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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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FEB 07, 2017Neuroscience
No matter where you go, there will be some particulate matter in the air you breathe. Some of it occurs naturally, like ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 06, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
An exceedingly rare and disfiguring condition with no cure, known colloquially as “Tree man syndrome,” has a ...FEB 06, 2017Immunology
The recent discovery of not just one, but multiple genes that fail to protect the gastrointestinal (GI) tract from infla ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 06, 2017Immunology
A new microneedle patch administered with the press of a thumb could make it easier to vaccinate people against measles ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 05, 2017Microbiology
'Virus-like particles' (VLPs) have been used to create effective vaccines for a number of viral diseases includi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work from investigators at the Graduate School of Biosphere Science at Hiroshima University may significantly impact ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2017Immunology
A unique new type of T cells have apparently been “hiding in plain site,” say scientists invested in ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Society is dealing with a crisis of opiate abuse, as discussed by the former head of the FDA in the video below. Helping ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2017Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA — February 1, 2017 — Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that deep b ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 31, 2017Cardiology
In the United States, heart disease is dangerously common and very expensive. Many people with heart disease and at a hi ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 31, 2017Cancer
The importance of the microbiome has only being fully realized and appreciated in the recent years. And nowhere does the ...JAN 30, 2017Immunology
You’re not the only one who needs to head to the clinic this flu season; your dog might need to pay a visit ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 30, 2017Cardiology
Whether to make actual repairs on the heart or just to study the diseases that plague it, many scientists are in hot in ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 30, 2017Neuroscience
According to the National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive, neurodegen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 28, 2017Microbiology
A study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases has demonstrated that a diarrhea outbreak caused by the Clos ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Chimeras have cells from two different organisms growing in the same animal. You might see some wild headlines about the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2017Cancer
Can a smartphone be smart enough to warn users if their mole is actually deadly skin cancer? Not quite yet, but scientis ...JAN 27, 2017Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA – January 27, 2017 – Biologists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a brai ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 26, 2017Microbiology
Being sick always seems to impact appetite, even inspiring the old adage to “feed a cold and starve a fever.&rdquo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Glyphosate Exposure Causes Liver Disease in RatsWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 21, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A Chinese company recently laid claim to being the first to successfully implant 3D, synthetically printed blood vessels ...JAN 19, 2017Microbiology
A worldwide consortium of scientists have prioritized the development of vaccines for three specific pathogens that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2017Microbiology
Malaria has been a global health problem for ages; it comes from a parasite that is over 130 million years old and is re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors and health experts have been warning the public about the rise of drug-resistant superbugs for the last year or ...
FEB 07, 2017
Neuroscience
No matter where you go, there will be some particulate matter in the air you breathe. Some of it occurs naturally, like
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
An exceedingly rare and disfiguring condition with no cure, known colloquially as “Tree man syndrome,” has a
...
FEB 06, 2017
Immunology
The recent discovery of not just one, but multiple genes that fail to protect the gastrointestinal (GI) tract from infla
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 06, 2017
Immunology
A new microneedle patch administered with the press of a thumb could make it easier to vaccinate people against measles
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 05, 2017
Microbiology
'Virus-like particles' (VLPs) have been used to create effective vaccines for a number of viral diseases includi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work from investigators at the Graduate School of Biosphere Science at Hiroshima University may significantly impact
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2017
Immunology
A unique new type of T cells have apparently been “hiding in plain site,” say scientists invested in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Society is dealing with a crisis of opiate abuse, as discussed by the former head of the FDA in the video below. Helping
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2017
Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA — February 1, 2017 — Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that deep b
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 31, 2017
Cardiology
In the United States, heart disease is dangerously common and very expensive. Many people with heart disease and at a hi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 31, 2017
Cancer
The importance of the microbiome has only being fully realized and appreciated in the recent years. And nowhere does the
...
JAN 30, 2017
Immunology
You’re not the only one who needs to head to the clinic this flu season; your dog might need to pay a visit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 30, 2017
Cardiology
Whether to make actual repairs on the heart or just to study the diseases that plague it, many scientists are in hot in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 30, 2017
Neuroscience
According to the National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive, neurodegen
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 28, 2017
Microbiology
A study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases has demonstrated that a diarrhea outbreak caused by the Clos
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chimeras have cells from two different organisms growing in the same animal. You might see some wild headlines about the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2017
Cancer
Can a smartphone be smart enough to warn users if their mole is actually deadly skin cancer? Not quite yet, but scientis
...
JAN 27, 2017
Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA – January 27, 2017 – Biologists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a brai
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 26, 2017
Microbiology
Being sick always seems to impact appetite, even inspiring the old adage to “feed a cold and starve a fever.&rdquo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Glyphosate Exposure Causes Liver Disease in Rats
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 21, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A Chinese company recently laid claim to being the first to successfully implant 3D, synthetically printed blood vessels
...
JAN 19, 2017
Microbiology
A worldwide consortium of scientists have prioritized the development of vaccines for three specific pathogens that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2017
Microbiology
Malaria has been a global health problem for ages; it comes from a parasite that is over 130 million years old and is re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors and health experts have been warning the public about the rise of drug-resistant superbugs for the last year or
...