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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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MAR 31, 2020Infographics
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are general terms for a wide range of brain development disorders characterized by social impair ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorMAR 31, 2020Microbiology
As SARS-CoV-2 upends normalcy in the world, researchers are trying to find a treatment for the illness it causes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Diabetes is a disorder in which the body cannot properly regulate blood sugar levels because of a problem with insulin.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2020Cancer
Research published in the journal Molecular Cancer Research from collaborators at the University of Colorado C ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The gene enables bacteria to resist the effects of an aminoglycoside antibiotic called plazomycin.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Older adults are more susceptible to infections and don't generate a robust immune response after a vaccination.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
A series of studies published in Gastroenterology has outlined new approaches in predicting IBD.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2020Neuroscience
Around 5.5 million people in the US suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease. Now, research has found that reducing the bod ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 28, 2020Cardiology
The Japanese are known for their fondness of long hot baths- be it in their famous onsens, public baths or even just the ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 27, 2020Health & Medicine
Research presented in a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that 2. ...MAR 26, 2020Microbiology
In the United States, there have been 83,836 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and over 529,000 worldwide.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have discovered something very unusual about a protein that is thought to be important to the development of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2020Health & Medicine
With the COVID-19 pandemic at the forefront of most people’s minds, you might be wondering what you can do to keep ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAR 25, 2020Microbiology
Bacterial cells grow in colonies called biofilms, which take on new characteristics, and can form intricate patterns.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2020Microbiology
The loss of the sense of smell may be a symptom of a COVID-19 infection in people with no other symptoms.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2020Cancer
Fewer people are dying from melanoma in the United States, suggests new research from the Perlmutter Cancer Center at NY ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 19, 2020Cardiology
New research has shown that having bariatric surgery, by means of having a gastric band placed around the stomach to res ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
In the race to halt the current coronavirus pandemic, scientists, health experts and even Elon Musk are considering chlo ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 18, 2020Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 is a coronavirus that causes an illness called COVID-19. There are now well over 210,000 confirmed cases worl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2020Immunology
In the words of C.S. Lewis, “Pain insists upon being attended to.” This is especially true for patients suff ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 17, 2020Microbiology
Intestinal stem cells help regenerate the lining of the intestine, and that lining or epithelium plays a number of criti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2020Cancer
Research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 17, 2020Immunology
Structurally, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) are spherical shells consisting of a lipid membrane, with a co ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 16, 2020Cancer
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine from scientists collaborating from the Karolinska Institutet, i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 31, 2020
Infographics
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are general terms for a wide range of brain development disorders characterized by social impair
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
MAR 31, 2020
Microbiology
As SARS-CoV-2 upends normalcy in the world, researchers are trying to find a treatment for the illness it causes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Diabetes is a disorder in which the body cannot properly regulate blood sugar levels because of a problem with insulin.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2020
Cancer
Research published in the journal Molecular Cancer Research from collaborators at the University of Colorado C
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The gene enables bacteria to resist the effects of an aminoglycoside antibiotic called plazomycin.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Older adults are more susceptible to infections and don't generate a robust immune response after a vaccination.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
A series of studies published in Gastroenterology has outlined new approaches in predicting IBD.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2020
Neuroscience
Around 5.5 million people in the US suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease. Now, research has found that reducing the bod
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 28, 2020
Cardiology
The Japanese are known for their fondness of long hot baths- be it in their famous onsens, public baths or even just the
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 27, 2020
Health & Medicine
Research presented in a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that 2.
...
MAR 26, 2020
Microbiology
In the United States, there have been 83,836 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and over 529,000 worldwide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have discovered something very unusual about a protein that is thought to be important to the development of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2020
Health & Medicine
With the COVID-19 pandemic at the forefront of most people’s minds, you might be wondering what you can do to keep
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAR 25, 2020
Microbiology
Bacterial cells grow in colonies called biofilms, which take on new characteristics, and can form intricate patterns.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2020
Microbiology
The loss of the sense of smell may be a symptom of a COVID-19 infection in people with no other symptoms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2020
Cancer
Fewer people are dying from melanoma in the United States, suggests new research from the Perlmutter Cancer Center at NY
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 19, 2020
Cardiology
New research has shown that having bariatric surgery, by means of having a gastric band placed around the stomach to res
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
In the race to halt the current coronavirus pandemic, scientists, health experts and even Elon Musk are considering chlo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 18, 2020
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 is a coronavirus that causes an illness called COVID-19. There are now well over 210,000 confirmed cases worl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2020
Immunology
In the words of C.S. Lewis, “Pain insists upon being attended to.” This is especially true for patients suff
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 17, 2020
Microbiology
Intestinal stem cells help regenerate the lining of the intestine, and that lining or epithelium plays a number of criti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2020
Cancer
Research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 17, 2020
Immunology
Structurally, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) are spherical shells consisting of a lipid membrane, with a co
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 16, 2020
Cancer
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine from scientists collaborating from the Karolinska Institutet, i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan