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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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SEP 16, 2015Microbiology
New research suggests that the gut microbiome plays a critical role in sickle cell disease. Researchers at Albert ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 28, 2015Genetics & Genomics
High blood levels of two very closely related proteins can change the outcome of heart disease, according to a new study ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 25, 2015Cancer
“Second cancers are on the rise,” according to an article by Marilynn Marchione, AP medical writer, that app ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 24, 2015Health & Medicine
You’ve been told before that getting enough sleep is vital to your health, and that message still rings true! Mass ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 22, 2015Neuroscience
People who work longer hours increase their risk of having a stroke, according to a new European study published recentl ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 06, 2015Cancer
How do tumors grow, and how can they be stopped? A collaborative study between Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 15, 2015Health & Medicine
Kale, the current leafy green of choice for many health-savvy people in the United States, could potentially be under sc ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 09, 2015Cancer
Powerful diseases require powerful drugs or powerful doses of drugs, often with severe side effects. An optical control ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 06, 2015Neuroscience
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder occurs when a person is faced with a dangerous situation, fears for their own life and/or ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 26, 2015Neuroscience
While asthma medications that suppress inflammatory signaling by immune cells or dilate airways are effective, they can ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 25, 2015Health & Medicine
On Tuesday, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruled that within three years all food manufacturers wi ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUN 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, has the highest mortality of any autoimmune rheumatic disease. The rare, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 22, 2015Neuroscience
Young children living in stressful family situations show the effects of cortisol, known as "the stress hormone," on the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 11, 2015Neuroscience
It's not the amount of stress people have but how they handle it. Researchers at Penn State say that acting positively w ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 21, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Composed of lymph vessels, lymph nodes and organs, the lymphatic system absorbs excess fluid and returns it to the blood ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 14, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Understanding the function of certain groups of non-coding RNAs will lead to a greater understanding of how certain illn ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 01, 2015Health & Medicine
Might as well turn your chair into a coffin. That's been the conclusion of new research into the cardiological implicati ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 28, 2015Cardiology
Polygamy increases the risk of heart disease by more than 4-fold, according to research presented at the Asian Pacific S ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A significant proportion of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have unsuspected chromosomal imbalances, includin ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 23, 2015Health & Medicine
Black-legged deer ticks are rapidly growing in number, expanding their range, and carrying pathogens into places where t ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 23, 2015Cardiology
Scientific dogma has the respiration process involving only two elements-oxygen and carbon dioxide. Specifically, the de ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 22, 2015Neuroscience
Lips are the most exposed erogenous zone, which makes kissing feel very good.
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered a genetic overlap between Alzheimer's disease and two key risk factors for cardiovascular dis ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 16, 2015Neuroscience
Many studies indicate two or fewer alcoholic beverages a day may be good for men's hearts. But a new paper suggests dang ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
SEP 16, 2015
Microbiology
New research suggests that the gut microbiome plays a critical role in sickle cell disease. Researchers at Albert
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 28, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
High blood levels of two very closely related proteins can change the outcome of heart disease, according to a new study
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 25, 2015
Cancer
“Second cancers are on the rise,” according to an article by Marilynn Marchione, AP medical writer, that app
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
You’ve been told before that getting enough sleep is vital to your health, and that message still rings true! Mass
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 22, 2015
Neuroscience
People who work longer hours increase their risk of having a stroke, according to a new European study published recentl
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 06, 2015
Cancer
How do tumors grow, and how can they be stopped? A collaborative study between Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 15, 2015
Health & Medicine
Kale, the current leafy green of choice for many health-savvy people in the United States, could potentially be under sc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 09, 2015
Cancer
Powerful diseases require powerful drugs or powerful doses of drugs, often with severe side effects. An optical control
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 06, 2015
Neuroscience
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder occurs when a person is faced with a dangerous situation, fears for their own life and/or
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 26, 2015
Neuroscience
While asthma medications that suppress inflammatory signaling by immune cells or dilate airways are effective, they can
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 25, 2015
Health & Medicine
On Tuesday, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruled that within three years all food manufacturers wi
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
JUN 24, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, has the highest mortality of any autoimmune rheumatic disease. The rare,
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 22, 2015
Neuroscience
Young children living in stressful family situations show the effects of cortisol, known as "the stress hormone," on the
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 11, 2015
Neuroscience
It's not the amount of stress people have but how they handle it. Researchers at Penn State say that acting positively w
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 21, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Composed of lymph vessels, lymph nodes and organs, the lymphatic system absorbs excess fluid and returns it to the blood
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 14, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Understanding the function of certain groups of non-coding RNAs will lead to a greater understanding of how certain illn
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 01, 2015
Health & Medicine
Might as well turn your chair into a coffin. That's been the conclusion of new research into the cardiological implicati
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 28, 2015
Cardiology
Polygamy increases the risk of heart disease by more than 4-fold, according to research presented at the Asian Pacific S
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 23, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A significant proportion of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have unsuspected chromosomal imbalances, includin
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 23, 2015
Health & Medicine
Black-legged deer ticks are rapidly growing in number, expanding their range, and carrying pathogens into places where t
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 23, 2015
Cardiology
Scientific dogma has the respiration process involving only two elements-oxygen and carbon dioxide. Specifically, the de
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 22, 2015
Neuroscience
Lips are the most exposed erogenous zone, which makes kissing feel very good.
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered a genetic overlap between Alzheimer's disease and two key risk factors for cardiovascular dis
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 16, 2015
Neuroscience
Many studies indicate two or fewer alcoholic beverages a day may be good for men's hearts. But a new paper suggests dang
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider