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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 16, 2016Microbiology
Pathogenic microbes can cause serious damage to our intestinal lining that must be repaired by our body. New research pu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2016Cardiology
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most of the 20 million adults in the United States with chr ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 16, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA—September 16, 2016—Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a potent ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)SEP 15, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The popularity of e-cigarettes is fraught with controversy. On the one hand, manufacturers and fans say these devices po ...SEP 14, 2016Cardiology
Aspirin's Effects on Cardiovascular Disease and Colon CancerWritten By: Jennifer EllisSEP 14, 2016Cardiology
Besides an elevated risk for heart failure, what do thicker heart walls and a weakened pumping ability have in common? P ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 12, 2016Microbiology
The first month of a newborn’s life is so critical to a lifetime of health that this period has a name: neonate. I ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 12, 2016Cardiology
Scientists have reason to believe that most congenital heart defects are a result of a painfully complicated web of gene ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 11, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The exact mechanisms that underlie the aging process are not yet fully understood. SIRT6 is one of only a few genes that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2016Plants & Animals
Science today is becoming a lot more like the science fiction of 30 years ago. The minds of great scientists have come u ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 10, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat shock proteins are known to help the body respond to stress, but new research appears to implicate one of them, Hsp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
When the bones of an infant’s skull fuse too early, the growing brain is dangerously confined to a small space, ca ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 09, 2016Immunology
Food allergies, especially in children, are becoming more and more at the center of different kinds of research: immunol ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 08, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – September 8, 2016 – A series of new studies led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institu ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)SEP 07, 2016Cardiology
Nearly one-third of the American adult population has high blood pressure, or hypertension. Various classes of antihyper ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 06, 2016Cancer
A common trace element may influence liver cancer risks, researchers from Germany reported. Specifically, the study foun ...SEP 06, 2016Microbiology
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a nasty ailment. It’s a condition common in premature infants in which the intestines ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 05, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Oxygen is a pretty amazing chemical element, without which life would not be possible. Now researchers at the Washington ...SEP 02, 2016Cancer
Vitamins are once again in the spotlight this week. This time, researchers at Stanford University found a link between v ...SEP 01, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The beloved actor Gene Wilder died earlier this week from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was one of the ...AUG 31, 2016Microbiology
New research published in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters demonstrates the ability of small molecules to bl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2016Cardiology
For unknown reasons, some people are sensitive to certain medications to treat heart conditions like cardiomyopathy. Sci ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Noroviruses are common; they are the primary cause of viral gastroenteritis in people and are infamous for ruining the v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Ever since we were little, we’ve been told to never, ever swallow any batteries. Now, a group of engineers s ...
SEP 16, 2016
Microbiology
Pathogenic microbes can cause serious damage to our intestinal lining that must be repaired by our body. New research pu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2016
Cardiology
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most of the 20 million adults in the United States with chr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA—September 16, 2016—Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a potent
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
SEP 15, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The popularity of e-cigarettes is fraught with controversy. On the one hand, manufacturers and fans say these devices po
...
SEP 14, 2016
Cardiology
Aspirin's Effects on Cardiovascular Disease and Colon Cancer
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 14, 2016
Cardiology
Besides an elevated risk for heart failure, what do thicker heart walls and a weakened pumping ability have in common? P
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 12, 2016
Microbiology
The first month of a newborn’s life is so critical to a lifetime of health that this period has a name: neonate. I
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 12, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists have reason to believe that most congenital heart defects are a result of a painfully complicated web of gene
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 11, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The exact mechanisms that underlie the aging process are not yet fully understood. SIRT6 is one of only a few genes that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2016
Plants & Animals
Science today is becoming a lot more like the science fiction of 30 years ago. The minds of great scientists have come u
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 10, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat shock proteins are known to help the body respond to stress, but new research appears to implicate one of them, Hsp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
When the bones of an infant’s skull fuse too early, the growing brain is dangerously confined to a small space, ca
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 09, 2016
Immunology
Food allergies, especially in children, are becoming more and more at the center of different kinds of research: immunol
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – September 8, 2016 – A series of new studies led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institu
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
SEP 07, 2016
Cardiology
Nearly one-third of the American adult population has high blood pressure, or hypertension. Various classes of antihyper
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 06, 2016
Cancer
A common trace element may influence liver cancer risks, researchers from Germany reported. Specifically, the study foun
...
SEP 06, 2016
Microbiology
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a nasty ailment. It’s a condition common in premature infants in which the intestines
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Oxygen is a pretty amazing chemical element, without which life would not be possible. Now researchers at the Washington
...
SEP 02, 2016
Cancer
Vitamins are once again in the spotlight this week. This time, researchers at Stanford University found a link between v
...
SEP 01, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The beloved actor Gene Wilder died earlier this week from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was one of the
...
AUG 31, 2016
Microbiology
New research published in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters demonstrates the ability of small molecules to bl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2016
Cardiology
For unknown reasons, some people are sensitive to certain medications to treat heart conditions like cardiomyopathy. Sci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Noroviruses are common; they are the primary cause of viral gastroenteritis in people and are infamous for ruining the v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ever since we were little, we’ve been told to never, ever swallow any batteries. Now, a group of engineers s
...