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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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MAY 03, 2021Cardiology
Researchers have identified a surprising number of health screens that are given to patients who may not need them. Thes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2021Microbiology
Increasingly, microbes in the gut are being linked to human health and disease. New research has suggested that disrupti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2021Health & Medicine
Vaccinating as many people as possible will be one of several efforts that will be needed to halt the progression of the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2021Immunology
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling our attention to World Immunization Week, which comes in the last week of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2021Microbiology
For over a year now, scientists and clinicians have been trying to understand why the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes such deadl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2021Genetics & Genomics
There are fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinoceroses remaining in the world, making this animal one of the world's most endang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2021Cardiology
The heart is one of the most reliable parts of the body. It pumps day and night, delivering fresh oxygen and nutrients t ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAPR 27, 2021Cardiology
Research has suggested that excess weight around the midsection of a person's body is a much better predictor of poor he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
When we're exposed to a pathogen, our immune system normally mounts a robust response against it. Antibodies are generat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Johns Hopkins have found that the mRNA Covid vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna not only work wit ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 22, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Research has found that in several human disorders that impact breathing, including two that affect infants, there is an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
For simplicity's sake, DNA is though of as a double-stranded molecule made of nucleotide bases A, G, C, and T, and RNA a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Gum disease is associated with an increased risk of COVID-related ICU admission and death, says a study by McGill Univer ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 20, 2021Chemistry & Physics
New research on the aerosolization of pathogens provides recommendations for public restroom use. According to the study ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 20, 2021Cardiology
Blood pressure readings are a standard part of even the most basic health checks. Now some researchers are suggesting th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2021Health & Medicine
Cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are life-changing, and there is still much we don’t understand about what cau ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have suggested that it's time for medicine to move away from demographic labels that are too narrow to captu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2021Health & Medicine
For months, officials have been debating whether the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, is airborne. Resea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2021Microbiology
The current COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech and Modern are based on messenger RNA, which cells use to make proteins ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2021Cardiology
A new study that examined the habits and health conditions of thousands of people has suggested that exercise that's don ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2021Cancer
Renewed hope for young children with medulloblastoma comes in the form of a research paper published from the Queen Mary ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 13, 2021Microbiology
The term TORCH pathogens refers to a group of viruses including Toxoplasma gondii, Rubella, Herpes Simplex Viruses 1 and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2021Immunology
In a recent study, researchers discovered that a fungus present in cheese, processed meats, beer, and other fermented fo ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 12, 2021Microbiology
Lyme disease is a disease that is caused by four main species of bacteria, including Borrelia burgdorferi, which ar ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have identified a surprising number of health screens that are given to patients who may not need them. Thes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2021
Microbiology
Increasingly, microbes in the gut are being linked to human health and disease. New research has suggested that disrupti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2021
Health & Medicine
Vaccinating as many people as possible will be one of several efforts that will be needed to halt the progression of the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2021
Immunology
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling our attention to World Immunization Week, which comes in the last week of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2021
Microbiology
For over a year now, scientists and clinicians have been trying to understand why the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes such deadl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There are fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinoceroses remaining in the world, making this animal one of the world's most endang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2021
Cardiology
The heart is one of the most reliable parts of the body. It pumps day and night, delivering fresh oxygen and nutrients t
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
APR 27, 2021
Cardiology
Research has suggested that excess weight around the midsection of a person's body is a much better predictor of poor he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
When we're exposed to a pathogen, our immune system normally mounts a robust response against it. Antibodies are generat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Johns Hopkins have found that the mRNA Covid vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna not only work wit
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 22, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Research has found that in several human disorders that impact breathing, including two that affect infants, there is an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For simplicity's sake, DNA is though of as a double-stranded molecule made of nucleotide bases A, G, C, and T, and RNA a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Gum disease is associated with an increased risk of COVID-related ICU admission and death, says a study by McGill Univer
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 20, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
New research on the aerosolization of pathogens provides recommendations for public restroom use. According to the study
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 20, 2021
Cardiology
Blood pressure readings are a standard part of even the most basic health checks. Now some researchers are suggesting th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
Cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are life-changing, and there is still much we don’t understand about what cau
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have suggested that it's time for medicine to move away from demographic labels that are too narrow to captu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2021
Health & Medicine
For months, officials have been debating whether the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, is airborne. Resea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2021
Microbiology
The current COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech and Modern are based on messenger RNA, which cells use to make proteins
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2021
Cardiology
A new study that examined the habits and health conditions of thousands of people has suggested that exercise that's don
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2021
Cancer
Renewed hope for young children with medulloblastoma comes in the form of a research paper published from the Queen Mary
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 13, 2021
Microbiology
The term TORCH pathogens refers to a group of viruses including Toxoplasma gondii, Rubella, Herpes Simplex Viruses 1 and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2021
Immunology
In a recent study, researchers discovered that a fungus present in cheese, processed meats, beer, and other fermented fo
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 12, 2021
Microbiology
Lyme disease is a disease that is caused by four main species of bacteria, including Borrelia burgdorferi, which ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch