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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 15, 2021Cardiology
For years, scientists have tried to learn more about whether addedor excess dietary sugars are harmful to a person's hea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2021Health & Medicine
Among healthcare professionals, it is common knowledge that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 14, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness and fatigue. The disorder leads to a ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizSEP 14, 2021Technology
The use of dental implants offers a long term, effective treatment approach for lost or missing teeth compared to method ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 14, 2021Health & Medicine
As treatments and infection control practices surrounding COVID-19 continue to evolve, nanotechnological solutions are b ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 14, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A new app allows users to self-test for HIV, which has proven to help positive patients get access to medical care and c ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A genome contains instructions for making genes, and when an organism needs to produce proteins, it transcribes a gene s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2021Health & Medicine
In today's society, a rural upbringing is associated with a healthier immune system less prone to allergies and auto ...Written By: Alexandria BassSEP 13, 2021Microbiology
Scientists are beginning to speculate about the possibility that the flu season this year will be particularly bad becau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Pathgenic microbes that infect cells can affect each other. It's not unusual for people with viral respiratory infection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some diseases impact men, or women, at different rates or severities, with different symptoms or varied ages of onset; t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2021Health & Medicine
New research may have identified a potential treatment or preventive medication for SARS-CoV-2 and other viral infection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Scientists sequenced most of the human genome abut two decades ago. It took many years to complete the project because o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2021Technology
Every day, researchers are making progress on therapeutics that could help end the COVID-19 pandemic. The FDA recently a ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 09, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
According to the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 136 people die from an opioid overdose every ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizSEP 09, 2021Cancer
About 30% of melanoma cases arise from an existing nevus. More commonly known as moles, Nevi are skin growths that ...Written By: Katie KokolusSEP 08, 2021Health & Medicine
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a significant issue in the United States and abroad. According to the CDC, the term & ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 07, 2021Health & Medicine
Vaccination and new treatments for diseases have remained topics of skepticism since their inception. When it came to an ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 07, 2021Immunology
Scientists have developed a new cell therapy for arthritis that becomes activated in the presence of inflammation. When ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 07, 2021Neuroscience
Using machine learning and massive data sets from patients, researchers identify drug and drug combinations that could b ...SEP 06, 2021Microbiology
HIV vaccines have remained elusive in part because the virus has a powerful ability to mutate, and there are so many str ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
People who take antibiotics are at an increased risk of developing colon cancer within five to ten years. The research w ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 05, 2021Cardiology
Some nuts, especially walnuts, have high levels of healthy fats like Omega-3. New research reported in Circulation has s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2021Microbiology
It's been generally assumed that people who get infected with SARS-COV-2 will develop antibodies to the virus, which cau ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2021
Cardiology
For years, scientists have tried to learn more about whether addedor excess dietary sugars are harmful to a person's hea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
Among healthcare professionals, it is common knowledge that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 14, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness and fatigue. The disorder leads to a
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
SEP 14, 2021
Technology
The use of dental implants offers a long term, effective treatment approach for lost or missing teeth compared to method
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
As treatments and infection control practices surrounding COVID-19 continue to evolve, nanotechnological solutions are b
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 14, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new app allows users to self-test for HIV, which has proven to help positive patients get access to medical care and c
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A genome contains instructions for making genes, and when an organism needs to produce proteins, it transcribes a gene s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2021
Health & Medicine
In today's society, a rural upbringing is associated with a healthier immune system less prone to allergies and auto
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
SEP 13, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists are beginning to speculate about the possibility that the flu season this year will be particularly bad becau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Pathgenic microbes that infect cells can affect each other. It's not unusual for people with viral respiratory infection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some diseases impact men, or women, at different rates or severities, with different symptoms or varied ages of onset; t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
New research may have identified a potential treatment or preventive medication for SARS-CoV-2 and other viral infection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists sequenced most of the human genome abut two decades ago. It took many years to complete the project because o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2021
Technology
Every day, researchers are making progress on therapeutics that could help end the COVID-19 pandemic. The FDA recently a
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 09, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 136 people die from an opioid overdose every
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
SEP 09, 2021
Cancer
About 30% of melanoma cases arise from an existing nevus. More commonly known as moles, Nevi are skin growths that
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 08, 2021
Health & Medicine
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a significant issue in the United States and abroad. According to the CDC, the term &
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 07, 2021
Health & Medicine
Vaccination and new treatments for diseases have remained topics of skepticism since their inception. When it came to an
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 07, 2021
Immunology
Scientists have developed a new cell therapy for arthritis that becomes activated in the presence of inflammation. When
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 07, 2021
Neuroscience
Using machine learning and massive data sets from patients, researchers identify drug and drug combinations that could b
...
SEP 06, 2021
Microbiology
HIV vaccines have remained elusive in part because the virus has a powerful ability to mutate, and there are so many str
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
People who take antibiotics are at an increased risk of developing colon cancer within five to ten years. The research w
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 05, 2021
Cardiology
Some nuts, especially walnuts, have high levels of healthy fats like Omega-3. New research reported in Circulation has s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2021
Microbiology
It's been generally assumed that people who get infected with SARS-COV-2 will develop antibodies to the virus, which cau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch