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History of Medicine
History of Medicine: shows how societies have changed in their approach to illness and disease from ancient times to the present. Early medical traditions include those of Babylon, China, Egypt and India. The Indians introduced the concepts of medical diagnosis, prognosis, and advanced medical ethics.
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SEP 05, 2016Neuroscience
A rare but often fatal heart condition known as Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) is getting some new attention from a study done ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 24, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems unlikely that being a musician could come with any big health risks. However, for one bagpiper from the U ...AUG 23, 2016Cancer
Blue and green eyes are exotic and beautiful, but researchers are finding that there’s a price attached to these c ...AUG 17, 2016Cardiology
As a parent in the United States, if you suspect your child might have strep throat, you might be slightly concerned tha ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2016Cancer
In August of 1945, the U.S. dropped the most deadly nuclear bombs in the history of warfare on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, J ...AUG 10, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
As researchers are still working on a cure for Alzheimer’s, early diagnosis remains a critical step in treatment a ...JUL 31, 2016Microbiology
A breast microbiome? Wait, really? Evidently, it’s a real thing. Evidently, I’m also late to the party - ini ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 29, 2016Health & Medicine
A new study of over ten thousand heart surgery patients led to the collection of 17 patient characteristics that scienti ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 26, 2016Neuroscience
There is much that researchers and scientists don’t know about the brain. Storing memories, creating new ones and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 25, 2016Microbiology
A new study published in Science has shown that the bacteria in our guts has been with us a long time, and coevolved alo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2016Cancer
A decade-old technology to arm the immune system to fight cancer is now being adapted to fight HIV, one of the most pern ...JUL 18, 2016Neuroscience
Music is viewed as a language of its own in most cultures. Different styles, rhythms and lyrics add to the landscape of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 11, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Fainting spells are common, but it’s difficult to determine whether a person fainted from benign issues or from ot ...JUL 05, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
An international consortium of researchers has published four related papers, in Nature Biotechnology here and here, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2016Immunology
People who suffer persistent itching without any clear cause may have previously unrecognized defects to their immu ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 29, 2016Health & Medicine
When determining whether a person is at risk for health problems from high blood pressure, there are sometimes different ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 28, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Bipolar disorder affects millions of Americans, and although it isn’t always the case, it can be very severe. In a ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 24, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
How many of us go to bed with our smartphone in our hands? “Just five more minutes before I fall asleep,” we ...JUN 23, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The US government panel that evaluates gene therapy trials, the National Institute of Health’s Recombinant DNA Res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new way to detect antibodies in blood opens the door to developing simple diagnostic tests for diseases for which ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration just approved a new line of treatment for obese patients who struggle with the con ...JUN 17, 2016Health & Medicine
Perhaps you've heard of the term "positive psychology." Contrary to what many have assumed, it doesn't ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUN 15, 2016Cancer
Lung cancer kills more Americans than any other type of cancer. To add more cause for alarm, a recent study found that d ...JUN 14, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at two German research facilities, the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU) and Helmholtz Zentrum M ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2016
Neuroscience
A rare but often fatal heart condition known as Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) is getting some new attention from a study done
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 24, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems unlikely that being a musician could come with any big health risks. However, for one bagpiper from the U
...
AUG 23, 2016
Cancer
Blue and green eyes are exotic and beautiful, but researchers are finding that there’s a price attached to these c
...
AUG 17, 2016
Cardiology
As a parent in the United States, if you suspect your child might have strep throat, you might be slightly concerned tha
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2016
Cancer
In August of 1945, the U.S. dropped the most deadly nuclear bombs in the history of warfare on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, J
...
AUG 10, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
As researchers are still working on a cure for Alzheimer’s, early diagnosis remains a critical step in treatment a
...
JUL 31, 2016
Microbiology
A breast microbiome? Wait, really? Evidently, it’s a real thing. Evidently, I’m also late to the party - ini
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
A new study of over ten thousand heart surgery patients led to the collection of 17 patient characteristics that scienti
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 26, 2016
Neuroscience
There is much that researchers and scientists don’t know about the brain. Storing memories, creating new ones and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 25, 2016
Microbiology
A new study published in Science has shown that the bacteria in our guts has been with us a long time, and coevolved alo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2016
Cancer
A decade-old technology to arm the immune system to fight cancer is now being adapted to fight HIV, one of the most pern
...
JUL 18, 2016
Neuroscience
Music is viewed as a language of its own in most cultures. Different styles, rhythms and lyrics add to the landscape of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Fainting spells are common, but it’s difficult to determine whether a person fainted from benign issues or from ot
...
JUL 05, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
An international consortium of researchers has published four related papers, in Nature Biotechnology here and here, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2016
Immunology
People who suffer persistent itching without any clear cause may have previously unrecognized defects to their immu
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
When determining whether a person is at risk for health problems from high blood pressure, there are sometimes different
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 28, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Bipolar disorder affects millions of Americans, and although it isn’t always the case, it can be very severe. In a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 24, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
How many of us go to bed with our smartphone in our hands? “Just five more minutes before I fall asleep,” we
...
JUN 23, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The US government panel that evaluates gene therapy trials, the National Institute of Health’s Recombinant DNA Res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new way to detect antibodies in blood opens the door to developing simple diagnostic tests for diseases for which
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration just approved a new line of treatment for obese patients who struggle with the con
...
JUN 17, 2016
Health & Medicine
Perhaps you've heard of the term "positive psychology." Contrary to what many have assumed, it doesn't
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 15, 2016
Cancer
Lung cancer kills more Americans than any other type of cancer. To add more cause for alarm, a recent study found that d
...
JUN 14, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at two German research facilities, the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU) and Helmholtz Zentrum M
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch