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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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NOV 23, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are very special organelles. These cellular powerhouses do more than generate energy. They are known to car ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2022Cardiology
Specific dietary and behavioral choices are associated with long-term weight gain.Written By: Savannah LoganNOV 21, 2022Immunology
Zika virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can cause a mild illness in otherwise healthy adults. But wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2022Microbiology
Various types of fungi in soils are causing serious lung infections in 48 of 50 US states, and the District of Columbia, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium that is transmitted by tick bites. The incidence of Lyme disease has been increasi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes, preventing breakage. Some cancer cells can use those protective caps to their adv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2022Neuroscience
The virus that causes COVID-19 does not infect neurons, or if it does, that only happens in rare cases. But COVID-19 can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2022Microbiology
The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a significant impact on out health a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2022Health & Medicine
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and clinicians knew that the virus could cause myriad healt ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2022Health & Medicine
The role of a crucial hormone called INSL3 (insulin-like peptide hormone) has been discovered, and it may help predict w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2022Microbiology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the pathogenic bacterium that causes TB, which is still a major public health problem in m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Sure, MACHETE is a cool name, but the researchers that developed the technique are hoping people don't focus solely on t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Telmisartan, a blood pressure-lowering medication, may help prevent or treat Alzheimer's disease (AD) in Black indiv ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 07, 2022Microbiology
On Saturday, Uganda extended a three-week lockdown in certain areas to try to control the spread of Ebola virus, which h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2022Health & Medicine
Antibiotic resistance is an urgent, global threat to public health. It occurs when bacteria develop the ability to withs ...Written By: Zoe MichaudNOV 04, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
It may be possible to reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms with an inexpensive amino acid that could open up new tre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2022Health & Medicine
Are cannabis consumers eligible for liver transplants? Here's the detailsWritten By: Helaine KrysikNOV 03, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
As COVID-19 and flu virus infection rates are on the rise, another virus is now wreaking havoc on the United States ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizNOV 02, 2022Microbiology
While different strains of influenza virus can co-infect cells and form hybrid flus, virus co-infections have tended to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Ovarian cancer is a complex disease resulting from mutated cells in the ovaries. As the cells multiply, they can invade ...Written By: Zoe MichaudNOV 01, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Shingles, or herpes zoster (HZ), is caused by the varicella zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chicken po ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There is viral DNA in the human genome, and each instance traces back to an ancestor who was infected with a retrovirus. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2022Cardiology
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) impacts roughly 35,000 people in the United States. CF results in a mutated form of the cystic fibr ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioOCT 31, 2022Immunology
Gut bacteria have been linked to an ever-increasing number of diseases. Research is now going beyond establishing a link ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are very special organelles. These cellular powerhouses do more than generate energy. They are known to car
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2022
Cardiology
Specific dietary and behavioral choices are associated with long-term weight gain.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
NOV 21, 2022
Immunology
Zika virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can cause a mild illness in otherwise healthy adults. But wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2022
Microbiology
Various types of fungi in soils are causing serious lung infections in 48 of 50 US states, and the District of Columbia,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium that is transmitted by tick bites. The incidence of Lyme disease has been increasi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes, preventing breakage. Some cancer cells can use those protective caps to their adv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2022
Neuroscience
The virus that causes COVID-19 does not infect neurons, or if it does, that only happens in rare cases. But COVID-19 can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a significant impact on out health a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2022
Health & Medicine
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and clinicians knew that the virus could cause myriad healt
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2022
Health & Medicine
The role of a crucial hormone called INSL3 (insulin-like peptide hormone) has been discovered, and it may help predict w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2022
Microbiology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the pathogenic bacterium that causes TB, which is still a major public health problem in m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Sure, MACHETE is a cool name, but the researchers that developed the technique are hoping people don't focus solely on t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Telmisartan, a blood pressure-lowering medication, may help prevent or treat Alzheimer's disease (AD) in Black indiv
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 07, 2022
Microbiology
On Saturday, Uganda extended a three-week lockdown in certain areas to try to control the spread of Ebola virus, which h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2022
Health & Medicine
Antibiotic resistance is an urgent, global threat to public health. It occurs when bacteria develop the ability to withs
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 04, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
It may be possible to reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms with an inexpensive amino acid that could open up new tre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2022
Health & Medicine
Are cannabis consumers eligible for liver transplants? Here's the details
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
NOV 03, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
As COVID-19 and flu virus infection rates are on the rise, another virus is now wreaking havoc on the United States
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 02, 2022
Microbiology
While different strains of influenza virus can co-infect cells and form hybrid flus, virus co-infections have tended to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ovarian cancer is a complex disease resulting from mutated cells in the ovaries. As the cells multiply, they can invade
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 01, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Shingles, or herpes zoster (HZ), is caused by the varicella zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chicken po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There is viral DNA in the human genome, and each instance traces back to an ancestor who was infected with a retrovirus.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2022
Cardiology
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) impacts roughly 35,000 people in the United States. CF results in a mutated form of the cystic fibr
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
OCT 31, 2022
Immunology
Gut bacteria have been linked to an ever-increasing number of diseases. Research is now going beyond establishing a link
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch