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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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APR 22, 2016Health & Medicine
Macrophages exist in every type of body tissue, in the lungs as alveolar macrophages and in the liver as Kupffer cells. ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 21, 2016Neuroscience
Stuttering hasn’t always been well understood. While neuroscientists know a lot about how speech is acquired and h ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 18, 2016Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 15, 2016Health & Medicine
After completing intense exercise, over three thousand human genes are expressed to help the body recuperate. However, d ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Prion diseases are rare and deadly diseases of the brain. Once infected, the prion particles self-propagates and convert ...APR 12, 2016Cardiology
There is still no evidence of genetic difference between blacks and whites to account for the health disparities in card ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 12, 2016Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia are devastating to patients and their families because when memori ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Since 2010 scientists have known that people of Eurasian origin have inherited anywhere from 1 to 4 percent of their DNA ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 05, 2016Earth & The Environment
The intersection between human and nature is one that is constantly changing, consistently confusing, and continuously f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 05, 2016Cardiology
Many people applaud red wine for its health benefits, however vague these benefits are often presented. A new study from ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 04, 2016Genetics & Genomics
DNA, the diverse combination of just four nucleotide letters that writes our genetic code, can do more than just form a ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 28, 2016Cardiology
It may be hard to believe, but fruit flies have surprisingly similar sleeping habits to humans. To determine the relatio ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 27, 2016Immunology
Compounds derived from omega-3 fatty acids—like those found in salmon or sardines—might be the key to helpin ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 23, 2016Immunology
A component of the immune system, called the immunoproteasome, is known to be involved in the adaptive immune system, bu ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 23, 2016Earth & The Environment
Already known as the happiest country in the world, Bhutan continues to impress with the latest news that the country re ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 22, 2016Health & Medicine
. Health officials want to know which viruses are likely to cause an epidemic as early as possible. It’s the ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 21, 2016Microbiology
A new strain of bacteria in the mouth may offer a way to keep bad bacteria in check—and could lead to a way t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 19, 2016Cancer
Here’s yet another reason to limit alcohol intake, especially for females: Researchers at the University of Housto ...MAR 16, 2016Health & Medicine
In a new study of mice with diabetes, scientists gained large insight into the growing prevalence of diabetes, especiall ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The microbiome is a specialized collection of bacteria residing in the human body. Mostly famous for their existence in ...MAR 16, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers have discovered that different parts of a single organ can change in size at different rates in response to ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 04, 2016Health & Medicine
Without a system of protein interactions to govern when organisms like humans feel hungry and compelled to eat, there&rs ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 04, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Until now scientists have believed the variations in traits that exist along a continuum—height, skin color, tende ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 03, 2016Health & Medicine
Neonicotinoid insecticides kill and stunt growth of butterflies and bees - but perhaps even more dangerous is that the U ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
Macrophages exist in every type of body tissue, in the lungs as alveolar macrophages and in the liver as Kupffer cells.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 21, 2016
Neuroscience
Stuttering hasn’t always been well understood. While neuroscientists know a lot about how speech is acquired and h
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 18, 2016
Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
After completing intense exercise, over three thousand human genes are expressed to help the body recuperate. However, d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Prion diseases are rare and deadly diseases of the brain. Once infected, the prion particles self-propagates and convert
...
APR 12, 2016
Cardiology
There is still no evidence of genetic difference between blacks and whites to account for the health disparities in card
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 12, 2016
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia are devastating to patients and their families because when memori
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Since 2010 scientists have known that people of Eurasian origin have inherited anywhere from 1 to 4 percent of their DNA
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 05, 2016
Earth & The Environment
The intersection between human and nature is one that is constantly changing, consistently confusing, and continuously f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 05, 2016
Cardiology
Many people applaud red wine for its health benefits, however vague these benefits are often presented. A new study from
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 04, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
DNA, the diverse combination of just four nucleotide letters that writes our genetic code, can do more than just form a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 28, 2016
Cardiology
It may be hard to believe, but fruit flies have surprisingly similar sleeping habits to humans. To determine the relatio
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 27, 2016
Immunology
Compounds derived from omega-3 fatty acids—like those found in salmon or sardines—might be the key to helpin
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 23, 2016
Immunology
A component of the immune system, called the immunoproteasome, is known to be involved in the adaptive immune system, bu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 23, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Already known as the happiest country in the world, Bhutan continues to impress with the latest news that the country re
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
. Health officials want to know which viruses are likely to cause an epidemic as early as possible. It’s the
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 21, 2016
Microbiology
A new strain of bacteria in the mouth may offer a way to keep bad bacteria in check—and could lead to a way t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 19, 2016
Cancer
Here’s yet another reason to limit alcohol intake, especially for females: Researchers at the University of Housto
...
MAR 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
In a new study of mice with diabetes, scientists gained large insight into the growing prevalence of diabetes, especiall
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The microbiome is a specialized collection of bacteria residing in the human body. Mostly famous for their existence in
...
MAR 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers have discovered that different parts of a single organ can change in size at different rates in response to
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 04, 2016
Health & Medicine
Without a system of protein interactions to govern when organisms like humans feel hungry and compelled to eat, there&rs
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 04, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Until now scientists have believed the variations in traits that exist along a continuum—height, skin color, tende
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 03, 2016
Health & Medicine
Neonicotinoid insecticides kill and stunt growth of butterflies and bees - but perhaps even more dangerous is that the U
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan