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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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MAY 26, 2016Microbiology
In March 2015, President Obama released The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. It is inte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2016Cardiology
For heart failure patients in need of new vasculature to provide ample blood flow to the heart, new research published i ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 25, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at Osaka University identified a protein called Lypd8 that keeps bacteria from invading the cells that line ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 24, 2016Cardiology
Recent studies analyzing the global burden of atherosclerosis, a buildup of plaque in the blood vessels that leads to co ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from blood cells as they age, called LOY, and that loss appears to be compounded by so ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2016Cardiology
Getting older may offer blood vessels protection from oxidative stress, which is thought to play a critical role in seve ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 21, 2016Health & Medicine
Obesity increases one's risk of developing certain diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, and stroke. The symptoms ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 19, 2016Cardiology
As an embryonic stem cell pluripotency factor, Oct4 was previously thought to only be active in embryos, not in adults. ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 19, 2016Cardiology
Jessica Wagenseil, PhD, and her team from Washington University in St. Louis compared plaque buildup in two mice groups: ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 18, 2016Microbiology
Human skin has a habitat that is conducive to hosting a veritable microcosm of organisms. Fungi, bacteria and viruses ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2016Cardiology
Scientists have solved a mystery about where the body stores and deploys blood-clotting factor VIII, a protein that abou ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 18, 2016Cancer
Glioblastomas are the most aggressive primary brain tumor in humans. This is a highly diverse group of tumors that can a ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAY 18, 2016Videos
Stem cells are important for research and have yielded many discoveries in several areas of medicine. Adult stem cells t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 17, 2016Cardiology
Selenium is an essential nutrient for human health found in seafood, meat, grains, and dairy products. Pregnant women sh ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 16, 2016Health & Medicine
The first ever case of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) has been found for the first time ever in a dog. Doctors ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 16, 2016Cardiology
When researchers examined human postmortem brain tissue—some from typical brains and others from those with an aut ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 15, 2016Microbiology
Researchers developed a model to study “Human Microbial Cross-talk”. HuMiX, for short, is a patented apparat ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 11, 2016Immunology
Scientists are testing a new drug that could minimize the risk of life-threatening infections in patients with traumatic ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 09, 2016Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Currently 1 in 3 senior citizens (ov ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 05, 2016Microbiology
Zika virus is a hot topic, especially because it may cause microcephaly. Researchers are working diligently to develop s ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 04, 2016Microbiology
The study of microbiomes has expanded from organisms to the environment, and in the United States, to the Built Environm ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2016Cancer
Scientists say they’re now closer than ever to personalized treatment for breast cancer after identifying a compre ...MAY 03, 2016Immunology
In a new study published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, researchers from the University of Geneva discovered a new ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 02, 2016Health & Medicine
For people with a certain gene mutation, metabolizing fat can be much harder for the body to do than it would be for a h ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAY 26, 2016
Microbiology
In March 2015, President Obama released The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. It is inte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2016
Cardiology
For heart failure patients in need of new vasculature to provide ample blood flow to the heart, new research published i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 25, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at Osaka University identified a protein called Lypd8 that keeps bacteria from invading the cells that line
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 24, 2016
Cardiology
Recent studies analyzing the global burden of atherosclerosis, a buildup of plaque in the blood vessels that leads to co
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from blood cells as they age, called LOY, and that loss appears to be compounded by so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2016
Cardiology
Getting older may offer blood vessels protection from oxidative stress, which is thought to play a critical role in seve
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 21, 2016
Health & Medicine
Obesity increases one's risk of developing certain diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, and stroke. The symptoms
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 19, 2016
Cardiology
As an embryonic stem cell pluripotency factor, Oct4 was previously thought to only be active in embryos, not in adults.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 19, 2016
Cardiology
Jessica Wagenseil, PhD, and her team from Washington University in St. Louis compared plaque buildup in two mice groups:
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 18, 2016
Microbiology
Human skin has a habitat that is conducive to hosting a veritable microcosm of organisms. Fungi, bacteria and viruses ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists have solved a mystery about where the body stores and deploys blood-clotting factor VIII, a protein that abou
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 18, 2016
Cancer
Glioblastomas are the most aggressive primary brain tumor in humans. This is a highly diverse group of tumors that can a
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAY 18, 2016
Videos
Stem cells are important for research and have yielded many discoveries in several areas of medicine. Adult stem cells t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 17, 2016
Cardiology
Selenium is an essential nutrient for human health found in seafood, meat, grains, and dairy products. Pregnant women sh
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
The first ever case of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) has been found for the first time ever in a dog. Doctors
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 16, 2016
Cardiology
When researchers examined human postmortem brain tissue—some from typical brains and others from those with an aut
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 15, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers developed a model to study “Human Microbial Cross-talk”. HuMiX, for short, is a patented apparat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 11, 2016
Immunology
Scientists are testing a new drug that could minimize the risk of life-threatening infections in patients with traumatic
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 09, 2016
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Currently 1 in 3 senior citizens (ov
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 05, 2016
Microbiology
Zika virus is a hot topic, especially because it may cause microcephaly. Researchers are working diligently to develop s
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 04, 2016
Microbiology
The study of microbiomes has expanded from organisms to the environment, and in the United States, to the Built Environm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2016
Cancer
Scientists say they’re now closer than ever to personalized treatment for breast cancer after identifying a compre
...
MAY 03, 2016
Immunology
In a new study published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, researchers from the University of Geneva discovered a new
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 02, 2016
Health & Medicine
For people with a certain gene mutation, metabolizing fat can be much harder for the body to do than it would be for a h
...
Written By:
Kara Marker