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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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JUN 15, 2020Immunology
When the immune system goes awry and fails to regulate itself, immune cells may attack the body’s own tissues. Sci ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 15, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
For around a decade, research has suggested that Gardasil, an HPV vaccine, could prevent throat cancer, a condition that ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 15, 2020Cancer
In many cancers, there exists a type of cancer cell called a cancer stem cell. These are cells that, after chemoth ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUN 15, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder, in which the immune system attacks an insulating sheath that coats ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2020Microbiology
We've known that face masks can reduce the likelihood that asymptomatic people will spread the illness. But they are als ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
To describe it in a very basic way, cancer is uncontrolled cell growth. A number of processes regulate various aspects o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2020Microbiology
COVID-19 cases have been rising in several states, and China has identified a new outbreak.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2020Cannabis Sciences
The Canadian federal government began legalizing aspects of recreational marijuana use in October 2018, so researchers a ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 08, 2020Cancer
Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) has been a big player in the treatment of both autoimmune disease and cancer. PD- ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUN 07, 2020Microbiology
The human gut hosts a huge community of microbes, potentially even before birth, which helps us digest and absorb nutrie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2020Microbiology
It's estimated that an astonishing 75% of emerging pathogens that infect people are zoonotic - they originate in animals ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Does cannabis use influence stroke risk? Some research says yes; some says no. These “conflicting results” f ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 02, 2020Cancer
Breast cancer continues to ravage the US, with about one in eight women being diagnosed with the disease in her lifetime ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 01, 2020Cardiology
Leading public health institutions, such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Dise ...Written By: Lawrence RennaJUN 01, 2020Cancer
In a healthy cell, many complex networks work to make sure everything runs as it should. Some of these networks function ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded sequence in the huntingtin gene.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2020Cancer
A paper published in the journal Trends in Cancer describes how cancer therapies sometimes fuel genetic changes in cells ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 28, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Urine contains an abundance of dissolved salts and minerals such as calcium and uric acid. These can form crystal ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The surfaces of cells are decorated with receptors, and the interactions between receptors and their binding partners ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2020Technology
The most common cause of blindness in working-age adults is retinal damage as a result of diabetes. To address this prob ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 26, 2020Microbiology
A deadly virus has been spreading among the wild rabbit populations of the southwestern United States. This devastating ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2020Microbiology
While we know a lot more about the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 and the illness it causes, COVID-19, there are still many u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2020Microbiology
Bacteria can form tough communities called biofilms, which are difficult to remove and can resist the effects of antimic ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2020
Immunology
When the immune system goes awry and fails to regulate itself, immune cells may attack the body’s own tissues. Sci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 15, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
For around a decade, research has suggested that Gardasil, an HPV vaccine, could prevent throat cancer, a condition that
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 15, 2020
Cancer
In many cancers, there exists a type of cancer cell called a cancer stem cell. These are cells that, after chemoth
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUN 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder, in which the immune system attacks an insulating sheath that coats ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2020
Microbiology
We've known that face masks can reduce the likelihood that asymptomatic people will spread the illness. But they are als
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
To describe it in a very basic way, cancer is uncontrolled cell growth. A number of processes regulate various aspects o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2020
Microbiology
COVID-19 cases have been rising in several states, and China has identified a new outbreak.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
The Canadian federal government began legalizing aspects of recreational marijuana use in October 2018, so researchers a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 08, 2020
Cancer
Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) has been a big player in the treatment of both autoimmune disease and cancer. PD-
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUN 07, 2020
Microbiology
The human gut hosts a huge community of microbes, potentially even before birth, which helps us digest and absorb nutrie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2020
Microbiology
It's estimated that an astonishing 75% of emerging pathogens that infect people are zoonotic - they originate in animals
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Does cannabis use influence stroke risk? Some research says yes; some says no. These “conflicting results” f
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 02, 2020
Cancer
Breast cancer continues to ravage the US, with about one in eight women being diagnosed with the disease in her lifetime
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 01, 2020
Cardiology
Leading public health institutions, such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Dise
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
JUN 01, 2020
Cancer
In a healthy cell, many complex networks work to make sure everything runs as it should. Some of these networks function
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded sequence in the huntingtin gene.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2020
Cancer
A paper published in the journal Trends in Cancer describes how cancer therapies sometimes fuel genetic changes in cells
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 28, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Urine contains an abundance of dissolved salts and minerals such as calcium and uric acid. These can form crystal
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The surfaces of cells are decorated with receptors, and the interactions between receptors and their binding partners ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2020
Technology
The most common cause of blindness in working-age adults is retinal damage as a result of diabetes. To address this prob
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 26, 2020
Microbiology
A deadly virus has been spreading among the wild rabbit populations of the southwestern United States. This devastating
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2020
Microbiology
While we know a lot more about the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 and the illness it causes, COVID-19, there are still many u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria can form tough communities called biofilms, which are difficult to remove and can resist the effects of antimic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch