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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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APR 23, 2023Earth & The Environment
Scientists at The University of Toledo created a more reliable strategy to monitor pesticide exposure and protect the he ...Written By: Kerry CharronAPR 20, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Social stress can affect the way genes are expressed. A new study has found that epigenetic effects could explain why so ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Multidrug-resistant bacteria can be passed between pet cats and dogs to their owners. The corresponding study was presen ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 18, 2023Microbiology
The gut microbiome, a collection of archaea, bacteria, fungi, and viruses that live in the human gastrointestinal tract, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
This work has also highlighted the importance of assessing a diverse group of patients when studying a disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug has successfully treated mouse and non-human primate models of a severe form of nonalcoholic fatty live ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 15, 2023Health & Medicine
Mosquito and tick bites can spread several different diseases, and the range of these insects are shifting as the climat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2023Immunology
The immune system has to be ready to identify and react to pathogens, and it also has to be turned off when the job is d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2023Microbiology
Epstein-Barr virus can spread so easily, it is thought that over 90% of people in the world have been infected, which us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2023Infographics
Microorganisms have colonized nearly every part of the world, including the human body.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2023Plants & Animals
Four southern sea otters observed stranded off the coast of California near Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo between Febru ...Written By: Mandy WoodsAPR 11, 2023Microbiology
Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have found that a virus spread by ticks, P ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The number of people with hypermobility is unknown, but the study authors suggested that as many as half of the people i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2023Immunology
New research can help explain why people can be easily reinfected with coronavirus after being infected one, two, or eve ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2023Microbiology
The world has been colonized by microbes. They are everywhere, even in many places in the human body. New research has s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2023Microbiology
Scientists are still learning about SARS-CoV-2, and the illness it causes, COVID-19. While we know a lot about how the v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Compounds from a common weed may prevent UVB damage, accelerate wound healing and boost collagen production. The corresp ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 05, 2023Health & Medicine
Many people need lung transplants, and there is a major shortage of these organs in part because they are so difficult t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2023Cancer
The lungs are a pair of organs in the chest integral for transporting oxygen throughout the body (via inhalation) and re ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 04, 2023Cancer
After years of effort, a game-changing treatment has emerged from outside the Biopharma sector: a cancer drug that only ...Written By: Amielle MorenoAPR 04, 2023Immunology
A case of COVID-19 starts when SARS-CoV-2 infects cells in the nasal passages. Many experts and scientists have therefor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Sao Paulo and the University of Auckland have discovered that a promising new drug th ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizAPR 02, 2023Genetics & Genomics
SMA is a leading cause of infant mortality. Most cases of the disease are caused by mutations in a gene called SMN1 that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The development of the brain has been studied in detail in various organisms, and we know a lot about the genes and cell ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Scientists at The University of Toledo created a more reliable strategy to monitor pesticide exposure and protect the he
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
APR 20, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Social stress can affect the way genes are expressed. A new study has found that epigenetic effects could explain why so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Multidrug-resistant bacteria can be passed between pet cats and dogs to their owners. The corresponding study was presen
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 18, 2023
Microbiology
The gut microbiome, a collection of archaea, bacteria, fungi, and viruses that live in the human gastrointestinal tract,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work has also highlighted the importance of assessing a diverse group of patients when studying a disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug has successfully treated mouse and non-human primate models of a severe form of nonalcoholic fatty live
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 15, 2023
Health & Medicine
Mosquito and tick bites can spread several different diseases, and the range of these insects are shifting as the climat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2023
Immunology
The immune system has to be ready to identify and react to pathogens, and it also has to be turned off when the job is d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2023
Microbiology
Epstein-Barr virus can spread so easily, it is thought that over 90% of people in the world have been infected, which us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2023
Infographics
Microorganisms have colonized nearly every part of the world, including the human body.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2023
Plants & Animals
Four southern sea otters observed stranded off the coast of California near Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo between Febru
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
APR 11, 2023
Microbiology
Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have found that a virus spread by ticks, P
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The number of people with hypermobility is unknown, but the study authors suggested that as many as half of the people i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2023
Immunology
New research can help explain why people can be easily reinfected with coronavirus after being infected one, two, or eve
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2023
Microbiology
The world has been colonized by microbes. They are everywhere, even in many places in the human body. New research has s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2023
Microbiology
Scientists are still learning about SARS-CoV-2, and the illness it causes, COVID-19. While we know a lot about how the v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Compounds from a common weed may prevent UVB damage, accelerate wound healing and boost collagen production. The corresp
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 05, 2023
Health & Medicine
Many people need lung transplants, and there is a major shortage of these organs in part because they are so difficult t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2023
Cancer
The lungs are a pair of organs in the chest integral for transporting oxygen throughout the body (via inhalation) and re
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 04, 2023
Cancer
After years of effort, a game-changing treatment has emerged from outside the Biopharma sector: a cancer drug that only
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
APR 04, 2023
Immunology
A case of COVID-19 starts when SARS-CoV-2 infects cells in the nasal passages. Many experts and scientists have therefor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Sao Paulo and the University of Auckland have discovered that a promising new drug th
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
APR 02, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
SMA is a leading cause of infant mortality. Most cases of the disease are caused by mutations in a gene called SMN1 that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The development of the brain has been studied in detail in various organisms, and we know a lot about the genes and cell
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch