi. Primarily found in Latin America, it is transmitted to humans by
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 08, 2022
Immunology
One of the primary objectives for the application of flow cytometry in any testing environment should be measurement ass
...
Sponsored By:
Slingshot Biosciences, Inc.
AUG 08, 2022
Cancer
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a well-established risk factor associated with some types of cancer, including liver, pancreas,
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
AUG 07, 2022
Microbiology
Polio is a disease caused by the poliovirus. Polio can cause flu-like symptoms like nausea, headache, fever, and sore th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2022
Health & Medicine
Students at Boston University were told to get vaccinated and wear masks on campus. That has allowed people to attend cl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2022
Health & Medicine
This year, 29 infants have been admitted to the Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center with human p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Quick identification and intervention is critical in successfully treating a stroke. During a stroke, blood supply to th
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud