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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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OCT 06, 2015Immunology
The Nova Scotia Health Authority in Canada is leading a hepatitis C study at the Prince Edward Island's (PEI) provin ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 05, 2015Immunology
In the past couple of years, increased appearance of the "gluten-free" label has been seen on products on groc ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 02, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s disease is described as a type of dementia that causes ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 30, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
The liquid-liquid phase separation, observed when a crystallization reagent is added to a protein resulting in liquid dr ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 28, 2015Health & Medicine
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17% percent of women between the age of 17 and 44 take the ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 28, 2015Immunology
Smallpox killed 30% of its victims and brutally scarred those who survived the infection. In 1980, the terribly infectio ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 27, 2015Neuroscience
Amyloids, fibrous protein clumps often associated with diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, form characteristic p ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 24, 2015Neuroscience
While it is well known that smoking can cause lung cancer, heart disease and strokes, along with a myriad of other cardi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 20, 2015Cancer
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer helps many men to live longer. The therapy can reduce or block the production of and ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 16, 2015Microbiology
New research suggests that the gut microbiome plays a critical role in sickle cell disease. Researchers at Albert ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 16, 2015Microbiology
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a dangerous bacterium that has become increasingly resistant to mu ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 15, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered a unique soil bacterium that boosts plant immunity in edible p ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 14, 2015Microbiology
This week Food Safety News named the 5 most dangerous foodborne pathogens. You may have heard of some of them due to med ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 14, 2015Health & Medicine
Last week, a giant virus was recovered from the permafrost in northeastern Russia by a French team lead by Dr. Jean ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 13, 2015Microbiology
Salmonella enterica are a group of rod shaped bacteria that are most commonly associated with foodborne illness in human ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 13, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Some people remain healthy into their 80s and beyond, while others age faster and suffer serious diseases decades earlie ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 11, 2015Health & Medicine
Ebola is a highly infectious, hemorrhagic disease that caused a huge outbreak last year, primarily in West Africa. ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 10, 2015Cancer
Should cost be a concern in cancer testing? Female carriers of mutated BRCA genes have a significantly higher risk for d ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 07, 2015Immunology
Our immune system is our protection against foreign invaders like harmful bacteria and viruses. When our immune cells re ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 06, 2015Neuroscience
What causes severe early infant epilepsy? Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Swed ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 03, 2015Genetics & Genomics
For the first time a synthetic DNA vaccine can induce protective immunity against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ( ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 01, 2015Health & Medicine
Dengue fever is spread by the bite of a mosquito similarly to the way malaria is spread, but the Dengue mosquito, A ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 30, 2015Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins researchers think that a common gene mutation triggers the brain damage associated with both amyotrophic l ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 29, 2015Cancer
The adage “you are what you eat” just got a little better, especially for those who like purple potatoes. Co ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
OCT 06, 2015
Immunology
The Nova Scotia Health Authority in Canada is leading a hepatitis C study at the Prince Edward Island's (PEI) provin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 05, 2015
Immunology
In the past couple of years, increased appearance of the "gluten-free" label has been seen on products on groc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 02, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s disease is described as a type of dementia that causes
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 30, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
The liquid-liquid phase separation, observed when a crystallization reagent is added to a protein resulting in liquid dr
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 28, 2015
Health & Medicine
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17% percent of women between the age of 17 and 44 take the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 28, 2015
Immunology
Smallpox killed 30% of its victims and brutally scarred those who survived the infection. In 1980, the terribly infectio
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 27, 2015
Neuroscience
Amyloids, fibrous protein clumps often associated with diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, form characteristic p
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 24, 2015
Neuroscience
While it is well known that smoking can cause lung cancer, heart disease and strokes, along with a myriad of other cardi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 20, 2015
Cancer
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer helps many men to live longer. The therapy can reduce or block the production of and
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 16, 2015
Microbiology
New research suggests that the gut microbiome plays a critical role in sickle cell disease. Researchers at Albert
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 16, 2015
Microbiology
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a dangerous bacterium that has become increasingly resistant to mu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 15, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered a unique soil bacterium that boosts plant immunity in edible p
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 14, 2015
Microbiology
This week Food Safety News named the 5 most dangerous foodborne pathogens. You may have heard of some of them due to med
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 14, 2015
Health & Medicine
Last week, a giant virus was recovered from the permafrost in northeastern Russia by a French team lead by Dr. Jean
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 13, 2015
Microbiology
Salmonella enterica are a group of rod shaped bacteria that are most commonly associated with foodborne illness in human
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 13, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Some people remain healthy into their 80s and beyond, while others age faster and suffer serious diseases decades earlie
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 11, 2015
Health & Medicine
Ebola is a highly infectious, hemorrhagic disease that caused a huge outbreak last year, primarily in West Africa.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 10, 2015
Cancer
Should cost be a concern in cancer testing? Female carriers of mutated BRCA genes have a significantly higher risk for d
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 07, 2015
Immunology
Our immune system is our protection against foreign invaders like harmful bacteria and viruses. When our immune cells re
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 06, 2015
Neuroscience
What causes severe early infant epilepsy? Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Swed
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 03, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time a synthetic DNA vaccine can induce protective immunity against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 01, 2015
Health & Medicine
Dengue fever is spread by the bite of a mosquito similarly to the way malaria is spread, but the Dengue mosquito, A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 30, 2015
Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins researchers think that a common gene mutation triggers the brain damage associated with both amyotrophic l
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 29, 2015
Cancer
The adage “you are what you eat” just got a little better, especially for those who like purple potatoes. Co
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider