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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 06, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Ever wonder how the money raised by the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS was used? Among other things, the money helped fund ...FEB 04, 2016Health & Medicine
Besides having on average larger feet than short people, a new study shows tall people are also more at risk for getting ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 30, 2016Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease affects millions of Americans every year, and its strongly linked to obesity. A new study from th ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 29, 2016Health & Medicine
A drug used to treat high blood pressure could be the answer to treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Alzhe ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 28, 2016Neuroscience
Recent years have seen an incredible rise in the research and discussion of neuroinflammation, especially in regards to ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJAN 26, 2016Infographics
Precision medicine is an emerging approach for disease treatment and preventionWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 21, 2016Immunology
Influenza causes serious illness among millions of people each year, resulting in 250,000 to 500,000 deaths. Those most ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 21, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers have gained insight into how developing cells switch to a specialized state and how the process might go wro ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 20, 2016Cardiology
Proteins responsible for the pumping force of the heart beat and muscle cell contract appear to cluster together in inte ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 20, 2016Videos
Thinking of a winter escape to the South American tropics? If you're pregnant, the Center for Disease Control and Preven ...JAN 19, 2016Cardiology
You don’t have to be a marathon running in order to benefit from physical exercise, a new study says. Even small a ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 19, 2016Immunology
A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) shows how dangerous autoimmune responses, seen in ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When cells die, their genetic contents are released into bodily fluids through a process known as autolysis. In the rece ...JAN 17, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School identified a new mechanism that mammals use ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 13, 2016Health & Medicine
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Nisin, a naturally occurring preservative found in many foods, is showing promise as a way to fight cancer and anti ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 11, 2016Immunology
Although pregnant women are often encouraged to take folic acid supplements to reduce the risk of their babies developin ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 10, 2016Health & Medicine
A new study finds that the quantity and the quality of our personal relationships, at different points of our lives, imp ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 08, 2016Health & Medicine
.body_content a{color: #175CA9;} .body_content a:hover{color: #1A4E75;text-decoration: underline;} .body_content{text-al ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 08, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Mouse models are essential to medicine and research, as they allow researchers to explore many biological processes that ...JAN 07, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes and translational medicine research received a huge breakthrough yesterday, as scientists announced that they c ...JAN 06, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Scientists are taking a closer look at the main breakdown product of aspirin, called salicylic acid, and its potential t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 05, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Patients with type 1 diabetes may be on the verge of getting an artificial pancreas system as a new treatment for their ...JAN 03, 2016Health & Medicine
.body_content a{color: #175CA9;} .body_content a:hover{color: #1A4E75;text-decoration: underline;} .body_content{text-al ...Written By: Julianne Chiaet
FEB 06, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ever wonder how the money raised by the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS was used? Among other things, the money helped fund
...
FEB 04, 2016
Health & Medicine
Besides having on average larger feet than short people, a new study shows tall people are also more at risk for getting
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 30, 2016
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease affects millions of Americans every year, and its strongly linked to obesity. A new study from th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
A drug used to treat high blood pressure could be the answer to treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Alzhe
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 28, 2016
Neuroscience
Recent years have seen an incredible rise in the research and discussion of neuroinflammation, especially in regards to
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JAN 26, 2016
Infographics
Precision medicine is an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 21, 2016
Immunology
Influenza causes serious illness among millions of people each year, resulting in 250,000 to 500,000 deaths. Those most
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 21, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers have gained insight into how developing cells switch to a specialized state and how the process might go wro
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 20, 2016
Cardiology
Proteins responsible for the pumping force of the heart beat and muscle cell contract appear to cluster together in inte
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 20, 2016
Videos
Thinking of a winter escape to the South American tropics? If you're pregnant, the Center for Disease Control and Preven
...
JAN 19, 2016
Cardiology
You don’t have to be a marathon running in order to benefit from physical exercise, a new study says. Even small a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 19, 2016
Immunology
A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) shows how dangerous autoimmune responses, seen in
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When cells die, their genetic contents are released into bodily fluids through a process known as autolysis. In the rece
...
JAN 17, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School identified a new mechanism that mammals use
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 13, 2016
Health & Medicine
.body_content a{color: #175CA9;} .body_content a:hover{color: #1A4E75;text-decoration: underline;} .body_content{text-al
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 12, 2016
Cancer
Nisin, a naturally occurring preservative found in many foods, is showing promise as a way to fight cancer and anti
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 11, 2016
Immunology
Although pregnant women are often encouraged to take folic acid supplements to reduce the risk of their babies developin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 10, 2016
Health & Medicine
A new study finds that the quantity and the quality of our personal relationships, at different points of our lives, imp
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
.body_content a{color: #175CA9;} .body_content a:hover{color: #1A4E75;text-decoration: underline;} .body_content{text-al
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 08, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Mouse models are essential to medicine and research, as they allow researchers to explore many biological processes that
...
JAN 07, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes and translational medicine research received a huge breakthrough yesterday, as scientists announced that they c
...
JAN 06, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Scientists are taking a closer look at the main breakdown product of aspirin, called salicylic acid, and its potential t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Patients with type 1 diabetes may be on the verge of getting an artificial pancreas system as a new treatment for their
...
JAN 03, 2016
Health & Medicine
.body_content a{color: #175CA9;} .body_content a:hover{color: #1A4E75;text-decoration: underline;} .body_content{text-al
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet