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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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AUG 04, 2017Microbiology
As more is learned about the microbes of the gastrointestinal tract, the more it's confirmed that they have a powerful i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have made major strides in our understanding of how bacteria are able to resist the action of antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2017Immunology
There is a connection between autophagy, a process that keeps a cell clean of trash and debris, and Crohn’s diseas ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 02, 2017Neuroscience
Patients who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are often isolated socially because of the impairme ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 02, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
No matter how you slice it, smoking is unequivocally dangerous to your health. Cigarette smoking is now the number one l ...AUG 01, 2017Immunology
Scientists have known for a while that HIV hides in the body, undetected by the immune system and unaffected by antiretr ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 31, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
After developing new techniques, researchers find that what we have assumed about DNA organization may be wrong.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A study has delved into the mechanisms behind the purported benefits of green tea.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2017Health & Medicine
Individuals with type 1 diabetes are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than other other condition. But diab ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 27, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Calcium is the most common mineral in the body, and 99 percent of it is stored in the bones and teeth, where it fulfills ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 26, 2017Cancer
Although overall cancer risks are on the decline, the African American group still has the highest cancer death rate of ...JUL 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists may have found a way to screen for Alzheimer’s disease years before patients develop severe signs of ne ...JUL 18, 2017Immunology
Zebrafish have something incredible to offer us: their ability to regenerate tissue. Past studies have also explored the ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 18, 2017Cancer
Statins are often prescribed to help lower cholesterol levels, especially for patients at high risk for coronary heart d ...JUL 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene editing tool has tremendous potential, and researchers are working to improve it.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Americans are making themselves sick by taking the wrong medications at home, a new study reports. We all have to medica ...JUL 12, 2017Immunology
The good news? Scientists discovered a regulatory immune process that wards off “accidental” responses that ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization recently reported on the alarming rise of “super gonorrhea” that can outmaneuv ...JUL 11, 2017Microbiology
Yogurt is more than an excellent source of protein, calcium, and gut-healthy probiotic bacteria. A protein isolated from ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioJUL 11, 2017Cardiology
The importance of relaxation and the severity of seasonal affective disorders was brought to light in a recent nationwid ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 10, 2017Cancer
Scientists have long known about the link between an unhealthy diet high in fat, and colorectal cancer. But the biologic ...JUL 10, 2017Cardiology
A new treatment option for cancer, a Plk1 inhibitor called volasertib, is especially promising for leukemia patients. Un ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 08, 2017Videos
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are working together to make sure our v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2017Microbiology
Doctors and researchers have been sounding the alarm about drug-resistant gonorrhea, and it is spreading around the worl ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2017
Microbiology
As more is learned about the microbes of the gastrointestinal tract, the more it's confirmed that they have a powerful i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have made major strides in our understanding of how bacteria are able to resist the action of antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2017
Immunology
There is a connection between autophagy, a process that keeps a cell clean of trash and debris, and Crohn’s diseas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 02, 2017
Neuroscience
Patients who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are often isolated socially because of the impairme
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 02, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
No matter how you slice it, smoking is unequivocally dangerous to your health. Cigarette smoking is now the number one l
...
AUG 01, 2017
Immunology
Scientists have known for a while that HIV hides in the body, undetected by the immune system and unaffected by antiretr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 31, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
After developing new techniques, researchers find that what we have assumed about DNA organization may be wrong.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A study has delved into the mechanisms behind the purported benefits of green tea.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
Individuals with type 1 diabetes are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than other other condition. But diab
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Calcium is the most common mineral in the body, and 99 percent of it is stored in the bones and teeth, where it fulfills
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 26, 2017
Cancer
Although overall cancer risks are on the decline, the African American group still has the highest cancer death rate of
...
JUL 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists may have found a way to screen for Alzheimer’s disease years before patients develop severe signs of ne
...
JUL 18, 2017
Immunology
Zebrafish have something incredible to offer us: their ability to regenerate tissue. Past studies have also explored the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 18, 2017
Cancer
Statins are often prescribed to help lower cholesterol levels, especially for patients at high risk for coronary heart d
...
JUL 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene editing tool has tremendous potential, and researchers are working to improve it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Americans are making themselves sick by taking the wrong medications at home, a new study reports. We all have to medica
...
JUL 12, 2017
Immunology
The good news? Scientists discovered a regulatory immune process that wards off “accidental” responses that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization recently reported on the alarming rise of “super gonorrhea” that can outmaneuv
...
JUL 11, 2017
Microbiology
Yogurt is more than an excellent source of protein, calcium, and gut-healthy probiotic bacteria. A protein isolated from
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
JUL 11, 2017
Cardiology
The importance of relaxation and the severity of seasonal affective disorders was brought to light in a recent nationwid
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 10, 2017
Cancer
Scientists have long known about the link between an unhealthy diet high in fat, and colorectal cancer. But the biologic
...
JUL 10, 2017
Cardiology
A new treatment option for cancer, a Plk1 inhibitor called volasertib, is especially promising for leukemia patients. Un
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 08, 2017
Videos
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are working together to make sure our v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2017
Microbiology
Doctors and researchers have been sounding the alarm about drug-resistant gonorrhea, and it is spreading around the worl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch