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Heart Disease
Heart Disease: Cardiovascular disease generally refers to conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain (angina) or stroke. Other heart conditions, such as those that affect your heart's muscle, valves or rhythm, also are considered forms of heart disease.
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DEC 28, 2016Cardiology
There are two different types of cholesterol in the body, considered to be good and bad, and there are two different dru ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 27, 2016Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria are becoming a serious public health concern. In the video below, the director ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2016Health & Medicine
The same cells that help arteries contract and relax to push blood to the heart and brain fall victim to malfunctioning, ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 26, 2016Cardiology
Current methods to predict the risk of heart attack and stroke vastly underestimate the risk in individuals with HIV, wh ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)DEC 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A diet that contains a lot of fat is known to be a poor choice for good heath in part because it can cause metabolic syn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – December 22, 2016 – A protein originally discovered at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 20, 2016Cardiology
The hypoxia response has been found to be vital for the proper formation of the heart ventricles during gestation, addin ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 18, 2016Cardiology
Visiting the sauna may be helpful for more than just relaxation, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland show ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 18, 2016Microbiology
To construct new tissue or maintain it in adulthood, cells have to be able to respond to mechanical and molecular cues f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2016Cardiology
The pulmonary vasculature are the first blood vessels to encounter polluted air that is breathed in, and a dual-action s ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study finds an association between statin use and decreased Alzheimer risks. The study underscores the connection ...DEC 13, 2016Cardiology
As babies make the transition of depending on the mother for oxygen and depending on their own lungs during birth, an ar ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 11, 2016Immunology
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the skin, but individuals with this disease are at a significa ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 09, 2016Cardiology
A daily dose of yoga could help prevent high blood pressure, a new study finds. Based on their research, scientists are ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 08, 2016Cardiology
Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are at an increased risk of death by suicide, a new study reports. ACS refer ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 08, 2016Immunology
The immune system is responsible for training immune cells like T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, and B lymphocytes to do ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 07, 2016Microbiology
Nobody likes going to the dentist, but most of us do it anyway. Why? Because regular dental care helps prevent thi ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 07, 2016Cancer
Holidays festivities and celebrations usually call for a glass of wine (or two). But this holiday season, a study sugges ...DEC 06, 2016Cardiology
In a new study on the health of football players, scientists aren’t looking at brain injuries like many concerned ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 30, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The Allen Institute for Cell Science was founded by a contribution by Paul G. Allen, a cofounder of Microsoft, in 2014. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2016Immunology
For rhesus monkeys (and probably humans, too), popularity counts. A new study from Duke University shows that social sta ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 30, 2016Cardiology
Many studies have been done to make sense of the relationship between alcohol consumption and heart health, but the find ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 30, 2016Neuroscience
Strokes can be devastating to those who suffer from them. In the United States approximately 795,000 people will h ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 29, 2016Immunology
Inflammation is healthy when it’s directed toward pathogenic infections, but it can also cause a dangerous complic ...Written By: Kara Marker
DEC 28, 2016
Cardiology
There are two different types of cholesterol in the body, considered to be good and bad, and there are two different dru
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 27, 2016
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria are becoming a serious public health concern. In the video below, the director
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2016
Health & Medicine
The same cells that help arteries contract and relax to push blood to the heart and brain fall victim to malfunctioning,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 26, 2016
Cardiology
Current methods to predict the risk of heart attack and stroke vastly underestimate the risk in individuals with HIV, wh
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
DEC 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A diet that contains a lot of fat is known to be a poor choice for good heath in part because it can cause metabolic syn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – December 22, 2016 – A protein originally discovered at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 20, 2016
Cardiology
The hypoxia response has been found to be vital for the proper formation of the heart ventricles during gestation, addin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 18, 2016
Cardiology
Visiting the sauna may be helpful for more than just relaxation, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland show
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 18, 2016
Microbiology
To construct new tissue or maintain it in adulthood, cells have to be able to respond to mechanical and molecular cues f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2016
Cardiology
The pulmonary vasculature are the first blood vessels to encounter polluted air that is breathed in, and a dual-action s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study finds an association between statin use and decreased Alzheimer risks. The study underscores the connection
...
DEC 13, 2016
Cardiology
As babies make the transition of depending on the mother for oxygen and depending on their own lungs during birth, an ar
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 11, 2016
Immunology
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the skin, but individuals with this disease are at a significa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 09, 2016
Cardiology
A daily dose of yoga could help prevent high blood pressure, a new study finds. Based on their research, scientists are
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 08, 2016
Cardiology
Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are at an increased risk of death by suicide, a new study reports. ACS refer
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 08, 2016
Immunology
The immune system is responsible for training immune cells like T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, and B lymphocytes to do
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 07, 2016
Microbiology
Nobody likes going to the dentist, but most of us do it anyway. Why? Because regular dental care helps prevent thi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 07, 2016
Cancer
Holidays festivities and celebrations usually call for a glass of wine (or two). But this holiday season, a study sugges
...
DEC 06, 2016
Cardiology
In a new study on the health of football players, scientists aren’t looking at brain injuries like many concerned
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Allen Institute for Cell Science was founded by a contribution by Paul G. Allen, a cofounder of Microsoft, in 2014.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2016
Immunology
For rhesus monkeys (and probably humans, too), popularity counts. A new study from Duke University shows that social sta
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 30, 2016
Cardiology
Many studies have been done to make sense of the relationship between alcohol consumption and heart health, but the find
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 30, 2016
Neuroscience
Strokes can be devastating to those who suffer from them. In the United States approximately 795,000 people will h
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 29, 2016
Immunology
Inflammation is healthy when it’s directed toward pathogenic infections, but it can also cause a dangerous complic
...
Written By:
Kara Marker