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Genetic Disease
Genetic diseases are disorders stemming from mutations in an individual's DNA sequence. These conditions can be a result of mutations in a single or multiple genes. An example of a genetic disease is cystic fibrosis: an inherited, progressive disease that affects the respiratory system.
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MAR 07, 2023Cardiology
A new study has explored the causes and consequences of the obesity epidemic along with potential therapies.Written By: Savannah LoganMAR 05, 2023Microbiology
Estimates vary, but Streptococcus pyogenes infections may be responsible for the deaths of over 500,000 people every yea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found that when a gene called SMCHD1 carries mutations, it can result in disease. This gene encodes for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2023Cardiology
Infection with a common oral bacteria may increase the risk of heart disease.Written By: Savannah LoganMAR 02, 2023Neuroscience
Researchers in Sweden have cultivated electrodes in living brain tissue using the body’s molecules. The body&rsquo ...Written By: Kerry CharronFEB 28, 2023Technology
Cancer continues to have an increasingly large impact on humans around the globe. In the U.S. in 2020, for example, it w ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 27, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome of a cell carries all the genes it will ever need, and when a gene is active, it gets transcribed into messen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2023Microbiology
Scientists have found that a gene that has been previously identified in many animals and their associated microbes can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The Griffith Lab at UNC discovered telomeric protein & potential biomarker VR (green), shown in the nuclei (blue) of hum ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The human genome typically contains two sex chromosomes, and males usually have an X and a Y chromosome while most women ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
We spend a lot of time indoors, and indoor air quality can have a significant impact on our health. Indoor pollutants ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2023Microbiology
Partners can accomplish amazing things, and it seems that is true for bacteria. Large colonies of bacteria called biofil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plant pathogens are the unseen enemy. According to the Encyclopedia of Microbiology, plant disease is defined as a state ...Written By: Mandy WoodsFEB 15, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is an disease where the muscle experiences “dystrophy,” meaning muscle los ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 15, 2023Plants & Animals
Neandertals show love in many ways--partnerships, caring for sick community members, and with intentional burials.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattFEB 15, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects 25% of adults around the world, and it can progress to a very serious f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Even though humans are complex organisms and bacteria are single cells, and each are made of completely different cell t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2023Cancer
The bladder is an important, and sometimes underappreciated, organ in the body. Located in the pelvis, the bladder ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 12, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A new study has highlighted the impact of genetic disease on infants, and showed that whole genome sequencing could save ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2023Immunology
The immune system can mount crucial defenses when our bodies are threatened by pathogens. But those defenses have to be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2023Health & Medicine
One lab drops two papers touting the clearance of protein aggregation in ALSWritten By: Amielle MorenoFEB 07, 2023Microbiology
This powerful, natural compound may also be useful against pathogenic fungi that affect humans.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2023Genetics & Genomics
There seems to be a lot of conflicting information about how coffee affects human health. Some studies have found health ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2023Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that works on the front lines; they can identify pathogens and threats, engulf tho ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2023
Cardiology
A new study has explored the causes and consequences of the obesity epidemic along with potential therapies.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
MAR 05, 2023
Microbiology
Estimates vary, but Streptococcus pyogenes infections may be responsible for the deaths of over 500,000 people every yea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found that when a gene called SMCHD1 carries mutations, it can result in disease. This gene encodes for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2023
Cardiology
Infection with a common oral bacteria may increase the risk of heart disease.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
MAR 02, 2023
Neuroscience
Researchers in Sweden have cultivated electrodes in living brain tissue using the body’s molecules. The body&rsquo
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 28, 2023
Technology
Cancer continues to have an increasingly large impact on humans around the globe. In the U.S. in 2020, for example, it w
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 27, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome of a cell carries all the genes it will ever need, and when a gene is active, it gets transcribed into messen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2023
Microbiology
Scientists have found that a gene that has been previously identified in many animals and their associated microbes can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Griffith Lab at UNC discovered telomeric protein & potential biomarker VR (green), shown in the nuclei (blue) of hum
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome typically contains two sex chromosomes, and males usually have an X and a Y chromosome while most women
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
We spend a lot of time indoors, and indoor air quality can have a significant impact on our health. Indoor pollutants ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2023
Microbiology
Partners can accomplish amazing things, and it seems that is true for bacteria. Large colonies of bacteria called biofil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plant pathogens are the unseen enemy. According to the Encyclopedia of Microbiology, plant disease is defined as a state
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
FEB 15, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is an disease where the muscle experiences “dystrophy,” meaning muscle los
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 15, 2023
Plants & Animals
Neandertals show love in many ways--partnerships, caring for sick community members, and with intentional burials.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
FEB 15, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects 25% of adults around the world, and it can progress to a very serious f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Even though humans are complex organisms and bacteria are single cells, and each are made of completely different cell t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2023
Cancer
The bladder is an important, and sometimes underappreciated, organ in the body. Located in the pelvis, the bladder
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 12, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A new study has highlighted the impact of genetic disease on infants, and showed that whole genome sequencing could save
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2023
Immunology
The immune system can mount crucial defenses when our bodies are threatened by pathogens. But those defenses have to be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2023
Health & Medicine
One lab drops two papers touting the clearance of protein aggregation in ALS
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
FEB 07, 2023
Microbiology
This powerful, natural compound may also be useful against pathogenic fungi that affect humans.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
There seems to be a lot of conflicting information about how coffee affects human health. Some studies have found health
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2023
Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that works on the front lines; they can identify pathogens and threats, engulf tho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch