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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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OCT 18, 2016Cardiology
We would all like to believe that chocolate is good for heart health, but is there scientific evidence to back up these ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 18, 2016Microbiology
Ever heard that babies aren’t supposed to eat honey? What’s the deal? Honey is great! Yes, honey is great, b ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 18, 2016Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal tracts have a huge community of microbes living there, some are good and some can be harmful. These ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2016Videos
A lot of people will only eat "organic" food because they think it's healthier for them and better than the environment ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 12, 2016Cardiology
The team will create and test a three-dimensional "heart patch."Written By: Jennifer EllisOCT 12, 2016Cardiology
Scientists are unraveling the molecular mechanisms behind dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), the most common inherited diseas ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 11, 2016Cardiology
A recent study showed that over eighty thousand gene enhancers are associated with human heart development and function. ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 11, 2016Immunology
The Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), infamously known for causing bouts of mononucleosis, was originally discovered in 1964 in ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 09, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
If you’re familiar with the word prion than you probably associate it with dysfunction and disease. Prions infamou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2016Microbiology
Humans have a symbiotic relationship with microorganisms, many of which reside in our gastrointestinal tract, and they c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that some proteins that have an influence on the progression and metastasis of cancer are st ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Formaldehyde is a very common chemical in our natural and indoor environments. It’s often used in the manufacture ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent work in the Journal of Molecular Biology has described how advances in technology and biology could produce a thr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2016Immunology
Two or more cohabiting individuals are more likely to have similar immune systems compared to the rest of the human popu ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A study of South African children unveiled a startling discovery: 1 in 10 children may have a natural “monkey-like ...OCT 04, 2016Cancer
A controversial study last year rocked the foundation of cancer and health research, suggesting that cancer was merely j ...OCT 04, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his influential work inves ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2016Immunology
Why can the immune system recognize and attack primary tumors but not metastatic tumors? Researchers from the University ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 01, 2016Microbiology
There has been a lot of talk about antibiotic resistance in recent years; it’s a growing problem that science has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Our DNA uses messenger RNA or mRNA as the intermediary that directs cellular machinery to construct the many various pro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2016Microbiology
This just in, there’s a fungus that makes mosquitoes more susceptible to malaria. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 29, 2016Cardiology
Statin drugs are approved by the FDA to lower LDL cholesterol, so-called “bad cholesterol,” as a treatment f ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 28, 2016Microbiology
Do you suffer from stomach ulcers? There’s a good chance they’re due to Helicobacter pylori, one of my favor ...Written By: Kerry Evans
OCT 18, 2016
Cardiology
We would all like to believe that chocolate is good for heart health, but is there scientific evidence to back up these
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 18, 2016
Microbiology
Ever heard that babies aren’t supposed to eat honey? What’s the deal? Honey is great! Yes, honey is great, b
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 18, 2016
Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal tracts have a huge community of microbes living there, some are good and some can be harmful. These
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2016
Videos
A lot of people will only eat "organic" food because they think it's healthier for them and better than the environment
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 12, 2016
Cardiology
The team will create and test a three-dimensional "heart patch."
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 12, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists are unraveling the molecular mechanisms behind dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), the most common inherited diseas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 11, 2016
Cardiology
A recent study showed that over eighty thousand gene enhancers are associated with human heart development and function.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 11, 2016
Immunology
The Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), infamously known for causing bouts of mononucleosis, was originally discovered in 1964 in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
If you’re familiar with the word prion than you probably associate it with dysfunction and disease. Prions infamou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2016
Microbiology
Humans have a symbiotic relationship with microorganisms, many of which reside in our gastrointestinal tract, and they c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that some proteins that have an influence on the progression and metastasis of cancer are st
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Formaldehyde is a very common chemical in our natural and indoor environments. It’s often used in the manufacture
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent work in the Journal of Molecular Biology has described how advances in technology and biology could produce a thr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2016
Immunology
Two or more cohabiting individuals are more likely to have similar immune systems compared to the rest of the human popu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A study of South African children unveiled a startling discovery: 1 in 10 children may have a natural “monkey-like
...
OCT 04, 2016
Cancer
A controversial study last year rocked the foundation of cancer and health research, suggesting that cancer was merely j
...
OCT 04, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his influential work inves
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2016
Immunology
Why can the immune system recognize and attack primary tumors but not metastatic tumors? Researchers from the University
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 01, 2016
Microbiology
There has been a lot of talk about antibiotic resistance in recent years; it’s a growing problem that science has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our DNA uses messenger RNA or mRNA as the intermediary that directs cellular machinery to construct the many various pro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2016
Microbiology
This just in, there’s a fungus that makes mosquitoes more susceptible to malaria. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 29, 2016
Cardiology
Statin drugs are approved by the FDA to lower LDL cholesterol, so-called “bad cholesterol,” as a treatment f
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 28, 2016
Microbiology
Do you suffer from stomach ulcers? There’s a good chance they’re due to Helicobacter pylori, one of my favor
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans