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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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FEB 14, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The Washington state’s Department of Health has reported a total of 404 confirmed cases of mumps since October 201 ...FEB 13, 2017Microbiology
As research on the microbiome expands and links are found to many types of diseases, there is still a focus on looking a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Juvenile Batten disease is a progressive disease that causes neurological dysfunction, resulting in seizures, changes in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2017Cancer
Many adults are plagued with hardened skin – calluses – on the soles of their feet and on the palms of their ...FEB 08, 2017Microbiology
Salmonella is typically associated with food poisoning in the United States, but Salmonella infections in sub-Saharan Af ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2017Neuroscience
No matter where you go, there will be some particulate matter in the air you breathe. Some of it occurs naturally, like ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 06, 2017Cardiology
You are never too young to reap the health benefits from frequent exercise, and a new study proves this by directly link ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 06, 2017Videos
Researchers are looking into the possibility that stem cells could be used to treat patients suffering from a variety of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2017Immunology
A new microneedle patch administered with the press of a thumb could make it easier to vaccinate people against measles ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 06, 2017Neuroscience
If you’ve ever sat across the table from someone and felt angry, anxious or even homicidal at the sounds made whil ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 05, 2017Microbiology
'Virus-like particles' (VLPs) have been used to create effective vaccines for a number of viral diseases includi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2017Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA — February 1, 2017 — Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that deep b ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 29, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Artificial intelligence has helped researchers learn more about the biophysics of cancer. Research teams that worked in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2017Microbiology
A study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases has demonstrated that a diarrhea outbreak caused by the Clos ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Chimeras have cells from two different organisms growing in the same animal. You might see some wild headlines about the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2017Microbiology
Being sick always seems to impact appetite, even inspiring the old adage to “feed a cold and starve a fever.&rdquo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In every cell, the right genes have to be turned on or off and carefully controlled in order to carry out cellular funct ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2017Neuroscience
Teens shouldn’t drink alcohol. This isn’t a concept that’s at all unclear, there are dozens of researc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In the central nervous system, cells called microglia act to protect it. When a pathogen like a virus activates microgli ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2017Immunology
B cells are the multi-taskers of the immune system, and their different duties require different amounts of energy. A ne ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 23, 2017Immunology
The green pus you see if a wound is infected is gross, but it’s also a sign that the immune system has things unde ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 22, 2017Immunology
New technology allows scientists to watch immune cells move in real time, and researchers recently took advantage of thi ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 21, 2017Cardiology
A decade-long study of nearly four thousand participants, conducted by scientists at Johns Hopkins University, provides ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 19, 2017Microbiology
A worldwide consortium of scientists have prioritized the development of vaccines for three specific pathogens that ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The Washington state’s Department of Health has reported a total of 404 confirmed cases of mumps since October 201
...
FEB 13, 2017
Microbiology
As research on the microbiome expands and links are found to many types of diseases, there is still a focus on looking a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Juvenile Batten disease is a progressive disease that causes neurological dysfunction, resulting in seizures, changes in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2017
Cancer
Many adults are plagued with hardened skin – calluses – on the soles of their feet and on the palms of their
...
FEB 08, 2017
Microbiology
Salmonella is typically associated with food poisoning in the United States, but Salmonella infections in sub-Saharan Af
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2017
Neuroscience
No matter where you go, there will be some particulate matter in the air you breathe. Some of it occurs naturally, like
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 06, 2017
Cardiology
You are never too young to reap the health benefits from frequent exercise, and a new study proves this by directly link
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 06, 2017
Videos
Researchers are looking into the possibility that stem cells could be used to treat patients suffering from a variety of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2017
Immunology
A new microneedle patch administered with the press of a thumb could make it easier to vaccinate people against measles
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 06, 2017
Neuroscience
If you’ve ever sat across the table from someone and felt angry, anxious or even homicidal at the sounds made whil
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 05, 2017
Microbiology
'Virus-like particles' (VLPs) have been used to create effective vaccines for a number of viral diseases includi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2017
Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA — February 1, 2017 — Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that deep b
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Artificial intelligence has helped researchers learn more about the biophysics of cancer. Research teams that worked in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2017
Microbiology
A study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases has demonstrated that a diarrhea outbreak caused by the Clos
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chimeras have cells from two different organisms growing in the same animal. You might see some wild headlines about the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2017
Microbiology
Being sick always seems to impact appetite, even inspiring the old adage to “feed a cold and starve a fever.&rdquo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In every cell, the right genes have to be turned on or off and carefully controlled in order to carry out cellular funct
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2017
Neuroscience
Teens shouldn’t drink alcohol. This isn’t a concept that’s at all unclear, there are dozens of researc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the central nervous system, cells called microglia act to protect it. When a pathogen like a virus activates microgli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2017
Immunology
B cells are the multi-taskers of the immune system, and their different duties require different amounts of energy. A ne
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 23, 2017
Immunology
The green pus you see if a wound is infected is gross, but it’s also a sign that the immune system has things unde
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 22, 2017
Immunology
New technology allows scientists to watch immune cells move in real time, and researchers recently took advantage of thi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 21, 2017
Cardiology
A decade-long study of nearly four thousand participants, conducted by scientists at Johns Hopkins University, provides
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 19, 2017
Microbiology
A worldwide consortium of scientists have prioritized the development of vaccines for three specific pathogens that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch