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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 29, 2016Neuroscience
To drink, or not to drink, that is the question for some. While almost every scientific study done on excessive drinking ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 28, 2016Microbiology
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health just published a detailed survey of Boston’s subway-dwel ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 28, 2016Cancer
If you don’t love and eat broccoli already, you might want to seriously reconsider! This is the sentiment of a new ...JUN 28, 2016Immunology
Researchers recently proposed that open communication about a national vaccine safety reporting system could improve pub ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 28, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein quality control (PQC) is incredibly important for cellular health and viability. It is critical for cell surviva ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUN 27, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Almost 80,000 people die each year worldwide due to brain inflammation diseases, and it’s hard to know how many of ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
New work published in Molecular Psychiatry now reports an association of CNV and schizophrenia. In collaboration wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2016Health & Medicine
Countless studies have shown that exercise boosts cognitive function. Yet, the underlying mechanisms behind why this is ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUN 23, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The US government panel that evaluates gene therapy trials, the National Institute of Health’s Recombinant DNA Res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2016Immunology
Findings from a new research study might convince you to feed your gut microbiota a little better. The population of &ld ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
With the current Zika outbreak, there’s been a definite shift in research to identify ways to stop this virus from ...JUN 17, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A trial of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been proposed for use in a human patient. The National Institute ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2016Health & Medicine
Perhaps you've heard of the term "positive psychology." Contrary to what many have assumed, it doesn't ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUN 17, 2016Immunology
The summer of 2015 in the South Bronx, New York City saw the worst outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease the city had ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is a group of developmental disabilities usually considered to be due to dysfunction in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Some people wear their heart on their sleeves; Stan Larkin wore his in a grey backpack, literally. After living without ...JUN 14, 2016Cardiology
Medication to dissolve blood clots and various surgical procedures can be done to reverse damage done to arteries with o ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 13, 2016Microbiology
A new material has been created by researchers in Singapore that kills E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds. As antibiotic res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
One major benefit of stem cells is that they could be used to create healthy cells of any type. In the lab, skin cells h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2016Microbiology
A new vaccine has been developed that allows bacteria to grow inside the body, only actively fighting microbes that caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The controversial new procedure to create “three-parent babies” could be approved and available by as early ...JUN 10, 2016Microbiology
It’s been known for some time that the symbiotic relationship between a microbiome and the host requires a fine ba ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2016Cancer
Micro RNAs surface once again as a powerful player in human health and disease. Scientists have implicated a panel of 15 ...JUN 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For some patients, bone marrow transplants are one of the few last defenses that could save their lives. But this proced ...
JUN 29, 2016
Neuroscience
To drink, or not to drink, that is the question for some. While almost every scientific study done on excessive drinking
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 28, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health just published a detailed survey of Boston’s subway-dwel
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 28, 2016
Cancer
If you don’t love and eat broccoli already, you might want to seriously reconsider! This is the sentiment of a new
...
JUN 28, 2016
Immunology
Researchers recently proposed that open communication about a national vaccine safety reporting system could improve pub
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein quality control (PQC) is incredibly important for cellular health and viability. It is critical for cell surviva
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUN 27, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Almost 80,000 people die each year worldwide due to brain inflammation diseases, and it’s hard to know how many of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work published in Molecular Psychiatry now reports an association of CNV and schizophrenia. In collaboration wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2016
Health & Medicine
Countless studies have shown that exercise boosts cognitive function. Yet, the underlying mechanisms behind why this is
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 23, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The US government panel that evaluates gene therapy trials, the National Institute of Health’s Recombinant DNA Res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2016
Immunology
Findings from a new research study might convince you to feed your gut microbiota a little better. The population of &ld
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
With the current Zika outbreak, there’s been a definite shift in research to identify ways to stop this virus from
...
JUN 17, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A trial of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been proposed for use in a human patient. The National Institute
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2016
Health & Medicine
Perhaps you've heard of the term "positive psychology." Contrary to what many have assumed, it doesn't
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 17, 2016
Immunology
The summer of 2015 in the South Bronx, New York City saw the worst outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease the city had
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is a group of developmental disabilities usually considered to be due to dysfunction in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Some people wear their heart on their sleeves; Stan Larkin wore his in a grey backpack, literally. After living without
...
JUN 14, 2016
Cardiology
Medication to dissolve blood clots and various surgical procedures can be done to reverse damage done to arteries with o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 13, 2016
Microbiology
A new material has been created by researchers in Singapore that kills E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds. As antibiotic res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
One major benefit of stem cells is that they could be used to create healthy cells of any type. In the lab, skin cells h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2016
Microbiology
A new vaccine has been developed that allows bacteria to grow inside the body, only actively fighting microbes that caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The controversial new procedure to create “three-parent babies” could be approved and available by as early
...
JUN 10, 2016
Microbiology
It’s been known for some time that the symbiotic relationship between a microbiome and the host requires a fine ba
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2016
Cancer
Micro RNAs surface once again as a powerful player in human health and disease. Scientists have implicated a panel of 15
...
JUN 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For some patients, bone marrow transplants are one of the few last defenses that could save their lives. But this proced
...