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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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JUN 03, 2021Microbiology
The brain is sometimes called grey matter, which is made up of neurons. But it also contains white matter, which are neu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2021Immunology
Nanobodies are small fragments of monoclonal antibodies that from a therapeutic perspective are more stable and cheaper ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Devices that can stimulate deep regions of the brain have been in development as treatment options for disorders like ep ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some medical mysteries have become much easier to solve because of advanced genetic techniques that have enabled researc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2021Microbiology
Francisella tularensis is a naturally occurring bacterium found throughout the Northern Hemisphere that is extremely vir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2021Immunology
Seasonal flu vaccines only work around 40 to 60 percent of the time, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preve ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 01, 2021Cancer
A study published recently in Environmental Health Perspectives concludes that no amount of exposure to secondhand smoke ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 31, 2021Cardiology
Researchers have found that adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are over 3 times more likely to have an isch ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
There are nearly a million cases of tuberculosis (TB) every year, and over 80 percent of childhood deaths from TB occur ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 26, 2021Microbiology
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been little doubt that the virus emerged somewhere in or around Wuha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2021Plants & Animals
By knocking out a gene in male mosquitos' testes, researchers demonstrate a powerful population control technique.Written By: Anne MedinaMAY 26, 2021Microbiology
Foodborne illness can be prevented by cooking meat to a proper temperature and avoiding cross-contamination. But when th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2021Microbiology
Though suspected outbreaks have been documented since 1878, the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu, a highly pathogeni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q) affects about one in 2,000 births, and causes dysfunction in every org ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Asthma is thought to affect 340 million people. A type of asthma that happens when allergens like dust mites are inhaled ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2021Neuroscience
Thinking of cracking open a cold one this weekend? Researchers from the University of Oxford have identified a connectio ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 21, 2021Neuroscience
Scientists from the University of Nottingham have found that the way neurons are connected within different brain region ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 20, 2021Technology
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), an estimated 4.4 million children ages 3 to 17 have been diagnosed w ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 20, 2021Cancer
Research published recently in JNCI Cancer Spectrum reports that higher red meat and alcohol consumption, as well as low ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 20, 2021Immunology
A new study indicates that delaying the second “booster” dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine (to 11-12 ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 19, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that a new combination immunotherapy, alongside antiretroviral therapy (ART), is effective ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, researchers have been learning more about why cellular antennas called cilia are so important. Cilia ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2021Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered an antiviral drug that blocks the SARS-CoV-2 virus from infecting lung cells. Promi ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) lines are now commonly used across the globe. In the lab, researchers rely on hPSCs t ...Sponsored By: STEMCELL Technologies
JUN 03, 2021
Microbiology
The brain is sometimes called grey matter, which is made up of neurons. But it also contains white matter, which are neu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2021
Immunology
Nanobodies are small fragments of monoclonal antibodies that from a therapeutic perspective are more stable and cheaper
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Devices that can stimulate deep regions of the brain have been in development as treatment options for disorders like ep
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some medical mysteries have become much easier to solve because of advanced genetic techniques that have enabled researc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2021
Microbiology
Francisella tularensis is a naturally occurring bacterium found throughout the Northern Hemisphere that is extremely vir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2021
Immunology
Seasonal flu vaccines only work around 40 to 60 percent of the time, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preve
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 01, 2021
Cancer
A study published recently in Environmental Health Perspectives concludes that no amount of exposure to secondhand smoke
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 31, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have found that adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are over 3 times more likely to have an isch
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are nearly a million cases of tuberculosis (TB) every year, and over 80 percent of childhood deaths from TB occur
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 26, 2021
Microbiology
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been little doubt that the virus emerged somewhere in or around Wuha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2021
Plants & Animals
By knocking out a gene in male mosquitos' testes, researchers demonstrate a powerful population control technique.
Written By:
Anne Medina
MAY 26, 2021
Microbiology
Foodborne illness can be prevented by cooking meat to a proper temperature and avoiding cross-contamination. But when th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2021
Microbiology
Though suspected outbreaks have been documented since 1878, the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu, a highly pathogeni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q) affects about one in 2,000 births, and causes dysfunction in every org
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Asthma is thought to affect 340 million people. A type of asthma that happens when allergens like dust mites are inhaled
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2021
Neuroscience
Thinking of cracking open a cold one this weekend? Researchers from the University of Oxford have identified a connectio
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 21, 2021
Neuroscience
Scientists from the University of Nottingham have found that the way neurons are connected within different brain region
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 20, 2021
Technology
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), an estimated 4.4 million children ages 3 to 17 have been diagnosed w
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 20, 2021
Cancer
Research published recently in JNCI Cancer Spectrum reports that higher red meat and alcohol consumption, as well as low
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 20, 2021
Immunology
A new study indicates that delaying the second “booster” dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine (to 11-12
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 19, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that a new combination immunotherapy, alongside antiretroviral therapy (ART), is effective
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, researchers have been learning more about why cellular antennas called cilia are so important. Cilia ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2021
Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered an antiviral drug that blocks the SARS-CoV-2 virus from infecting lung cells. Promi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) lines are now commonly used across the globe. In the lab, researchers rely on hPSCs t
...
Sponsored By:
STEMCELL Technologies