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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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APR 17, 2019Microbiology
Measles is extremely contagious, the CDC has stated that 555 cases have been reported - so far this year.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Identical twins offer scientists a unique way to look at the effects of the environment on human health.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2019Microbiology
Hospital staff are encouraged to wash their hands to stop germs from spreading. It seems patients and rooms may also nee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2019Immunology
Our understanding of the brain-gut connection is increasing by the day. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ...Written By: Aleishia Harris-ArnoldAPR 11, 2019Health & Medicine
A drug-resistant fungal yeast, Candida auris, is spreading throughout hospitals worldwide. Deemed “an urgent threa ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 10, 2019Cardiology
For woman across North America, cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of death. Evidence strongly suggest ...Written By: Abbie ArceAPR 01, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have created an atlas of genes related to schizophrenia, which could help open up new treatment avenues.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2019Microbiology
Types A and B flu usually cause seasonal flu epidemics in the United States.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The CDC has estimated that about four million adults in the US suffer from fibromyalgia, and many are undiagnosed.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Genetic sequencing technologies have been getting better and cheaper, and all of this knowledge has opened many doors.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2019Videos
Vaccine hesitancy is consider to be a major threat to public health, even though studies have shown that vaccines are no ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2019Microbiology
Babies that are born before 37 weeks of gestation are considered premature. About one in ten babies in the United States ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Mammals start out as a fertilized egg, and as that cell divides and proliferates into many more new cells, huge molecula ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2019Microbiology
Drug resistant bacteria kill about 23,000 in the United States every year. That number is expected to rise.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Tuberculosis is a global infection far from being eradicated. It currently infects more than 1,400 people per year in Au ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 19, 2019Microbiology
While every effort is made to ensure that the stuff we send into space is free of Earthly contamination, microorganisms ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2019Health & Medicine
Scientists uncover new "viral oncogenes" that allow HPV to turn healthy cells into cancer cells, while evading the immun ...Written By: Carly BoydMAR 18, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Cystic fibrosis affects around 700,000 people worldwide. New research has found a potential treatment for patients that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2019Microbiology
Some astronauts have lived onboard the International Space Station for hundreds of days. Researchers are learning more a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A virus-like particle vaccine was developed to stop chronic pain caused by osteoarthritis inhibiting a nerve growth fact ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 14, 2019Videos
Butterball, Kroger, and Food Lion are recalling around 78,164 pounds of the ground meat because it may be contaminated w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers took a biomedical approach to examine the impact of two different pesticides on gene expression in bees.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 13, 2019Health & Medicine
There has been a great deal of media coverage and controversy over the role of diet on disease processes such as autoimm ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAR 10, 2019Microbiology
In recent years, fungal disease has decimated amphibian populations; some species went extinct. But others withstood the ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2019
Microbiology
Measles is extremely contagious, the CDC has stated that 555 cases have been reported - so far this year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Identical twins offer scientists a unique way to look at the effects of the environment on human health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2019
Microbiology
Hospital staff are encouraged to wash their hands to stop germs from spreading. It seems patients and rooms may also nee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2019
Immunology
Our understanding of the brain-gut connection is increasing by the day. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
APR 11, 2019
Health & Medicine
A drug-resistant fungal yeast, Candida auris, is spreading throughout hospitals worldwide. Deemed “an urgent threa
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 10, 2019
Cardiology
For woman across North America, cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of death. Evidence strongly suggest
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
APR 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have created an atlas of genes related to schizophrenia, which could help open up new treatment avenues.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2019
Microbiology
Types A and B flu usually cause seasonal flu epidemics in the United States.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CDC has estimated that about four million adults in the US suffer from fibromyalgia, and many are undiagnosed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic sequencing technologies have been getting better and cheaper, and all of this knowledge has opened many doors.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2019
Videos
Vaccine hesitancy is consider to be a major threat to public health, even though studies have shown that vaccines are no
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2019
Microbiology
Babies that are born before 37 weeks of gestation are considered premature. About one in ten babies in the United States
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mammals start out as a fertilized egg, and as that cell divides and proliferates into many more new cells, huge molecula
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2019
Microbiology
Drug resistant bacteria kill about 23,000 in the United States every year. That number is expected to rise.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Tuberculosis is a global infection far from being eradicated. It currently infects more than 1,400 people per year in Au
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 19, 2019
Microbiology
While every effort is made to ensure that the stuff we send into space is free of Earthly contamination, microorganisms
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
Scientists uncover new "viral oncogenes" that allow HPV to turn healthy cells into cancer cells, while evading the immun
...
Written By:
Carly Boyd
MAR 18, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cystic fibrosis affects around 700,000 people worldwide. New research has found a potential treatment for patients that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2019
Microbiology
Some astronauts have lived onboard the International Space Station for hundreds of days. Researchers are learning more a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A virus-like particle vaccine was developed to stop chronic pain caused by osteoarthritis inhibiting a nerve growth fact
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 14, 2019
Videos
Butterball, Kroger, and Food Lion are recalling around 78,164 pounds of the ground meat because it may be contaminated w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers took a biomedical approach to examine the impact of two different pesticides on gene expression in bees.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
There has been a great deal of media coverage and controversy over the role of diet on disease processes such as autoimm
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAR 10, 2019
Microbiology
In recent years, fungal disease has decimated amphibian populations; some species went extinct. But others withstood the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch