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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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JAN 06, 2022Immunology
COVID-19 infections trigger widespread oxidative damage, says new research by scientists from the Baylor College ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 06, 2022Cancer
As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to learn more about the respiratory virus leading to a ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 05, 2022Microbiology
Microbes are known for their ability to evolve. Many types of microbes can interact with one another, and easily exchang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that emerged in December 2019 causes the disease COVID-19, a pandemic that has killed over 5 millio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2022Health & Medicine
Ever heard of the matching hypothesis? It's where people who look alike tend to pair off into couples. Well, now sci ...Written By: Alexandria BassJAN 04, 2022Cardiology
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a type of molecule formed from burned and unburned kinds of fossil fuels. Ot ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioJAN 03, 2022Cancer
Immune checkpoints are present on the surface of immune cells throughout the body. Under normal conditions, they r ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 02, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) perform a critical function in the creation of new proteins. As a messenger RNA molecules, which a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Glia were once thought of as cells that provide support to neurons in the brain. But researchers at the Crick Institute ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2022Health & Medicine
Pfizer executives predict COVID will be endemic as early as 2024. What does COVID's endemicity look like? Much like ...Written By: Alexandria BassJAN 01, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There's been a lot of debate about whether carbohydrates are healthy or harmful. While the body needs some carbohydrates ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that cells are constantly secreting molecules that can have many different biological impacts; the term extracel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies have some healing and regenerative capabilities. For most of us, cuts will mend, we'll recover from mild infe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2021Earth & The Environment
Light pollution is a newly recognized source of pollution with many complexities. What is light pollution to one person ...Written By: Samantha LottDEC 30, 2021Cardiology
SARS-CoV-2 infections, which cause COVID-19, can wreak havoc on the body. Early on in the pandemic, doctors noted that w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
We still don't know exactly what causes multiple sclerosis (MS), or many other disorders that involve inflammation in th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2021Immunology
Bats have a notorious reputation as disease-spreaders—these fuzzy, winged creatures are said to be the source of m ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 30, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Treating rheumatoid arthritis can be like throwing darts—doctors don’t always hit the bullseye. Trial ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 29, 2021Health & Medicine
Alcohol consumption has been linked to a reversible form of atrial fibrillation known as Holiday Heart Syndrome, where h ...Written By: Alexandria BassDEC 29, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our body is made up of trillions of cells, most of which contain a genome that suffers a lot of damage. That damage may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2021Microbiology
There are many types of influenza virus, which are classified based on the proteins expressed on their surfaces. The H5N ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca vo ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizDEC 28, 2021Immunology
Ancylostoma caninum, a type of hookworm, attached to the intestinal mucosa. Image via Wikimedia Commons. Hookworms are b ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 27, 2021Microbiology
Anthrax conjures thoughts of bioterrorism, though it's a disease caused by a rare but naturally-occurring bacterium, Bac ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2022
Immunology
COVID-19 infections trigger widespread oxidative damage, says new research by scientists from the Baylor College
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 06, 2022
Cancer
As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to learn more about the respiratory virus leading to a
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 05, 2022
Microbiology
Microbes are known for their ability to evolve. Many types of microbes can interact with one another, and easily exchang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that emerged in December 2019 causes the disease COVID-19, a pandemic that has killed over 5 millio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2022
Health & Medicine
Ever heard of the matching hypothesis? It's where people who look alike tend to pair off into couples. Well, now sci
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JAN 04, 2022
Cardiology
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a type of molecule formed from burned and unburned kinds of fossil fuels. Ot
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
JAN 03, 2022
Cancer
Immune checkpoints are present on the surface of immune cells throughout the body. Under normal conditions, they r
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 02, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) perform a critical function in the creation of new proteins. As a messenger RNA molecules, which a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Glia were once thought of as cells that provide support to neurons in the brain. But researchers at the Crick Institute
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2022
Health & Medicine
Pfizer executives predict COVID will be endemic as early as 2024. What does COVID's endemicity look like? Much like
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JAN 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There's been a lot of debate about whether carbohydrates are healthy or harmful. While the body needs some carbohydrates
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that cells are constantly secreting molecules that can have many different biological impacts; the term extracel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies have some healing and regenerative capabilities. For most of us, cuts will mend, we'll recover from mild infe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Light pollution is a newly recognized source of pollution with many complexities. What is light pollution to one person
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
DEC 30, 2021
Cardiology
SARS-CoV-2 infections, which cause COVID-19, can wreak havoc on the body. Early on in the pandemic, doctors noted that w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
We still don't know exactly what causes multiple sclerosis (MS), or many other disorders that involve inflammation in th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2021
Immunology
Bats have a notorious reputation as disease-spreaders—these fuzzy, winged creatures are said to be the source of m
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 30, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Treating rheumatoid arthritis can be like throwing darts—doctors don’t always hit the bullseye. Trial
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 29, 2021
Health & Medicine
Alcohol consumption has been linked to a reversible form of atrial fibrillation known as Holiday Heart Syndrome, where h
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
DEC 29, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our body is made up of trillions of cells, most of which contain a genome that suffers a lot of damage. That damage may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2021
Microbiology
There are many types of influenza virus, which are classified based on the proteins expressed on their surfaces. The H5N
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca vo
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
DEC 28, 2021
Immunology
Ancylostoma caninum, a type of hookworm, attached to the intestinal mucosa. Image via Wikimedia Commons. Hookworms are b
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 27, 2021
Microbiology
Anthrax conjures thoughts of bioterrorism, though it's a disease caused by a rare but naturally-occurring bacterium, Bac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch