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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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NOV 08, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that drug-resistant bacteria can hang around even after deep cleaning. They used genome sequencin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have generated structural images of a newly-described class of ion channels that help maintain the balance of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2020Microbiology
Recent work has backed up research from earlier this year that suggested that aspirin might help prevent the worst cases ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Sweden and the US have found that a commonly prescribed antidepressant may help stop the growth of a ca ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 06, 2020Immunology
The virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, uses its spike protein to gain access to cells, by binding to the ACE2 recep ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization estimates that over 500 million people have Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2), a sexuall ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 05, 2020Cardiology
In our bodies, there are millions of signals and packages being sent and received every second. In the past several deca ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 04, 2020Cancer
For decades, modern medicine has relied on chemists’ work to produce compounds that could one day be used as a dru ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 03, 2020Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common causes of death in the world. Although we have many treatments against ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 03, 2020Cardiology
Most people know that certain foods are better for our health than others. Some types of food can increase, while other ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2020Microbiology
The Salmonella bacterium is to blame fora lot of foodborne infections, many of which cause only mild illness, though oth ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Neutrophils are an abundant type of white blood cell that circulate in the blood that can provide a general defense aga ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A new development in the production of artificial skins comes from scientists at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamic ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 30, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from MIT have identified a brain circuit that may explain why, as people age, they tend to lose motivation t ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body plays host to trillions of microbes, and many of them live in our gastrointestinal tract; these microorga ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2020Cardiology
The term cardiovascular disease covers a broad array of health problems. Everyone tends to think of heart attacks or hyp ...Written By: Jasper CantrellOCT 29, 2020Health & Medicine
Cannabis users have long reported, anecdotally, that the drug can ease gastrointestinal woes, including irritable bowel ...Written By: Angela DowdenOCT 29, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
In Parkinson’s disease (PD), there is chronic degeneration of the central nervous system, particularly in the regi ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 28, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell culture models are one way for scientists to learn more about biology. But cells grow in large cultures that are of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2020Cardiology
When you pass by the nutrition section at the local grocery store, there is a chance you’ll come across row upon r ...Written By: Jasper CantrellOCT 27, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Simple tasks are now uphill struggles, social situations aren’t fun, and the car keys are missing again. By ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 26, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the journal Small details how gold nanotubes could be used to treat mesothelioma cancer. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 26, 2020Immunology
The mother’s placenta serves as a shield for the developing fetus inside the womb, protecting it from the constant ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 21, 2020Microbiology
Ebola virus can pass from animals to humans, and between people. Rarely, it causes outbreaks but when it does, they can ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that drug-resistant bacteria can hang around even after deep cleaning. They used genome sequencin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have generated structural images of a newly-described class of ion channels that help maintain the balance of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2020
Microbiology
Recent work has backed up research from earlier this year that suggested that aspirin might help prevent the worst cases
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Sweden and the US have found that a commonly prescribed antidepressant may help stop the growth of a ca
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 06, 2020
Immunology
The virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, uses its spike protein to gain access to cells, by binding to the ACE2 recep
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization estimates that over 500 million people have Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2), a sexuall
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 05, 2020
Cardiology
In our bodies, there are millions of signals and packages being sent and received every second. In the past several deca
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 04, 2020
Cancer
For decades, modern medicine has relied on chemists’ work to produce compounds that could one day be used as a dru
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 03, 2020
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common causes of death in the world. Although we have many treatments against
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 03, 2020
Cardiology
Most people know that certain foods are better for our health than others. Some types of food can increase, while other
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2020
Microbiology
The Salmonella bacterium is to blame fora lot of foodborne infections, many of which cause only mild illness, though oth
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neutrophils are an abundant type of white blood cell that circulate in the blood that can provide a general defense aga
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A new development in the production of artificial skins comes from scientists at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamic
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 30, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from MIT have identified a brain circuit that may explain why, as people age, they tend to lose motivation t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body plays host to trillions of microbes, and many of them live in our gastrointestinal tract; these microorga
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2020
Cardiology
The term cardiovascular disease covers a broad array of health problems. Everyone tends to think of heart attacks or hyp
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 29, 2020
Health & Medicine
Cannabis users have long reported, anecdotally, that the drug can ease gastrointestinal woes, including irritable bowel
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
OCT 29, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
In Parkinson’s disease (PD), there is chronic degeneration of the central nervous system, particularly in the regi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 28, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell culture models are one way for scientists to learn more about biology. But cells grow in large cultures that are of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2020
Cardiology
When you pass by the nutrition section at the local grocery store, there is a chance you’ll come across row upon r
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 27, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Simple tasks are now uphill struggles, social situations aren’t fun, and the car keys are missing again. By
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 26, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the journal Small details how gold nanotubes could be used to treat mesothelioma cancer.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 26, 2020
Immunology
The mother’s placenta serves as a shield for the developing fetus inside the womb, protecting it from the constant
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 21, 2020
Microbiology
Ebola virus can pass from animals to humans, and between people. Rarely, it causes outbreaks but when it does, they can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch