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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 19, 2016Immunology
Bacteria are a little more clever in the way they enter the body and stay undetected than scientists realized. From the ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently revised and updated its recommendations for cerv ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 15, 2016Health & Medicine
A side effect of some medications is a change in the stiffness of white blood cells. The drugs tend to make the cells so ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 12, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers have transformed mouse fibroblasts, the most common type of cell in mammalian connective tissue, into induce ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 11, 2016Cardiology
Eat them in a smoothie or eat them plain, either way red raspberries are a gold mine of healthy compounds, dense with nu ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 11, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
To stop an aggressive, lethal killer known as pancreatic cancer, scientists have devised a way to deliver a toxic chemo ...FEB 10, 2016Videos
Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, extraordinary progress has been made in understanding the reach and im ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 10, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have obtained approval to become the nation’s first hospital to p ...FEB 08, 2016Health & Medicine
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives—a stark reminder of the lack of effect ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)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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FEB 19, 2016
Immunology
Bacteria are a little more clever in the way they enter the body and stay undetected than scientists realized. From the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently revised and updated its recommendations for cerv
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
A side effect of some medications is a change in the stiffness of white blood cells. The drugs tend to make the cells so
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 12, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers have transformed mouse fibroblasts, the most common type of cell in mammalian connective tissue, into induce
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 11, 2016
Cardiology
Eat them in a smoothie or eat them plain, either way red raspberries are a gold mine of healthy compounds, dense with nu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
To stop an aggressive, lethal killer known as pancreatic cancer, scientists have devised a way to deliver a toxic chemo
...
FEB 10, 2016
Videos
Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, extraordinary progress has been made in understanding the reach and im
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 10, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have obtained approval to become the nation’s first hospital to p
...
FEB 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives—a stark reminder of the lack of effect
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
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