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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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MAY 26, 2021Microbiology
Foodborne illness can be prevented by cooking meat to a proper temperature and avoiding cross-contamination. But when th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2021Microbiology
Though suspected outbreaks have been documented since 1878, the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu, a highly pathogeni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q) affects about one in 2,000 births, and causes dysfunction in every org ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2021Health & Medicine
It's one of the most common infections of the hand that nail biters are all too familiar with. Better known as a han ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 20, 2021Cancer
Research published recently in JNCI Cancer Spectrum reports that higher red meat and alcohol consumption, as well as low ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 20, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A UK-based research study has shown that while ovarian cancer screening is beneficial for detecting cancers earlier, it ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 19, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that a new combination immunotherapy, alongside antiretroviral therapy (ART), is effective ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 18, 2021Cancer
Following new guideline changes from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), individuals with an average risk ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 17, 2021Cardiology
Researchers have found an association between healthier hearts and better cognitive abilities, like faster reaction time ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Over the past 20 years, Lyme has gone from a virtually unknown disease to the most reported vector-borne illness in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2021Cancer
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common cause of liver cancer in the world, resulting in approximately 880,000 deaths ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 16, 2021Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2021Cancer
A study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition recommends that people with a high polygenic risk score ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 15, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2016, around 2 billion adults around the world were overweight ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 13, 2021Cancer
New research published in the journal The Lancet highlights the eagerly awaited results of the UK Collaborative Trial of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Enhance your existing research or discover new methods with a suite of NGS tools and techniques to find and characterize ...Sponsored By: Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.MAY 12, 2021Health & Medicine
Doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia discovered a new genetic disease that prevents B cell development.Written By: Caroline WallaceMAY 11, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care, and early diagnosis is a decisive factor in determini ...Sponsored By: bioMérieux IncMAY 11, 2021Cardiology
Cells are one of the basic building blocks of life. There are hundreds of different cell types, and they all work togeth ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 10, 2021Microbiology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has changed the world in devastating ways, taking hundreds of thousands of lives & new var ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2021Cancer
New research published in the journal Cancers attempts to address gaps in data regarding mortality risk from advanced-st ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 05, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Nature Chemistry details the development of a chemical nose that can identify ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 05, 2021Technology
According to the CDC, of the roughly 34 million Americans living with diabetes, up to 95% of them are living with type 2 ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 04, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
You can see the spike protein of the virus in action in this video.Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2021
Microbiology
Foodborne illness can be prevented by cooking meat to a proper temperature and avoiding cross-contamination. But when th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2021
Microbiology
Though suspected outbreaks have been documented since 1878, the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu, a highly pathogeni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q) affects about one in 2,000 births, and causes dysfunction in every org
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2021
Health & Medicine
It's one of the most common infections of the hand that nail biters are all too familiar with. Better known as a han
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 20, 2021
Cancer
Research published recently in JNCI Cancer Spectrum reports that higher red meat and alcohol consumption, as well as low
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 20, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A UK-based research study has shown that while ovarian cancer screening is beneficial for detecting cancers earlier, it
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 19, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that a new combination immunotherapy, alongside antiretroviral therapy (ART), is effective
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 18, 2021
Cancer
Following new guideline changes from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), individuals with an average risk
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 17, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have found an association between healthier hearts and better cognitive abilities, like faster reaction time
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Over the past 20 years, Lyme has gone from a virtually unknown disease to the most reported vector-borne illness in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2021
Cancer
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common cause of liver cancer in the world, resulting in approximately 880,000 deaths
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 16, 2021
Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2021
Cancer
A study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition recommends that people with a high polygenic risk score
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 15, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2016, around 2 billion adults around the world were overweight
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 13, 2021
Cancer
New research published in the journal The Lancet highlights the eagerly awaited results of the UK Collaborative Trial of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Enhance your existing research or discover new methods with a suite of NGS tools and techniques to find and characterize
...
Sponsored By:
Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
MAY 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
Doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia discovered a new genetic disease that prevents B cell development.
Written By:
Caroline Wallace
MAY 11, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care, and early diagnosis is a decisive factor in determini
...
Sponsored By:
bioMérieux Inc
MAY 11, 2021
Cardiology
Cells are one of the basic building blocks of life. There are hundreds of different cell types, and they all work togeth
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 10, 2021
Microbiology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has changed the world in devastating ways, taking hundreds of thousands of lives & new var
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2021
Cancer
New research published in the journal Cancers attempts to address gaps in data regarding mortality risk from advanced-st
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 05, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Nature Chemistry details the development of a chemical nose that can identify
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 05, 2021
Technology
According to the CDC, of the roughly 34 million Americans living with diabetes, up to 95% of them are living with type 2
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 04, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
You can see the spike protein of the virus in action in this video.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch