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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 06, 2017Immunology
A new way to treat - and maybe prevent - type 1 diabetes revolves around protecting beta cells, the cells produce ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 06, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Not heeding the conventional wisdom of avoiding swimming in open waters with a new tattoo, a 31-year-old man contracted ...JUN 05, 2017Immunology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), a pathogenic species of bacteria that kills nearly two million people worldwide every ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 03, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists from Oregon State University are testing the waters for people with “life-limiting” illnes ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 03, 2017Cancer
Sometimes scientists have to work in reverse. That is, they may know that a compound seems to treat a disease, but then ...JUN 02, 2017Health & Medicine
A drug that’s been on the market for fifty years in Canada has been used to treat acne, but new research shows tha ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Research investigating how brown fat impacts metabolism has been hampered by the lack of a good model.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are learning more about how environmental factors influence the development of autism.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2017Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a ruthless killer - about three-quarters of patients don’t make it past the one-year mark fro ...MAY 31, 2017Immunology
Drug-resistant bacteria have made curing some infections challenging, if not nearly impossible. By 2050, it's e ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioMAY 31, 2017Health & Medicine
Developing a new, specialized treatment for autoimmune disease that doesn’t shut down the entire immune sys ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 31, 2017Health & Medicine
It’s possible to reverse the damaging effects of methamphetamine abuse on the heart by quitting the drug when it&r ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 31, 2017Microbiology
We all know that gut bacteria are great, right? Right. Well, they’re great as long as they keep their distance fro ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 29, 2017Neuroscience
There is no known cure or treatment for autism, but that doesn’t stop researchers from looking for any possible op ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple to 15-16 million in the next few dec ...MAY 26, 2017Microbiology
A new regulation that was inspired by the death of a young boy is proving to be effective.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2017Immunology
How does the Ebola virus prevent immune cells from doing their job - protecting the body from infection - if it d ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 23, 2017Immunology
To treat autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), it’ ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 20, 2017Cancer
Zika was a relatively an unknown name in the Americas until around 2015 when the outbreak in Brazil caught the world&rsq ...MAY 19, 2017Microbiology
Candida auris is often resistant to most antibiotic treatments.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2017Immunology
The same gene in the brain that codes for a biochemical “self-destruct trigger” in some tissues prote ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 18, 2017Cancer
Earlier this week, scientists in Italy extolled the potential anticancer properties of whole tomatoes. Today, scientists ...MAY 17, 2017Videos
According to 2012 data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 2 million Americans are addicted to ...MAY 17, 2017Cancer
Whole tomatoes may be more than just tasty foods. A new study reports that extracts from these fruits can stop the growt ...
JUN 06, 2017
Immunology
A new way to treat - and maybe prevent - type 1 diabetes revolves around protecting beta cells, the cells produce
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Not heeding the conventional wisdom of avoiding swimming in open waters with a new tattoo, a 31-year-old man contracted
...
JUN 05, 2017
Immunology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), a pathogenic species of bacteria that kills nearly two million people worldwide every
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 03, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists from Oregon State University are testing the waters for people with “life-limiting” illnes
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 03, 2017
Cancer
Sometimes scientists have to work in reverse. That is, they may know that a compound seems to treat a disease, but then
...
JUN 02, 2017
Health & Medicine
A drug that’s been on the market for fifty years in Canada has been used to treat acne, but new research shows tha
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Research investigating how brown fat impacts metabolism has been hampered by the lack of a good model.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are learning more about how environmental factors influence the development of autism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2017
Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a ruthless killer - about three-quarters of patients don’t make it past the one-year mark fro
...
MAY 31, 2017
Immunology
Drug-resistant bacteria have made curing some infections challenging, if not nearly impossible. By 2050, it's e
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
MAY 31, 2017
Health & Medicine
Developing a new, specialized treatment for autoimmune disease that doesn’t shut down the entire immune sys
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 31, 2017
Health & Medicine
It’s possible to reverse the damaging effects of methamphetamine abuse on the heart by quitting the drug when it&r
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 31, 2017
Microbiology
We all know that gut bacteria are great, right? Right. Well, they’re great as long as they keep their distance fro
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 29, 2017
Neuroscience
There is no known cure or treatment for autism, but that doesn’t stop researchers from looking for any possible op
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple to 15-16 million in the next few dec
...
MAY 26, 2017
Microbiology
A new regulation that was inspired by the death of a young boy is proving to be effective.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2017
Immunology
How does the Ebola virus prevent immune cells from doing their job - protecting the body from infection - if it d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 23, 2017
Immunology
To treat autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), it’
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 20, 2017
Cancer
Zika was a relatively an unknown name in the Americas until around 2015 when the outbreak in Brazil caught the world&rsq
...
MAY 19, 2017
Microbiology
Candida auris is often resistant to most antibiotic treatments.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2017
Immunology
The same gene in the brain that codes for a biochemical “self-destruct trigger” in some tissues prote
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 18, 2017
Cancer
Earlier this week, scientists in Italy extolled the potential anticancer properties of whole tomatoes. Today, scientists
...
MAY 17, 2017
Videos
According to 2012 data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 2 million Americans are addicted to
...
MAY 17, 2017
Cancer
Whole tomatoes may be more than just tasty foods. A new study reports that extracts from these fruits can stop the growt
...