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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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SEP 03, 2019Cardiology
Each month nearly 20 million Americans turn to fish oil for heart disease prevention. Though it may sound healthy, this ...Written By: Abbie ArceSEP 02, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Recent results from a clinical trial that evaluated the addition of a drug called ‘ticagrelor’ to aspirin we ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 02, 2019Cancer
Stop! Put down those fries! Although we know that fried foods aren’t good for our health (though they sure do tast ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 02, 2019Microbiology
Now that we know so much more about the bacteria we carry in our bodies, it may be possible to start using that bacteria ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2019Microbiology
About 450 people died from the measles every year, many of them children, before the vaccine was widely used. People now ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2019Cardiology
Recently published in JAMA, a new study sought to investigate national trends in deaths resulting from cardiometabolic d ...Written By: Abbie ArceAUG 28, 2019Microbiology
Now there is biological evidence that the virus infected people in Africa before it was identified in the US.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Efforts to edit the human genome are rolling forward, despite a call for a moratorium on heritable edits.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2019Microbiology
There are some small roundworms, also called nematodes, in the genus Strongyloides that can infect animals. Two species ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
A deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Ebola virus triggers hemorrhagic fever in humans and some monkeys. The ...Written By: Nupur SrivastavaAUG 23, 2019Immunology
The opioid crisis results in 130 American deaths every day, and both prescribed and synthetic opioids are at the core of ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAUG 23, 2019Cancer
An apple a day keeps the doctor away? New research published in Nature Communications suggests that there might be some ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
We all need sunlight, but it's very easy to get too much. Sunlight is the main source of the ultraviolet radiation we're ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
As we age, calcium can build up in various tissues in the body, and cause them to harden in a process called calcificati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Gallstones form in the gallbladder, and can be as tiny as a grain of sand or as big as a golf ball.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2019Health & Medicine
Research shows that there may be a specific gene associated with a higher risk of cannabis abuse. The same gene is respo ...AUG 15, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The two solidifying instigators of Alzheimer -disease (AD)—amyloid beta and the tau protein—have long been t ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 14, 2019Cardiology
A new study examines the relationship between heart attacks and fast food chain-proximity. Heart disease, including hear ...Written By: Julia TraversAUG 13, 2019Health & Medicine
In healthy people, the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which is fromed by brain endothelial cells, strictly controls the ...Written By: Dena ArutaAUG 13, 2019Technology
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly infiltrating all kinds of applications, helping even those located in remote are ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 12, 2019Microbiology
Mosquitoes spread the virus that causes Rift Valley Fever, which is usually seen in cattle but can infect people.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Powerful genetic sequencing technologies are helping researchers learn more about how changes or errors in genes are lin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
Acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDS occurs when fluid builds up in the alveoli. These tiny elastics sacs, which are ...Written By: Abbie Arce
SEP 03, 2019
Cardiology
Each month nearly 20 million Americans turn to fish oil for heart disease prevention. Though it may sound healthy, this
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
SEP 02, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Recent results from a clinical trial that evaluated the addition of a drug called ‘ticagrelor’ to aspirin we
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 02, 2019
Cancer
Stop! Put down those fries! Although we know that fried foods aren’t good for our health (though they sure do tast
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 02, 2019
Microbiology
Now that we know so much more about the bacteria we carry in our bodies, it may be possible to start using that bacteria
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2019
Microbiology
About 450 people died from the measles every year, many of them children, before the vaccine was widely used. People now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2019
Cardiology
Recently published in JAMA, a new study sought to investigate national trends in deaths resulting from cardiometabolic d
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
AUG 28, 2019
Microbiology
Now there is biological evidence that the virus infected people in Africa before it was identified in the US.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Efforts to edit the human genome are rolling forward, despite a call for a moratorium on heritable edits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2019
Microbiology
There are some small roundworms, also called nematodes, in the genus Strongyloides that can infect animals. Two species
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
A deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Ebola virus triggers hemorrhagic fever in humans and some monkeys. The
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
AUG 23, 2019
Immunology
The opioid crisis results in 130 American deaths every day, and both prescribed and synthetic opioids are at the core of
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
AUG 23, 2019
Cancer
An apple a day keeps the doctor away? New research published in Nature Communications suggests that there might be some
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
We all need sunlight, but it's very easy to get too much. Sunlight is the main source of the ultraviolet radiation we're
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
As we age, calcium can build up in various tissues in the body, and cause them to harden in a process called calcificati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Gallstones form in the gallbladder, and can be as tiny as a grain of sand or as big as a golf ball.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
Research shows that there may be a specific gene associated with a higher risk of cannabis abuse. The same gene is respo
...
AUG 15, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The two solidifying instigators of Alzheimer -disease (AD)—amyloid beta and the tau protein—have long been t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 14, 2019
Cardiology
A new study examines the relationship between heart attacks and fast food chain-proximity. Heart disease, including hear
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
AUG 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
In healthy people, the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which is fromed by brain endothelial cells, strictly controls the
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
AUG 13, 2019
Technology
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly infiltrating all kinds of applications, helping even those located in remote are
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 12, 2019
Microbiology
Mosquitoes spread the virus that causes Rift Valley Fever, which is usually seen in cattle but can infect people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Powerful genetic sequencing technologies are helping researchers learn more about how changes or errors in genes are lin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDS occurs when fluid builds up in the alveoli. These tiny elastics sacs, which are
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce