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Disease: is a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms that is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
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DEC 29, 2018Genetics & Genomics
While we all carry the same genes in our genome, small variations within those genes can cause huge biological changes.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2018Microbiology
It's no secret that antibiotic resistance is a problem that already poses a serious threat to public health, and it's ex ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2018Videos
The CDC found that at least a dozen people were sickened last year by unapproved stem cell treatments.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2018Plants & Animals
In a sad turn of events this week, a baby female Asian elephant calf from Ohio’s Columbus Zoo and Aquarium passed ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 26, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in eLife, researchers concluded that a protein channel may serve as an effective target f ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 26, 2018Immunology
A team from Scripps Research has found a molecular cause of a group of rare autoimmune disorders in which the immune sys ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlDEC 26, 2018Microbiology
HIV is still a global health problem, even though antiretroviral drugs have completely changed outcomes for those that a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Many users of marijuana tend to use marijuana as their sole drug of choice, despite cigarettes, alcohol, prescribed medi ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 24, 2018Cardiology
This year researchers used the Swedish Web System for Enhancement and Development of Evidence-Based Care in Heart Diseas ...Written By: Abbie ArceDEC 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
There is no treatment for Huntington's disease at this time, and the scientists hope that this work will lead to one.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
There's nothing particularly striking about planarians on first glance, but they can regrow their whole body from a bit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Leprosy, also known as Hansen disease, is a disabling chronic and infectious disease that affects the skin and the perip ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 23, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
One of the most forgotten and neglected diseases is Buruli ulcer, a debilitating and stigmatized condition affecting pri ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 23, 2018Videos
An ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus disease has caused a reported 560 likely cases of the disease (512 have been confirme ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2018Microbiology
The bacteria of the gut microbiome have a powerful influence on human health, and new research has elucidated one mechan ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2018Microbiology
Researchers at Princeton University have found a virus that can eavesdrop on the communications between bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2018Videos
The Marburg virus was identified in 1967 after lab workers, and then some of their family members became ill.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2018Microbiology
The gut microbiome has many important functions, including helping us digest food. But it has to protect itself from the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2018Videos
Antibiotic-resistant pathogens are becoming more widespread in the United States.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
As people get older, some remain healthy while others begin to get chronically ill.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Genetic research has moved beyond the single mutation that causes a disease. Scientists want to know more about traits t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2018Health & Medicine
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in women, globally, for incidence (6.6%) and mortality (7.5%). It ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 20, 2018Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease that most commonly affects the lungs, but any organ system can be involved. It is ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 19, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
ALS, standing for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerat ...Written By: Nouran Amin
DEC 29, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
While we all carry the same genes in our genome, small variations within those genes can cause huge biological changes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2018
Microbiology
It's no secret that antibiotic resistance is a problem that already poses a serious threat to public health, and it's ex
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2018
Videos
The CDC found that at least a dozen people were sickened last year by unapproved stem cell treatments.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2018
Plants & Animals
In a sad turn of events this week, a baby female Asian elephant calf from Ohio’s Columbus Zoo and Aquarium passed
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 26, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in eLife, researchers concluded that a protein channel may serve as an effective target f
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 26, 2018
Immunology
A team from Scripps Research has found a molecular cause of a group of rare autoimmune disorders in which the immune sys
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 26, 2018
Microbiology
HIV is still a global health problem, even though antiretroviral drugs have completely changed outcomes for those that a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Many users of marijuana tend to use marijuana as their sole drug of choice, despite cigarettes, alcohol, prescribed medi
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 24, 2018
Cardiology
This year researchers used the Swedish Web System for Enhancement and Development of Evidence-Based Care in Heart Diseas
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
There is no treatment for Huntington's disease at this time, and the scientists hope that this work will lead to one.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
There's nothing particularly striking about planarians on first glance, but they can regrow their whole body from a bit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Leprosy, also known as Hansen disease, is a disabling chronic and infectious disease that affects the skin and the perip
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 23, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
One of the most forgotten and neglected diseases is Buruli ulcer, a debilitating and stigmatized condition affecting pri
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 23, 2018
Videos
An ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus disease has caused a reported 560 likely cases of the disease (512 have been confirme
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2018
Microbiology
The bacteria of the gut microbiome have a powerful influence on human health, and new research has elucidated one mechan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers at Princeton University have found a virus that can eavesdrop on the communications between bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2018
Videos
The Marburg virus was identified in 1967 after lab workers, and then some of their family members became ill.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2018
Microbiology
The gut microbiome has many important functions, including helping us digest food. But it has to protect itself from the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2018
Videos
Antibiotic-resistant pathogens are becoming more widespread in the United States.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
As people get older, some remain healthy while others begin to get chronically ill.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic research has moved beyond the single mutation that causes a disease. Scientists want to know more about traits t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2018
Health & Medicine
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in women, globally, for incidence (6.6%) and mortality (7.5%). It
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 20, 2018
Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease that most commonly affects the lungs, but any organ system can be involved. It is
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 19, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
ALS, standing for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerat
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin