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Disease surveillance
Disease surveillance is a methodology in where epidemiologists monitor the spread of a specific disease in order to understand how it progresses. The goals of disease surveillance are to predict, observe, and minimize the harm caused by diseases which present as outbreaks, epidemics, or pandemics.
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JAN 19, 2019Health & Medicine
Urinary tract infections due to indwelling catheters are the fourth most common cause of hospital-acquired infections (H ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 03, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have developed a tool that enables them to predict what viruses be transmissible between infected people.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
In a research study at the University of Dundee, Queen Mary University of London and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, a dr ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 01, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers are developing a test for Zika that uses saliva to identify diagnostic markers of the virus much more quickl ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)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 17, 2018Health & Medicine
There are many health risks for obese patients. Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and even some forms of cancer. The immu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 17, 2018Cancer
The largest coordinated study on Prostate cancer aims to look at both genetic and environmental factors that lead to inc ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 22, 2018Technology
MIT researchers create an AI system that observes movement through partitions.Written By: Julia TraversMAY 21, 2018Neuroscience
When researchers are looking for participants in studies, announcements are made in trade publications and local news. W ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 07, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
At least than a year old, an individual’s response to light can predict whether or not they’ll be diagnosed ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 03, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Cancer immunotherapy is on the rise and until now harnesses the power of the adaptive immune response, now we may be abl ...Written By: Courtney SchaalNOV 21, 2017Microbiology
Human norovirus was originally called Norwalk virus after the town of Norwalk, OH where the first confirmed outbreak occ ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 10, 2017Microbiology
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a contagious neurological disorder that affects deer, elk, reindeer, and moose that lea ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 06, 2017Microbiology
With eradication within reach, a new study analyzes the cost-effectiveness of eradicating Guinea worm disease. Guinea wo ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 01, 2017Microbiology
Research has found a backup plan that cells use when the immune response is being evaded by pathogenic bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2017Videos
Known formally as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), prion diseases made headlines in the mid 1980s throu ...JUL 22, 2017Cancer
A cutting-edge therapy that uses a person’s own immune cells to kill cancer just received a historic vote of confi ...JUN 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned that our immune system plays an important role in stopping cells with an incorrect number of ch ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2017Cancer
The cancer drug olaparib was recently shown to be effective in some types of advanced prostate cancer. Now, scientists s ...MAY 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
In January 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the end to the largest Ebola outbreak in histor ...MAR 28, 2017Genetics & Genomics
TSRI Scientists Reveal How Viruses Disable Bacterial Immune Systems LA JOLLA, CA – March 28, 2017 – Picture ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
With the progress of breathalyzers, scientists are busy configuring these technologies for the diagnosis of cancer and o ...FEB 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Genes are the blueprint for an organism, they contain the instructions to build functional cells. But those instructiona ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2016Cancer
Rhabdoid meningiomas are among one of the most aggressive brain cancer types. Furthermore, doctors have a difficult time ...
JAN 19, 2019
Health & Medicine
Urinary tract infections due to indwelling catheters are the fourth most common cause of hospital-acquired infections (H
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 03, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have developed a tool that enables them to predict what viruses be transmissible between infected people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a research study at the University of Dundee, Queen Mary University of London and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, a dr
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 01, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers are developing a test for Zika that uses saliva to identify diagnostic markers of the virus much more quickl
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
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 17, 2018
Health & Medicine
There are many health risks for obese patients. Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and even some forms of cancer. The immu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 17, 2018
Cancer
The largest coordinated study on Prostate cancer aims to look at both genetic and environmental factors that lead to inc
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 22, 2018
Technology
MIT researchers create an AI system that observes movement through partitions.
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 21, 2018
Neuroscience
When researchers are looking for participants in studies, announcements are made in trade publications and local news. W
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 07, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
At least than a year old, an individual’s response to light can predict whether or not they’ll be diagnosed
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 03, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Cancer immunotherapy is on the rise and until now harnesses the power of the adaptive immune response, now we may be abl
...
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 21, 2017
Microbiology
Human norovirus was originally called Norwalk virus after the town of Norwalk, OH where the first confirmed outbreak occ
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 10, 2017
Microbiology
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a contagious neurological disorder that affects deer, elk, reindeer, and moose that lea
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 06, 2017
Microbiology
With eradication within reach, a new study analyzes the cost-effectiveness of eradicating Guinea worm disease. Guinea wo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 01, 2017
Microbiology
Research has found a backup plan that cells use when the immune response is being evaded by pathogenic bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2017
Videos
Known formally as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), prion diseases made headlines in the mid 1980s throu
...
JUL 22, 2017
Cancer
A cutting-edge therapy that uses a person’s own immune cells to kill cancer just received a historic vote of confi
...
JUN 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned that our immune system plays an important role in stopping cells with an incorrect number of ch
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2017
Cancer
The cancer drug olaparib was recently shown to be effective in some types of advanced prostate cancer. Now, scientists s
...
MAY 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
In January 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the end to the largest Ebola outbreak in histor
...
MAR 28, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
TSRI Scientists Reveal How Viruses Disable Bacterial Immune Systems LA JOLLA, CA – March 28, 2017 – Picture
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
With the progress of breathalyzers, scientists are busy configuring these technologies for the diagnosis of cancer and o
...
FEB 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genes are the blueprint for an organism, they contain the instructions to build functional cells. But those instructiona
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2016
Cancer
Rhabdoid meningiomas are among one of the most aggressive brain cancer types. Furthermore, doctors have a difficult time
...