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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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JAN 30, 2018Microbiology
As babies crawl around on floors, the action kicks up a lot of stuff. Skin cells, dirt, bacteria, pollen and fungal spor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2018Immunology
High levels of testosterone in men is part of the reason that they are less likely than women to develop multiple sclero ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 29, 2018Microbiology
One of the most common gastric diseases in the world is due to a parasitic infection from Giardia parasites.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Research shows how a bacterial pathogen that is resistant to antibiotics could potentially gain the ability to produce a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2018Microbiology
Researchers have discovered a family of viruses that seem to have an essential role in maintaining ocean health.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Two identical primates have been cloned using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the same tool use ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2018Cardiology
When babies are born too early, they run the risk of developing problems in the lungs, brain, kidneys and more. Now, fro ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 24, 2018Neuroscience
Ever since the first study of concussion and it's relation to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) hit the news, d ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 23, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Epigenetic changes impact gene activity without actually altering the sequence of DNA, and scientists are now able to di ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 16, 2018Cancer
The recipe suppressed a majority of cancer cells in both in vitro and in vivo experiments.Written By: Julia TraversJAN 16, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
For the first time, scientists created a three-dimensional model of human skin that supported hair growth.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2018Health & Medicine
When you have a newborn, of course, the focus is on doing the best you can, in every way. Healthy habits become easy to ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 09, 2018Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is called "The Long Goodbye" because it doesn't kill patients quickly, but ov ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 09, 2018Health & Medicine
Eat right. Get regular exercise. Don't smoke, don't use drugs and avoid stress. These pieces of advice are the m ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 07, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been studying blood cell development after transplantation, but new work has assessed them in their nat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2018Cardiology
Scientists from the University of Eastern Finland, where regular sauna bathing is relatively common, are continuing thei ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 03, 2018Neuroscience
Postpartum depression (PPD) can be debilitating and severely impact a mother's ability to enjoy her newborn child. T ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 02, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Summary of key areas of anti-aging research for health and disease managementWritten By: Courtney SchaalJAN 01, 2018Microbiology
The microorganisms that reside in our gut have been shown to have a significant influence on our health, and may cause n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2017Health & Medicine
When scientists study how viruses mutate and spread, it involves working with very dangerous strains of bacteria. Three ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 27, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that obesity affects the health of hematopoietic stem cells, which make blood.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2017Microbiology
For eight years, researchers conducted experiments modeling repeated, mild bacterial infections; what they saw shocked t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2017Health & Medicine
The field of lab-grown organs referred to as "organoids" is one that is growing exponentially. By creating min ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 20, 2017Technology
A single wound can contain multiple types of dangerous bacteria that must be identified, treated and monitored.Written By: Julia Travers
JAN 30, 2018
Microbiology
As babies crawl around on floors, the action kicks up a lot of stuff. Skin cells, dirt, bacteria, pollen and fungal spor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2018
Immunology
High levels of testosterone in men is part of the reason that they are less likely than women to develop multiple sclero
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 29, 2018
Microbiology
One of the most common gastric diseases in the world is due to a parasitic infection from Giardia parasites.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Research shows how a bacterial pathogen that is resistant to antibiotics could potentially gain the ability to produce a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered a family of viruses that seem to have an essential role in maintaining ocean health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Two identical primates have been cloned using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the same tool use
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2018
Cardiology
When babies are born too early, they run the risk of developing problems in the lungs, brain, kidneys and more. Now, fro
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 24, 2018
Neuroscience
Ever since the first study of concussion and it's relation to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) hit the news, d
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 23, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Epigenetic changes impact gene activity without actually altering the sequence of DNA, and scientists are now able to di
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 16, 2018
Cancer
The recipe suppressed a majority of cancer cells in both in vitro and in vivo experiments.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 16, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
For the first time, scientists created a three-dimensional model of human skin that supported hair growth.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2018
Health & Medicine
When you have a newborn, of course, the focus is on doing the best you can, in every way. Healthy habits become easy to
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 09, 2018
Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is called "The Long Goodbye" because it doesn't kill patients quickly, but ov
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 09, 2018
Health & Medicine
Eat right. Get regular exercise. Don't smoke, don't use drugs and avoid stress. These pieces of advice are the m
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 07, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been studying blood cell development after transplantation, but new work has assessed them in their nat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2018
Cardiology
Scientists from the University of Eastern Finland, where regular sauna bathing is relatively common, are continuing thei
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 03, 2018
Neuroscience
Postpartum depression (PPD) can be debilitating and severely impact a mother's ability to enjoy her newborn child. T
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 02, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Summary of key areas of anti-aging research for health and disease management
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
JAN 01, 2018
Microbiology
The microorganisms that reside in our gut have been shown to have a significant influence on our health, and may cause n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
When scientists study how viruses mutate and spread, it involves working with very dangerous strains of bacteria. Three
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 27, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that obesity affects the health of hematopoietic stem cells, which make blood.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2017
Microbiology
For eight years, researchers conducted experiments modeling repeated, mild bacterial infections; what they saw shocked t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2017
Health & Medicine
The field of lab-grown organs referred to as "organoids" is one that is growing exponentially. By creating min
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 20, 2017
Technology
A single wound can contain multiple types of dangerous bacteria that must be identified, treated and monitored.
Written By:
Julia Travers