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Disease Prevention
Disease Prevention Infectious diseases are caused by microscopic organisms that live in other people, animals, or the environment and are too small to see. If you do not come into contact with them, you can prevent many infections and illnesses. While specific diseases are passed in specific ways, there are basic steps you can take to stay healthy and lower your risk of catching and spreading any infectious disease.
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SEP 30, 2016Videos
Some vaccines can prevent diseases but what they are really meant to do is provoke an immune response in the body. That ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 29, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems all retailers are racing against each other to be first at seasonal offerings. And this season, you may have fo ...SEP 29, 2016Cardiology
Statin drugs are approved by the FDA to lower LDL cholesterol, so-called “bad cholesterol,” as a treatment f ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 27, 2016Videos
Foodborne illness is very common, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that every year one in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2016Microbiology
Anthrax is commonly found in soil and can be ingested by animals. It is relatively rare for it to affect people but when ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2016Immunology
A new drug candidate for multiple sclerosis (MS) was successfully tested in mice models of the disease. The drug, called ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 26, 2016Cardiology
From the mind of an aerospace engineer, not a cardiologist, comes a life-changing new device for treating individuals fo ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 26, 2016Videos
Leprosy is a much-stigmatized disease dominated by many misconceptions. Caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae, lep ...SEP 26, 2016Cancer
The human body is resilient, but some lifestyle habits can do nearly permanent damage from which full recovery is not po ...SEP 26, 2016Microbiology
Food poisoning sickens many people, and can lead to outbreaks of disease. Rapid detection of a common strain of pathogen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2016Cardiology
A nutritious diet and regular exercise habits is a tried and true recipe for successful weight loss, but many overweight ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 23, 2016Immunology
Depending on if they function correctly or not, regulatory T cells (T regs) can either help or hurt. Scientists from the ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 21, 2016Immunology
Type 1 diabetes is caused by an autoimmune attack on the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas, called beta cells. Wit ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 21, 2016Cardiology
Scientists from the Joslin Diabetes Center are wondering if the benefits of intensive glycemic control for people with t ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 21, 2016Videos
With the current Zika scare in the Americas, it may be easy to forget about other mosquito-related threats - mainly, mal ...SEP 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Powerful New Research Tool Reveals How Tecfidera® Blocks T-Cell Activation LA JOLLA, CA—September 21, 2016&mda ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)SEP 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Tests that aim to diagnose asthma in young children can often be highly stressful to both the child and the parents. Fur ...SEP 21, 2016Neuroscience
A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a big deal, for the patient and also for family members who now have to ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 20, 2016Immunology
Norovirus is the most common viral cause of diarrhea worldwide, but because of an inability to grow it in a lab, scienti ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)SEP 19, 2016Cardiology
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women, where about 610,000 people die ...Written By: Jennifer EllisSEP 19, 2016Microbiology
Bacteria that are resistant to drugs are an ever-increasing public health threat, with the Centers for Disease Control a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2016Plants & Animals
Millions of innocent honeybees were reportedly killed off in South Carolina this month by a potent insecticide that was ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 17, 2016Immunology
Treatment options for autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) are complicated, because inhibiting the immune sy ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare occurrence, more than a dozen Florida State University students have been diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth ...
SEP 30, 2016
Videos
Some vaccines can prevent diseases but what they are really meant to do is provoke an immune response in the body. That
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems all retailers are racing against each other to be first at seasonal offerings. And this season, you may have fo
...
SEP 29, 2016
Cardiology
Statin drugs are approved by the FDA to lower LDL cholesterol, so-called “bad cholesterol,” as a treatment f
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 27, 2016
Videos
Foodborne illness is very common, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that every year one in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2016
Microbiology
Anthrax is commonly found in soil and can be ingested by animals. It is relatively rare for it to affect people but when
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2016
Immunology
A new drug candidate for multiple sclerosis (MS) was successfully tested in mice models of the disease. The drug, called
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 26, 2016
Cardiology
From the mind of an aerospace engineer, not a cardiologist, comes a life-changing new device for treating individuals fo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 26, 2016
Videos
Leprosy is a much-stigmatized disease dominated by many misconceptions. Caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae, lep
...
SEP 26, 2016
Cancer
The human body is resilient, but some lifestyle habits can do nearly permanent damage from which full recovery is not po
...
SEP 26, 2016
Microbiology
Food poisoning sickens many people, and can lead to outbreaks of disease. Rapid detection of a common strain of pathogen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2016
Cardiology
A nutritious diet and regular exercise habits is a tried and true recipe for successful weight loss, but many overweight
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 23, 2016
Immunology
Depending on if they function correctly or not, regulatory T cells (T regs) can either help or hurt. Scientists from the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 21, 2016
Immunology
Type 1 diabetes is caused by an autoimmune attack on the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas, called beta cells. Wit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 21, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists from the Joslin Diabetes Center are wondering if the benefits of intensive glycemic control for people with t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 21, 2016
Videos
With the current Zika scare in the Americas, it may be easy to forget about other mosquito-related threats - mainly, mal
...
SEP 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Powerful New Research Tool Reveals How Tecfidera® Blocks T-Cell Activation LA JOLLA, CA—September 21, 2016&mda
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
SEP 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tests that aim to diagnose asthma in young children can often be highly stressful to both the child and the parents. Fur
...
SEP 21, 2016
Neuroscience
A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a big deal, for the patient and also for family members who now have to
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 20, 2016
Immunology
Norovirus is the most common viral cause of diarrhea worldwide, but because of an inability to grow it in a lab, scienti
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
SEP 19, 2016
Cardiology
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women, where about 610,000 people die
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 19, 2016
Microbiology
Bacteria that are resistant to drugs are an ever-increasing public health threat, with the Centers for Disease Control a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2016
Plants & Animals
Millions of innocent honeybees were reportedly killed off in South Carolina this month by a potent insecticide that was
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 17, 2016
Immunology
Treatment options for autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) are complicated, because inhibiting the immune sy
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare occurrence, more than a dozen Florida State University students have been diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth
...