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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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MAR 01, 2021Cardiology
Researchers have used a mouse model to show that heart problems can lead to disruptions in gene activity in the memory c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2021Microbiology
Most people know botulism as a nasty disease and botox as a wrinkle reducer that may cause a 'frozen' look if it's overu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Research scientists have to be able to manipulate molecules in cells to learn more about their function, what goes wrong ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some genes don't stay in the same place in the genome. Sometimes called jumping genes or transposons, this genetic mater ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Australian researchers have developed a COVID-19 triaging tool that serves as a crystal ball for healthcare workers. Onc ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 24, 2021Microbiology
Using metagenomics tools, which sequence all of the viral material in a sample, researchers have investigated the viruse ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2021Immunology
University of Limerick researchers have discovered direct links between the immune system, specific personality traits, ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 23, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
We’ve heard of dogs sniffing out cancer—an unsurprising skill given that they have over 200 million scent re ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 22, 2021Microbiology
Reporting in Science, researchers have created an antiviral nasal spray that could help us get the COVID-19 pandemic und ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2021Health & Medicine
Ulcerative colitis is a painful chronic condition in which the lining of the colon becomes inflamed and develops tiny op ...Written By: Angela DowdenFEB 18, 2021Cancer
In a new analysis of 2017 data from the National Health Survey of Spain published in Psycho-Oncology, researchers find t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, researchers have used high resolution images to generate video footage of DNA as it 'dances' inside ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2021Immunology
University of Rochester researchers analyzing breast milk samples from mothers with COVID-19 found that it doesn’t ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 16, 2021Microbiology
Viruses that infect bacteria are called phages, and scientists have been interested in whether they can be used to targe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Green tea has been lauded for its medicinal qualities, though it's been difficult to show that definitively. A new study ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2021Immunology
Did you know that hundreds of viruses can cause the common cold? Rhinovirus, adenovirus, and coronavirus infections can ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 09, 2021Immunology
The human immunodeficiency virus or HIV is always one step of the immune system, a tactic that makes it impossible to co ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 08, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
With good food and exercise, many dogs can live a long and healthy life. But some suffer from chronic conditions that ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2021Genetics & Genomics
While the human genome was sequenced many years ago, there was so much to learn about it beyond just its sequence, like ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A protein called Gαo is found at high levels in the brain. Mutations in the gene that encodes Gαo cause dysfunctions in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2021Microbiology
After years of effort, researchers are reporting that there were encouraging results from a phase 1 clinical trial which ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is a painful and debilitating autoimmune disorder of the joints, particularly those of the ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Inflammation can be a crucial process; the body needs it to heal injuries and prevent infection. But inflammatory proces ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have used a mouse model to show that heart problems can lead to disruptions in gene activity in the memory c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2021
Microbiology
Most people know botulism as a nasty disease and botox as a wrinkle reducer that may cause a 'frozen' look if it's overu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Research scientists have to be able to manipulate molecules in cells to learn more about their function, what goes wrong
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some genes don't stay in the same place in the genome. Sometimes called jumping genes or transposons, this genetic mater
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Australian researchers have developed a COVID-19 triaging tool that serves as a crystal ball for healthcare workers. Onc
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 24, 2021
Microbiology
Using metagenomics tools, which sequence all of the viral material in a sample, researchers have investigated the viruse
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2021
Immunology
University of Limerick researchers have discovered direct links between the immune system, specific personality traits,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 23, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
We’ve heard of dogs sniffing out cancer—an unsurprising skill given that they have over 200 million scent re
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 22, 2021
Microbiology
Reporting in Science, researchers have created an antiviral nasal spray that could help us get the COVID-19 pandemic und
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
Ulcerative colitis is a painful chronic condition in which the lining of the colon becomes inflamed and develops tiny op
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
FEB 18, 2021
Cancer
In a new analysis of 2017 data from the National Health Survey of Spain published in Psycho-Oncology, researchers find t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, researchers have used high resolution images to generate video footage of DNA as it 'dances' inside
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2021
Immunology
University of Rochester researchers analyzing breast milk samples from mothers with COVID-19 found that it doesn’t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 16, 2021
Microbiology
Viruses that infect bacteria are called phages, and scientists have been interested in whether they can be used to targe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Green tea has been lauded for its medicinal qualities, though it's been difficult to show that definitively. A new study
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2021
Immunology
Did you know that hundreds of viruses can cause the common cold? Rhinovirus, adenovirus, and coronavirus infections can
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 09, 2021
Immunology
The human immunodeficiency virus or HIV is always one step of the immune system, a tactic that makes it impossible to co
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 08, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
With good food and exercise, many dogs can live a long and healthy life. But some suffer from chronic conditions that ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
While the human genome was sequenced many years ago, there was so much to learn about it beyond just its sequence, like
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A protein called Gαo is found at high levels in the brain. Mutations in the gene that encodes Gαo cause dysfunctions in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2021
Microbiology
After years of effort, researchers are reporting that there were encouraging results from a phase 1 clinical trial which
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is a painful and debilitating autoimmune disorder of the joints, particularly those of the
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Inflammation can be a crucial process; the body needs it to heal injuries and prevent infection. But inflammatory proces
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch