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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 11, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins in our blood carry out many critical functions, and can become disrupted in disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2018Videos
With thousands sickened, the CDC is concerned about hotel pools, even treated ones.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2018Technology
People with Alzheimer's Can Revisit Old Neighborhoods With BikeAroundWritten By: Julia TraversJUN 06, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers found that RSC plays an important role in chromosome distribution.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2018Neuroscience
Dedicated gym rats know that rotating their workouts is useful for building muscle. “Leg day” is a part of t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 06, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
An oral diabetes drug, by the name of metformin, is suggested to be safe for most diabetic individuals with chronic kidn ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 05, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Up to 40% of people die from a viral hemorrhagic disease and until now physicians cannot agree if the only treatment ava ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 05, 2018Neuroscience
The Salk Institute, known for cutting-edge research has received a $1.5 million grant from NANOS Co. Ltd. to resear ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 04, 2018Immunology
When someone with a cold or the flu also has an asthma attack, the situation can become life-threatening very quickly. F ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 01, 2018Cardiology
How fast do you walk? Walking faster could help you live longer, a new study shows, especially for older people and for ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 30, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Researchers investigated the potential connections between the endocannabinoid system and tumor cell growth inhibition i ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 29, 2018Microbiology
Abdominal fat is a major risk factor for disease. New work could help find those at risk for increased belly fat, and he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2018Cancer
Our gut microbiota is unique, but many organisms are shared across populations of people. Early research shows a connec ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 29, 2018Neuroscience
Brainwaves are a demonstration of the electrical signals that are passing through the brain between different neurons. T ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
One way cells regulate their genome is with epigenetic tags, reversible markers that can help control when and where gen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
While opioids have been in use in North America since at least the time of the Civil War, we still don't know everything ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2018Neuroscience
While it's a famous slogan and not meant to be taken verbatim, in neuroscience, it's often true that "Image ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 23, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
As the lens forms during development, its cells have to degrade some of their own parts.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2018Plants & Animals
Bats have earned the reputation as a type of naturally-existing mosquito population control in some parts of the world b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2018Cancer
Novel PD-L1/TGF-ß fusion protein for HPV-associated cancers enters phase II clinical trial. Oncology researchers excite ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about the mechanisms that underlie aberrant protein buildup in neurodegeneration.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2018Health & Medicine
While medical advances have allowed adults to live longer, there is still a high number of deaths among older adults fro ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 17, 2018Immunology
A detailed investigation into the epigenome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients revealed unexpected similarities betwe ...Written By: Kara Marker
JUN 11, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins in our blood carry out many critical functions, and can become disrupted in disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2018
Videos
With thousands sickened, the CDC is concerned about hotel pools, even treated ones.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2018
Technology
People with Alzheimer's Can Revisit Old Neighborhoods With BikeAround
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 06, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers found that RSC plays an important role in chromosome distribution.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2018
Neuroscience
Dedicated gym rats know that rotating their workouts is useful for building muscle. “Leg day” is a part of t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 06, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
An oral diabetes drug, by the name of metformin, is suggested to be safe for most diabetic individuals with chronic kidn
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 05, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Up to 40% of people die from a viral hemorrhagic disease and until now physicians cannot agree if the only treatment ava
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 05, 2018
Neuroscience
The Salk Institute, known for cutting-edge research has received a $1.5 million grant from NANOS Co. Ltd. to resear
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 04, 2018
Immunology
When someone with a cold or the flu also has an asthma attack, the situation can become life-threatening very quickly. F
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 01, 2018
Cardiology
How fast do you walk? Walking faster could help you live longer, a new study shows, especially for older people and for
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 30, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers investigated the potential connections between the endocannabinoid system and tumor cell growth inhibition i
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 29, 2018
Microbiology
Abdominal fat is a major risk factor for disease. New work could help find those at risk for increased belly fat, and he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2018
Cancer
Our gut microbiota is unique, but many organisms are shared across populations of people. Early research shows a connec
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 29, 2018
Neuroscience
Brainwaves are a demonstration of the electrical signals that are passing through the brain between different neurons. T
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
One way cells regulate their genome is with epigenetic tags, reversible markers that can help control when and where gen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
While opioids have been in use in North America since at least the time of the Civil War, we still don't know everything
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2018
Neuroscience
While it's a famous slogan and not meant to be taken verbatim, in neuroscience, it's often true that "Image
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
As the lens forms during development, its cells have to degrade some of their own parts.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2018
Plants & Animals
Bats have earned the reputation as a type of naturally-existing mosquito population control in some parts of the world b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2018
Cancer
Novel PD-L1/TGF-ß fusion protein for HPV-associated cancers enters phase II clinical trial. Oncology researchers excite
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about the mechanisms that underlie aberrant protein buildup in neurodegeneration.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2018
Health & Medicine
While medical advances have allowed adults to live longer, there is still a high number of deaths among older adults fro
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 17, 2018
Immunology
A detailed investigation into the epigenome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients revealed unexpected similarities betwe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker