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Human health and disease
Human health and disease refers to understanding what contributes to human health (the staste of mental, social, and physical being) and what factors may deter health (such as disease, infection, etc.)
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AUG 15, 2023Microbiology
Two major new reports have identified some of the reasons why certain populations fared better while others were hit har ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2023Microbiology
Even as the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has begun to subside, and now causes fewer infections and deaths compared to the h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Multiple sclerosis (MS) can cause a huge range of symptoms in different patients, and the severity can vary dramatically ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
In a new study, scientists have used a mouse model to show that the consumption of wheat gluten is linked to brain infla ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2023Genetics & Genomics
There are about 20,000 genes that encode for protein in the human genome, and we don't know much about many of them. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Gene therapy can now target kidney cells allowing future clinicians to target childhood kidney diseasesWritten By: Amielle MorenoAUG 08, 2023Microbiology
There are many microbes in our environment; many are harmless, some perform important functions, and some may pose a thr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine examines the rise in both cannabis use and the c ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 03, 2023Microbiology
The gut microbiome is home to trillions of microorganisms, which have been shown to have a dramatic impact on many aspec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2023Cardiology
Higher cardiorespiratory fitness is likely to increase your longevity and decrease your risk of developing cancer or hea ...Written By: Savannah LoganAUG 01, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing can be a very beneficial technology; it can diagnose unusual or rare disorders, and can improve the trea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2023Microbiology
Scientists have shown that a protein called NLRP11 has an essential role in the immune system; it alerts the body that a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Humans have a distinctive skeleton, and are the only bipedal great apes. While the evolution of the human skeleton enabl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 26, 2023Neuroscience
Doctors at UC San Diego Health recently performed a clinical trial surgery involving the injection of regenerative cells ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 26, 2023Immunology
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the immune system and weakens the body’s ability to fig ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJUL 25, 2023Microbiology
There are potentially hundreds if not thousands of microbial species in the average human gut microbiome. That microbial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2023Cardiology
Around a third of people in the normal BMI range may have "obesity with normal weight" and increased cardiometabolic ris ...Written By: Savannah LoganJUL 24, 2023Technology
Engineers at the University of Colorado—Boulder have designed a new type of “microbot,” which has ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUL 23, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A variety of factors can affect a person's weight, including personal habits like what they eat and how much activity th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Human cells are brimming with thousands of proteins, which interact with each other in various ways to impact cell funct ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Vast swaths of the world are dealing with unprecedented heat, as temperature records fall in numerous countries. High te ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2023Drug Discovery & DevelopmentIntroduction Antibodies are the ideal therapeutic biomolecules due to their ability to bind to a variety of targets with ...JUL 16, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 700,000 US troops were part of the Gulf War. It's estimated that 1/3 of those individuals developed a chronic con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
We still don't know a lot about how bacteria and viruses relate to one another in built environments such as buildings a ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2023
Microbiology
Two major new reports have identified some of the reasons why certain populations fared better while others were hit har
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2023
Microbiology
Even as the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has begun to subside, and now causes fewer infections and deaths compared to the h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Multiple sclerosis (MS) can cause a huge range of symptoms in different patients, and the severity can vary dramatically
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a new study, scientists have used a mouse model to show that the consumption of wheat gluten is linked to brain infla
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
There are about 20,000 genes that encode for protein in the human genome, and we don't know much about many of them.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Gene therapy can now target kidney cells allowing future clinicians to target childhood kidney diseases
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
AUG 08, 2023
Microbiology
There are many microbes in our environment; many are harmless, some perform important functions, and some may pose a thr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine examines the rise in both cannabis use and the c
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 03, 2023
Microbiology
The gut microbiome is home to trillions of microorganisms, which have been shown to have a dramatic impact on many aspec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2023
Cardiology
Higher cardiorespiratory fitness is likely to increase your longevity and decrease your risk of developing cancer or hea
...
Written By:
Savannah Logan
AUG 01, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing can be a very beneficial technology; it can diagnose unusual or rare disorders, and can improve the trea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2023
Microbiology
Scientists have shown that a protein called NLRP11 has an essential role in the immune system; it alerts the body that a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Humans have a distinctive skeleton, and are the only bipedal great apes. While the evolution of the human skeleton enabl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2023
Neuroscience
Doctors at UC San Diego Health recently performed a clinical trial surgery involving the injection of regenerative cells
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 26, 2023
Immunology
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the immune system and weakens the body’s ability to fig
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JUL 25, 2023
Microbiology
There are potentially hundreds if not thousands of microbial species in the average human gut microbiome. That microbial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2023
Cardiology
Around a third of people in the normal BMI range may have "obesity with normal weight" and increased cardiometabolic ris
...
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JUL 24, 2023
Technology
Engineers at the University of Colorado—Boulder have designed a new type of “microbot,” which has
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUL 23, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A variety of factors can affect a person's weight, including personal habits like what they eat and how much activity th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Human cells are brimming with thousands of proteins, which interact with each other in various ways to impact cell funct
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Vast swaths of the world are dealing with unprecedented heat, as temperature records fall in numerous countries. High te
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Introduction Antibodies are the ideal therapeutic biomolecules due to their ability to bind to a variety of targets with
...
JUL 16, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 700,000 US troops were part of the Gulf War. It's estimated that 1/3 of those individuals developed a chronic con
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
We still don't know a lot about how bacteria and viruses relate to one another in built environments such as buildings a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch