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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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JUN 24, 2017Microbiology
Biofilms are often dangerous and they can grow inside the human body on medical devices.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2017Immunology
Creating a successful vaccine for HIV has so far been unsuccessful, but now scientists are zeroing in on two important f ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 23, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
For people who are lucky enough to survive an Ebola infection, the virus doesn't go away without leaving some traces ...JUN 22, 2017Cancer
Scientists report that compounds found in turmeric, red grapes, and apple peels could “starve” prostate canc ...JUN 21, 2017Immunology
There’s a new vaccine to protect against high cholesterol and its consequences: atherosclerotic plaques tha ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Are you someone who always has the unfortunate luck to catch whatever cold virus that’s going around? Well, scient ...JUN 19, 2017Health & Medicine
Immune cells, like all cells of the human body, come from less-specific ancestor cells, sometimes called progenitor cell ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
90 percent of cancer deaths result from metastasis; this work may unlock the mystery of how to stop it.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2017Immunology
Expression of a gene called gp96 has been discovered as vital for the training of T cells, educating these immune fighte ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 15, 2017Neuroscience
While there are many neurodegenerative diseases that can devastate patients and families, Huntington’s disease rem ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 13, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
A monoclonal antibody-based drug called SYN0012 is currently being investigated in human clinical trials for the ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It's only been in the past decade or so that scientists have begun to realize that there is more to sex differences than ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2017Health & Medicine
Treating the heart after the damage has already been done is difficult, but it’s the only option when a sudden hea ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 05, 2017Neuroscience
What happens when we don’t get enough sleep? Maybe we struggle through the day with coffee and energy drinks or ca ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 03, 2017Cancer
Sometimes scientists have to work in reverse. That is, they may know that a compound seems to treat a disease, but then ...JUN 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Research investigating how brown fat impacts metabolism has been hampered by the lack of a good model.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2017Cancer
A hot cup of tea can do wonders to soothe and calm. But this popular beverage could be altering the body’s epigene ...MAY 31, 2017Microbiology
We all know that gut bacteria are great, right? Right. Well, they’re great as long as they keep their distance fro ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 30, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Methylene blue is a common, inexpensive antioxidant that's been shown to have efficacy against aging; new work confirmed ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2017Microbiology
Scientists introduced a gene circuit with a sensor and a reporter to a bacterium, which can survive for up to 6 months i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2017Videos
Researchers began to learn more about the community of microbes that resides in our gastrointestinal tract as they gaine ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers that set out to study metabolism in cancer cells came to an interesting conclusion - some kinds of cancer ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2017Chemistry & Physics
When speaking about methods in pest management, the idea of insecticides would probably be the first ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 23, 2017Immunology
To treat autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), it’ ...Written By: Kara Marker
JUN 24, 2017
Microbiology
Biofilms are often dangerous and they can grow inside the human body on medical devices.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2017
Immunology
Creating a successful vaccine for HIV has so far been unsuccessful, but now scientists are zeroing in on two important f
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 23, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
For people who are lucky enough to survive an Ebola infection, the virus doesn't go away without leaving some traces
...
JUN 22, 2017
Cancer
Scientists report that compounds found in turmeric, red grapes, and apple peels could “starve” prostate canc
...
JUN 21, 2017
Immunology
There’s a new vaccine to protect against high cholesterol and its consequences: atherosclerotic plaques tha
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Are you someone who always has the unfortunate luck to catch whatever cold virus that’s going around? Well, scient
...
JUN 19, 2017
Health & Medicine
Immune cells, like all cells of the human body, come from less-specific ancestor cells, sometimes called progenitor cell
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
90 percent of cancer deaths result from metastasis; this work may unlock the mystery of how to stop it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2017
Immunology
Expression of a gene called gp96 has been discovered as vital for the training of T cells, educating these immune fighte
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 15, 2017
Neuroscience
While there are many neurodegenerative diseases that can devastate patients and families, Huntington’s disease rem
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 13, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
A monoclonal antibody-based drug called SYN0012 is currently being investigated in human clinical trials for the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's only been in the past decade or so that scientists have begun to realize that there is more to sex differences than
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2017
Health & Medicine
Treating the heart after the damage has already been done is difficult, but it’s the only option when a sudden hea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 05, 2017
Neuroscience
What happens when we don’t get enough sleep? Maybe we struggle through the day with coffee and energy drinks or ca
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 03, 2017
Cancer
Sometimes scientists have to work in reverse. That is, they may know that a compound seems to treat a disease, but then
...
JUN 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Research investigating how brown fat impacts metabolism has been hampered by the lack of a good model.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2017
Cancer
A hot cup of tea can do wonders to soothe and calm. But this popular beverage could be altering the body’s epigene
...
MAY 31, 2017
Microbiology
We all know that gut bacteria are great, right? Right. Well, they’re great as long as they keep their distance fro
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Methylene blue is a common, inexpensive antioxidant that's been shown to have efficacy against aging; new work confirmed
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists introduced a gene circuit with a sensor and a reporter to a bacterium, which can survive for up to 6 months i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2017
Videos
Researchers began to learn more about the community of microbes that resides in our gastrointestinal tract as they gaine
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers that set out to study metabolism in cancer cells came to an interesting conclusion - some kinds of cancer ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
When speaking about methods in pest management, the idea of insecticides would probably be the first
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 23, 2017
Immunology
To treat autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), it’
...
Written By:
Kara Marker