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Environmental Health
Environmental health studies the relationships between the environment and human health and wellbeing. These include how factors such as climate change, air pollution, sanitation, radiation, and agricultural practices can directly impact health.
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MAR 29, 2020Microbiology
Plastics entered the consumer market after World War II and since then it's been used in countless ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 27, 2020Earth & The Environment
We all know how bad it is for the planet and for our own public health, so why can’t we just say no, once and for ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 24, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
ACEIs and ARBs may make coronavirus infections worse, which can help explain why older adults are faring so much worse.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Have you ever heard of PFASs? Also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, these synthetic chemicals built of carb ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 19, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Nuclear power plants, whether you like them or not, produce a significant portion of the carbon-free electricity at the ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 16, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
New and reemerging microbial threats continue to challenge the public health and infectious disease response teams world ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 12, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this week in Nature Communications has revealed how quickly ecosystems will disappear once the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 12, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Epigenetic changes modify how genes are switched on and off, without altering DNA’s genetic code sequence. These e ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Data has shown conclusively that even though women tend to have poorer health than men during their adult lives, they li ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this week in Nature Climate Change reports that effective climate action is needed to prevent ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 05, 2020Earth & The Environment
Rising ocean temperatures are dangerous for corals and the photosynthetic algae living within their tissues. The delicat ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 04, 2020Earth & The Environment
A phenomenon referred to as “watermelon,” “raspberry,” or even “blood” snow has turn ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in our gastrointestinal tract carry their own genomes and can produce and secrete molecules that have an ef ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Algae is an essential plant-like organism. They contribute to the diet of some marine animals and supply necessary oxyge ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 13, 2020Immunology
A study published in Human Immunology has described, for the first time, a link between an immunosuppressive prot ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 30, 2020Microbiology
This research also suggests that antibiotics do not increase the rate at which bacteria acquire drug resistance genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2020Earth & The Environment
Based on current Earth models, which project warming seas and nutrient depletion, scientists widely believe that ph ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 29, 2020Chemistry & Physics
When it comes to foods with a controversial reputation, milk isn't your usual suspect. First and foremost, we humans ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 28, 2020Technology
Aquatic microbes often serve as challenge to study, after all, they are too tiny to detect. But, what if there was a dev ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Because of a genetic mutation, people that have Duchenne muscular dystrophy lack functional copies of a protein called d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2020Neuroscience
Research now suggests that the presence of different gut bacteria may significantly impact children’s behavior, ca ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 27, 2020Microbiology
Bacteria live in household dust, and sometimes a few of those microbes are pathogenic or carry genes that confer resista ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2020Microbiology
Protists don't fit neatly into any other category of organism; they are eukaryotes, but they are not a plant, fungi or a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used a mouse model to show that human stem cells could be used to engineer neurons that stop pain.Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2020
Microbiology
Plastics entered the consumer market after World War II and since then it's been used in countless ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2020
Earth & The Environment
We all know how bad it is for the planet and for our own public health, so why can’t we just say no, once and for
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 24, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
ACEIs and ARBs may make coronavirus infections worse, which can help explain why older adults are faring so much worse.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Have you ever heard of PFASs? Also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, these synthetic chemicals built of carb
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 19, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Nuclear power plants, whether you like them or not, produce a significant portion of the carbon-free electricity at the
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 16, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
New and reemerging microbial threats continue to challenge the public health and infectious disease response teams world
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 12, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this week in Nature Communications has revealed how quickly ecosystems will disappear once the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 12, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Epigenetic changes modify how genes are switched on and off, without altering DNA’s genetic code sequence. These e
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Data has shown conclusively that even though women tend to have poorer health than men during their adult lives, they li
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this week in Nature Climate Change reports that effective climate action is needed to prevent
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 05, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Rising ocean temperatures are dangerous for corals and the photosynthetic algae living within their tissues. The delicat
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 04, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A phenomenon referred to as “watermelon,” “raspberry,” or even “blood” snow has turn
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in our gastrointestinal tract carry their own genomes and can produce and secrete molecules that have an ef
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Algae is an essential plant-like organism. They contribute to the diet of some marine animals and supply necessary oxyge
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 13, 2020
Immunology
A study published in Human Immunology has described, for the first time, a link between an immunosuppressive prot
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 30, 2020
Microbiology
This research also suggests that antibiotics do not increase the rate at which bacteria acquire drug resistance genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Based on current Earth models, which project warming seas and nutrient depletion, scientists widely believe that ph
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 29, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
When it comes to foods with a controversial reputation, milk isn't your usual suspect. First and foremost, we humans
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 28, 2020
Technology
Aquatic microbes often serve as challenge to study, after all, they are too tiny to detect. But, what if there was a dev
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Because of a genetic mutation, people that have Duchenne muscular dystrophy lack functional copies of a protein called d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2020
Neuroscience
Research now suggests that the presence of different gut bacteria may significantly impact children’s behavior, ca
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 27, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria live in household dust, and sometimes a few of those microbes are pathogenic or carry genes that confer resista
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2020
Microbiology
Protists don't fit neatly into any other category of organism; they are eukaryotes, but they are not a plant, fungi or a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used a mouse model to show that human stem cells could be used to engineer neurons that stop pain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch