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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 12, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Taurine is a nutrient that the body naturally produces, and it can also be found in many different foods. Scientists hav ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
About a decade ago, research teams showed that modern humans still carry remnants of Neanderthal DNA, confirming that Ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
New work by Kobayashi, Kawakami, Nureki, and colleagues has revealed a fascinating way to trigger the most common class ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2023Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis use disorder, also known as CUD, is described as the addiction to cannabis, with approximately 14 million canna ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 08, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The human genome contains many sequences that came from ancient viruses. It's been thought that most of these regions ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2023Microbiology
Last year, one person completed a trial of a CRISPR-based treatment for a rare type of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
When a baby is born in the United States, a bit of blood is taken from the baby's heel in what is called a heel stic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Bipolar disorder (BD) is thought to impact nearly one percent of all people. BD can cause a cycle of sudden, depressed m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2023Microbiology
Sargassum is a brown macroalgae that is abundant in the ocean. It has many appendages and 'berries' that are ful ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
When researchers began to study the human genome, the focus was on genes that code for protein. They are very crucial pa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2023Microbiology
Humans and other primates carry complex communities of microbes in our guts, and while we know how important these micro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2023Technology
A recent study published in Nature explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to better understand the how ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 01, 2023Immunology
A significant gap in the field of immunology is the process by which immune cells communicate to elicit an effective imm ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeMAY 31, 2023Immunology
Although the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is widely considered to be over, there is still a need to continue pat ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeMAY 31, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Even as the world grapples with COVID-19, there has been another massive outbreak of a viral pathogen called H5N1 influe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2023Technology
It’s been 20 years since Dr. Ed Damiano, who is a professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University, used h ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 28, 2023Space & Astronomy
The Axiom-2 mission is currently docked at the International Space Station (ISS) and due to return to Earth on May 31. A ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 25, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Preclinical safety assessments are absolutely vital in drug development. Before a new drug can be tested in humans, it m ...Written By: Greta AnneMAY 24, 2023Cannabis Sciences
Interested in understanding the interaction between cannabis and the impacts of HIV on the brain, a team of researc ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanMAY 24, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Stem cells are undifferentiated cells with the unique ability to differentiate into various cell types and self-renew. I ...Written By: Greta AnneMAY 22, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Fragile X syndrome is the most commonly inherited form of developmental and intellectual disability. Now scientists may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that type 2 diabetes develops when the body becomes resistant to the effects of insulin, causing t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder affects a person's perception of reality, and may impact many aspects of their li ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2023Technology
Personalized medicine, also known as precision medicine, is an approach to healthcare that considers unique patient char ...Written By: Greta Anne
JUN 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Taurine is a nutrient that the body naturally produces, and it can also be found in many different foods. Scientists hav
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
About a decade ago, research teams showed that modern humans still carry remnants of Neanderthal DNA, confirming that Ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work by Kobayashi, Kawakami, Nureki, and colleagues has revealed a fascinating way to trigger the most common class
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis use disorder, also known as CUD, is described as the addiction to cannabis, with approximately 14 million canna
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 08, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome contains many sequences that came from ancient viruses. It's been thought that most of these regions ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2023
Microbiology
Last year, one person completed a trial of a CRISPR-based treatment for a rare type of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
When a baby is born in the United States, a bit of blood is taken from the baby's heel in what is called a heel stic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Bipolar disorder (BD) is thought to impact nearly one percent of all people. BD can cause a cycle of sudden, depressed m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2023
Microbiology
Sargassum is a brown macroalgae that is abundant in the ocean. It has many appendages and 'berries' that are ful
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
When researchers began to study the human genome, the focus was on genes that code for protein. They are very crucial pa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2023
Microbiology
Humans and other primates carry complex communities of microbes in our guts, and while we know how important these micro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2023
Technology
A recent study published in Nature explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to better understand the how
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 01, 2023
Immunology
A significant gap in the field of immunology is the process by which immune cells communicate to elicit an effective imm
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAY 31, 2023
Immunology
Although the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is widely considered to be over, there is still a need to continue pat
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAY 31, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Even as the world grapples with COVID-19, there has been another massive outbreak of a viral pathogen called H5N1 influe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2023
Technology
It’s been 20 years since Dr. Ed Damiano, who is a professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University, used h
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 28, 2023
Space & Astronomy
The Axiom-2 mission is currently docked at the International Space Station (ISS) and due to return to Earth on May 31. A
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 25, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Preclinical safety assessments are absolutely vital in drug development. Before a new drug can be tested in humans, it m
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAY 24, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
Interested in understanding the interaction between cannabis and the impacts of HIV on the brain, a team of researc
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
MAY 24, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Stem cells are undifferentiated cells with the unique ability to differentiate into various cell types and self-renew. I
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAY 22, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Fragile X syndrome is the most commonly inherited form of developmental and intellectual disability. Now scientists may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that type 2 diabetes develops when the body becomes resistant to the effects of insulin, causing t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder affects a person's perception of reality, and may impact many aspects of their li
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2023
Technology
Personalized medicine, also known as precision medicine, is an approach to healthcare that considers unique patient char
...
Written By:
Greta Anne