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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 02, 2017Microbiology
Bacteria have huge potential as specialized factories that can synthesize precious molecules.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2017Health & Medicine
Activating the body's own immune system to fight cancer is the goal of immunotherapy. It's less toxic ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioMAY 30, 2017Infographics
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was a success, raising over $115 million for research and patient services, but what’ ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAY 30, 2017Cardiology
What happens during development to create the most common congenital heart defect, a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV)? The id ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 29, 2017Neuroscience
There is no known cure or treatment for autism, but that doesn’t stop researchers from looking for any possible op ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 26, 2017Microbiology
A new regulation that was inspired by the death of a young boy is proving to be effective.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2017Microbiology
Xanthomonas citri subsp. Malvacearum (Xcm) causes bacterial blight in cotton. The disease was rampant in the US during t ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 26, 2017Immunology
How does the Ebola virus prevent immune cells from doing their job - protecting the body from infection - if it d ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 23, 2017Chemistry & Physics
When speaking about methods in pest management, the idea of insecticides would probably be the first ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 21, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New research investigated how our enteric nervous system is organized.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2017Microbiology
Enterococci, so-called superbugs that plague hospitals, have been around since terrestrial life began.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2017Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 19, 2017Microbiology
Candida auris is often resistant to most antibiotic treatments.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2017Immunology
The same gene in the brain that codes for a biochemical “self-destruct trigger” in some tissues prote ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have made progress in understanding the complex organization of DNA in human cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2017Videos
According to 2012 data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 2 million Americans are addicted to ...MAY 17, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute identified a host-cell molecule that helps the human ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 17, 2017Technology
Researchers based out of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and McCormick School of Engineering, both l ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 15, 2017Immunology
A biochemical compound called adenosine is both the cause of osteoarthritis and the subject of promising research for a ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 14, 2017Videos
While many infectious diseases have been eliminated or are perceived as being under control, we should not ignore new th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2017Microbiology
Ticks are nasty parasites that already pose a threat to human health; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been known for some time that folic acid is vital to a healthy pregnancy, although researchers have been unsure e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2017Cardiology
Survivors of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma are at a greater risk of severe coronary artery disease in the decades following c ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The state of Minnesota is working overtime to treat and contain a measles outbreak that health experts are attributing t ...
JUN 02, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteria have huge potential as specialized factories that can synthesize precious molecules.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2017
Health & Medicine
Activating the body's own immune system to fight cancer is the goal of immunotherapy. It's less toxic
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
MAY 30, 2017
Infographics
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was a success, raising over $115 million for research and patient services, but what’
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAY 30, 2017
Cardiology
What happens during development to create the most common congenital heart defect, a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV)? The id
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 29, 2017
Neuroscience
There is no known cure or treatment for autism, but that doesn’t stop researchers from looking for any possible op
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 26, 2017
Microbiology
A new regulation that was inspired by the death of a young boy is proving to be effective.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2017
Microbiology
Xanthomonas citri subsp. Malvacearum (Xcm) causes bacterial blight in cotton. The disease was rampant in the US during t
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 26, 2017
Immunology
How does the Ebola virus prevent immune cells from doing their job - protecting the body from infection - if it d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 23, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
When speaking about methods in pest management, the idea of insecticides would probably be the first
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research investigated how our enteric nervous system is organized.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Enterococci, so-called superbugs that plague hospitals, have been around since terrestrial life began.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 19, 2017
Microbiology
Candida auris is often resistant to most antibiotic treatments.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2017
Immunology
The same gene in the brain that codes for a biochemical “self-destruct trigger” in some tissues prote
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have made progress in understanding the complex organization of DNA in human cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2017
Videos
According to 2012 data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 2 million Americans are addicted to
...
MAY 17, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute identified a host-cell molecule that helps the human
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 17, 2017
Technology
Researchers based out of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and McCormick School of Engineering, both l
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 15, 2017
Immunology
A biochemical compound called adenosine is both the cause of osteoarthritis and the subject of promising research for a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 14, 2017
Videos
While many infectious diseases have been eliminated or are perceived as being under control, we should not ignore new th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2017
Microbiology
Ticks are nasty parasites that already pose a threat to human health; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been known for some time that folic acid is vital to a healthy pregnancy, although researchers have been unsure e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2017
Cardiology
Survivors of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma are at a greater risk of severe coronary artery disease in the decades following c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The state of Minnesota is working overtime to treat and contain a measles outbreak that health experts are attributing t
...