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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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MAR 17, 2015Neuroscience
A recent article in Forbes discusses new research findings that point toward a shift in perception about psychedelic dru ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 16, 2015Cardiology
Patients with symptoms of heart disease have similar outcomes in terms of death and major cardiac conditions regardless ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 12, 2015Health & Medicine
Culture and economics can combine to cause sleep deprivation among American workers, especially men.
From ear ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 10, 2015Neuroscience
Participating in an 8-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 05, 2015Cardiology
People living in areas with more air pollution face a greater risk of carotid artery stenosis (narrowing of the arteries ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 03, 2015Cancer
Scientists from Australia and the UK have completed the most comprehensive analysis yet of pancreatic cancer, in a study ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 26, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a previously unknown process that many bacteria, including thos ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The FDA has approved the Bloom Syndrome carrier test from 23andMe, Mountain View, Calif, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) gene ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeJAN 21, 2015Cancer
This is the second article in a series. The first article, titled "New Year Brings Overhaul of CPT Test Codes for ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeDEC 29, 2014Plants & Animals
When you think of research into human conditions, most people would not consider fish to be good test subjects. They don ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 02, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Two different research teams affiliated with the Broad Institute at Harvard and MIT have come up with startlingly simila ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 18, 2014Cancer
Olaparib, an experimental twice-daily oral cancer drug, produces an overall tumor response rate of 26 percent in several ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderNOV 12, 2014Health & Medicine
To turn the tide, nearly two million children took part in a double-blind study for the polio vaccine
On the ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeNOV 11, 2014Videos
Researchers from Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, say lung cancer screening in the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) meets a c ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeOCT 07, 2014Immunology
The case of the man who left Liberia and was diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas is confounding in every way, a cascade of Mu ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeSEP 23, 2014Genetics & Genomics
We may often think about how to protect ourselves from melanoma, especially during summer, when time spent outdoors is p ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeSEP 06, 2014Health & Medicine
World Beard Day is an annual international celebration where people from every nation and continent celebrate their bear ...JUN 30, 2014Cardiology
With about 720,000 Americans having one each year, heart attacks are still a leading killer in the U.S. Still, since sta ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUN 06, 2014Genetics & Genomics
It's getting there, but according to a study by researchers at Stanford, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) faces several hur ...Written By: Robert WoodardJUN 03, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Throughout history it has been very common for previously separated gene pools to mix, especially during migrations and ...Written By: Peter MicheliAPR 28, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
People suffering from mitochondrial disease and those who have an extended history of alcoholism have the common symptom ...DEC 08, 2013Cell & Molecular Biology
In a historic first, human stem cells have been coaxed to transforming into living, functioning lung and airway cells. A ...
MAR 17, 2015
Neuroscience
A recent article in Forbes discusses new research findings that point toward a shift in perception about psychedelic dru
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 16, 2015
Cardiology
Patients with symptoms of heart disease have similar outcomes in terms of death and major cardiac conditions regardless
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 12, 2015
Health & Medicine
Culture and economics can combine to cause sleep deprivation among American workers, especially men.
From ear ...
From ear ...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 10, 2015
Neuroscience
Participating in an 8-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 05, 2015
Cardiology
People living in areas with more air pollution face a greater risk of carotid artery stenosis (narrowing of the arteries
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 03, 2015
Cancer
Scientists from Australia and the UK have completed the most comprehensive analysis yet of pancreatic cancer, in a study
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 26, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a previously unknown process that many bacteria, including thos
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 23, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The FDA has approved the Bloom Syndrome carrier test from 23andMe, Mountain View, Calif, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) gene
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
JAN 21, 2015
Cancer
This is the second article in a series. The first article, titled "New Year Brings Overhaul of CPT Test Codes for ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
DEC 29, 2014
Plants & Animals
When you think of research into human conditions, most people would not consider fish to be good test subjects. They don
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 02, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Two different research teams affiliated with the Broad Institute at Harvard and MIT have come up with startlingly simila
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 18, 2014
Cancer
Olaparib, an experimental twice-daily oral cancer drug, produces an overall tumor response rate of 26 percent in several
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
NOV 12, 2014
Health & Medicine
To turn the tide, nearly two million children took part in a double-blind study for the polio vaccine
On the ...
On the ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
NOV 11, 2014
Videos
Researchers from Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, say lung cancer screening in the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) meets a c
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
OCT 07, 2014
Immunology
The case of the man who left Liberia and was diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas is confounding in every way, a cascade of Mu
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
SEP 23, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
We may often think about how to protect ourselves from melanoma, especially during summer, when time spent outdoors is p
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
SEP 06, 2014
Health & Medicine
World Beard Day is an annual international celebration where people from every nation and continent celebrate their bear
...
JUN 30, 2014
Cardiology
With about 720,000 Americans having one each year, heart attacks are still a leading killer in the U.S. Still, since sta
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUN 06, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
It's getting there, but according to a study by researchers at Stanford, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) faces several hur
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
JUN 03, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Throughout history it has been very common for previously separated gene pools to mix, especially during migrations and
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
APR 28, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
People suffering from mitochondrial disease and those who have an extended history of alcoholism have the common symptom
...
DEC 08, 2013
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a historic first, human stem cells have been coaxed to transforming into living, functioning lung and airway cells. A
...