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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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AUG 31, 2018Technology
Wouldn’t it be convenient to have technology that can easily, quickly and cheaply categorize whether or not a mosq ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 31, 2018Microbiology
In August, the World Health Organization declared that an Ebola outbreak was happening in the DRC.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2018Videos
Much like kale, the often praised superfood of the veggie world, coconut oil has been appreciated for its health benefit ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 28, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
To fight peripheral artery diseases (PAD), an “ailment affecting 8 million Americans”, researchers at LSU Sc ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 28, 2018Health & Medicine
A glass of red wine is good for you. Champagne prevents dementia. Beer makes you smart. These are all claims that have g ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 27, 2018Microbiology
If you've seen a headline about norovirus on a cruise ship, you know some viruses are known for their ability to spread ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2018Cardiology
New drug reduces deaths and hospitalization rates, while also improving quality of life, for patients with rare type of ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 27, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic inflammation has been linked to many diseases and can trigger cell death.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2018Cancer
Heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a widespread health problem affecting 10 to 20% of adults in West ...Written By: Heba El-wassefAUG 26, 2018Cardiology
Regular use of e-cigarettes shows similar risk of heart attack compared to conventional cigarettes, use of both doubles ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 25, 2018Genetics & Genomics
About one of every 3,500 Americans suffers from a degenerative eye disease called retinitis pigmentosaWritten By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Researchers were eager to know how cannabis reduced symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) after recent studies. N ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 21, 2018Cancer
Researchers have discovered a gene that can protect elephants from cancer. An estimated 17 percent of humans worldwide d ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 21, 2018Cardiology
Individuals at low risk for heart disease need to watch their cholesterol levels, despite being healthy high cholesterol ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 20, 2018Immunology
The Langerhans cells of the immune system activate cytokines essential for skin protection when exposed to UV that is fu ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Using genetics, this work has created a way to identify people at higher risk for five common diseases - before they sho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2018Cardiology
New pill that combines three high blood pressure medication into one pill is both more effective and safe.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 18, 2018Immunology
Two proteins, PLD3 and PLD4, discovered to have role in immune system detection and response to pathogens.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 17, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Autoimmune disease affects individuals by attacking healthy cells. Normally, your immune system sends out antibodies to ...Written By: Amanda KahlAUG 15, 2018Immunology
The use of therapeutic macrophage transplantation in mice showed great improvement in rare lung disorder caused by defic ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 15, 2018Cancer
Learning from history and what changes have been made will continue to help drive cancer controls for the future.Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAUG 13, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at Mayo Clinic have developed a way to use whole genome sequencing to locate the source of deadly bacterial p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2018Cardiology
Gene marker identified that indicates which patients with atrial fibrillation are at risk for developing heart failure.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 12, 2018Microbiology
Microbes have to first pass through the harsh stomach environment to colonize the gastrointestinal tract.Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2018
Technology
Wouldn’t it be convenient to have technology that can easily, quickly and cheaply categorize whether or not a mosq
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 31, 2018
Microbiology
In August, the World Health Organization declared that an Ebola outbreak was happening in the DRC.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2018
Videos
Much like kale, the often praised superfood of the veggie world, coconut oil has been appreciated for its health benefit
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 28, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
To fight peripheral artery diseases (PAD), an “ailment affecting 8 million Americans”, researchers at LSU Sc
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 28, 2018
Health & Medicine
A glass of red wine is good for you. Champagne prevents dementia. Beer makes you smart. These are all claims that have g
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 27, 2018
Microbiology
If you've seen a headline about norovirus on a cruise ship, you know some viruses are known for their ability to spread
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2018
Cardiology
New drug reduces deaths and hospitalization rates, while also improving quality of life, for patients with rare type of
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic inflammation has been linked to many diseases and can trigger cell death.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2018
Cancer
Heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a widespread health problem affecting 10 to 20% of adults in West
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
AUG 26, 2018
Cardiology
Regular use of e-cigarettes shows similar risk of heart attack compared to conventional cigarettes, use of both doubles
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 25, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
About one of every 3,500 Americans suffers from a degenerative eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers were eager to know how cannabis reduced symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) after recent studies. N
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 21, 2018
Cancer
Researchers have discovered a gene that can protect elephants from cancer. An estimated 17 percent of humans worldwide d
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 21, 2018
Cardiology
Individuals at low risk for heart disease need to watch their cholesterol levels, despite being healthy high cholesterol
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 20, 2018
Immunology
The Langerhans cells of the immune system activate cytokines essential for skin protection when exposed to UV that is fu
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Using genetics, this work has created a way to identify people at higher risk for five common diseases - before they sho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2018
Cardiology
New pill that combines three high blood pressure medication into one pill is both more effective and safe.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 18, 2018
Immunology
Two proteins, PLD3 and PLD4, discovered to have role in immune system detection and response to pathogens.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 17, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Autoimmune disease affects individuals by attacking healthy cells. Normally, your immune system sends out antibodies to
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
AUG 15, 2018
Immunology
The use of therapeutic macrophage transplantation in mice showed great improvement in rare lung disorder caused by defic
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 15, 2018
Cancer
Learning from history and what changes have been made will continue to help drive cancer controls for the future.
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
AUG 13, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at Mayo Clinic have developed a way to use whole genome sequencing to locate the source of deadly bacterial p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2018
Cardiology
Gene marker identified that indicates which patients with atrial fibrillation are at risk for developing heart failure.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 12, 2018
Microbiology
Microbes have to first pass through the harsh stomach environment to colonize the gastrointestinal tract.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch