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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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DEC 26, 2015Immunology
Plants get infected with viruses just like what we do. Scientists recently discovered that a virus that infects the cowp ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 26, 2015Cardiology
Taking preventative measures in cases of high risk for cardiovascular disease could be the new way to reduce the inciden ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 26, 2015Cardiology
Growth of heart tissue is beneficial when the human body is young and growing. Heart expansion that occurs once the hear ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 19, 2015Cardiology
Manipulating the activity of the gut microbiome has been linked to reducing the risk for cardiovascular disease like str ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 18, 2015Plants & Animals
When it comes to insects and cold weather, many of them have a hard time surviving. This is because unlike humans, which ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 18, 2015Cardiology
Whether a person is especially at risk for cardiovascular disease or just exceptionally proactive about their health, a ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 14, 2015Immunology
Studies have shown that early exposure to farm animals reduces the risk of children developing atopic diseases, but scie ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 14, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Want to lose weight and get healthy during work? New study suggests your chances of success will be better if you join o ...DEC 11, 2015Cardiology
A short polypeptide can manipulate monocytes to refrain from entering the tissues during inflammation. Finding the right ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 11, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Helicobacter pylori are a group of gram negative bacteria from the Helicobacteraceae family that are often the cause of ...Written By: Sarah HertrichDEC 10, 2015Cardiology
Using non-invasive Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) scientists have found a ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 08, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most serious medical conditions that can scare even the best-trained doctors. When sepsis hits, thi ...DEC 04, 2015Immunology
In a novel study demonstrating the influence of the immune system on gut bacteria evolution, scientists from the Insitit ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 03, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a group of 150 different types of related viruses which are known to cause warts, also ca ...Written By: Sarah HertrichDEC 03, 2015Cardiology
Blood clots that form in the arteries, called arterial thrombosis, are the main cause of heart attacks and strokes. In o ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 03, 2015Plants & Animals
The common bee is attributed to Spring flowers and collecting nectar for the production of honey, but another important ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 02, 2015Immunology
New research shows the appendix isn't as unnecessary as previously though. In fact, an entire group of innate lympho ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 01, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Truvuda, also known as PrEP, is a little blue pill that is the only FDA approved drug for prophylactic prevention agains ...NOV 29, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
You probably first heard of the Tasmanian devil while watching the Looney Tunes cartoon portrayal as a child. According ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 28, 2015Health & Medicine
Scientists at the University of New South Wales have identified how connections between brain cells are destroyed in the ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 28, 2015Immunology
Leishmaniasis is an infection disease caused by the bite of infected sand flies, and it's usually found in tropical ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 25, 2015Immunology
The H1N1 influenza caused a massive panic in 2009, and scientists may have an answer for why this strain of flu is so mu ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 25, 2015Neuroscience
A fruit fly is a pretty tiny bug. They buzz around old bananas making a buzzing pest of themselves and don’t offer ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 24, 2015Health & Medicine
Being alone isn’t the same thing as being lonely. Many people who enjoy being alone don't grapple with lo ...Written By: Julianne Chiaet
DEC 26, 2015
Immunology
Plants get infected with viruses just like what we do. Scientists recently discovered that a virus that infects the cowp
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 26, 2015
Cardiology
Taking preventative measures in cases of high risk for cardiovascular disease could be the new way to reduce the inciden
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 26, 2015
Cardiology
Growth of heart tissue is beneficial when the human body is young and growing. Heart expansion that occurs once the hear
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 19, 2015
Cardiology
Manipulating the activity of the gut microbiome has been linked to reducing the risk for cardiovascular disease like str
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 18, 2015
Plants & Animals
When it comes to insects and cold weather, many of them have a hard time surviving. This is because unlike humans, which
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 18, 2015
Cardiology
Whether a person is especially at risk for cardiovascular disease or just exceptionally proactive about their health, a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 14, 2015
Immunology
Studies have shown that early exposure to farm animals reduces the risk of children developing atopic diseases, but scie
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 14, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Want to lose weight and get healthy during work? New study suggests your chances of success will be better if you join o
...
DEC 11, 2015
Cardiology
A short polypeptide can manipulate monocytes to refrain from entering the tissues during inflammation. Finding the right
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 11, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Helicobacter pylori are a group of gram negative bacteria from the Helicobacteraceae family that are often the cause of
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
DEC 10, 2015
Cardiology
Using non-invasive Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) scientists have found a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 08, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most serious medical conditions that can scare even the best-trained doctors. When sepsis hits, thi
...
DEC 04, 2015
Immunology
In a novel study demonstrating the influence of the immune system on gut bacteria evolution, scientists from the Insitit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 03, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a group of 150 different types of related viruses which are known to cause warts, also ca
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
DEC 03, 2015
Cardiology
Blood clots that form in the arteries, called arterial thrombosis, are the main cause of heart attacks and strokes. In o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 03, 2015
Plants & Animals
The common bee is attributed to Spring flowers and collecting nectar for the production of honey, but another important
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 02, 2015
Immunology
New research shows the appendix isn't as unnecessary as previously though. In fact, an entire group of innate lympho
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 01, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Truvuda, also known as PrEP, is a little blue pill that is the only FDA approved drug for prophylactic prevention agains
...
NOV 29, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
You probably first heard of the Tasmanian devil while watching the Looney Tunes cartoon portrayal as a child. According
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 28, 2015
Health & Medicine
Scientists at the University of New South Wales have identified how connections between brain cells are destroyed in the
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 28, 2015
Immunology
Leishmaniasis is an infection disease caused by the bite of infected sand flies, and it's usually found in tropical
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 25, 2015
Immunology
The H1N1 influenza caused a massive panic in 2009, and scientists may have an answer for why this strain of flu is so mu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 25, 2015
Neuroscience
A fruit fly is a pretty tiny bug. They buzz around old bananas making a buzzing pest of themselves and don’t offer
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
Being alone isn’t the same thing as being lonely. Many people who enjoy being alone don't grapple with lo
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet