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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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NOV 25, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have developed an experimental mRNA vaccine that protects against all known ...Written By: Zoe MichaudNOV 24, 2022Cardiology
To fend off obesity, avoid processed foods and aim to eat high-protein breakfasts.Written By: Savannah LoganNOV 24, 2022Microbiology
Researchers sought to learn how dangerous drug-resistant Klebsiella, which can be found in many places, like farms, hosp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are very special organelles. These cellular powerhouses do more than generate energy. They are known to car ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2022Immunology
Zika virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can cause a mild illness in otherwise healthy adults. But wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Over six million people have Parkinson's disease, and more are diagnosed every day. The neurodegenerative disease is cha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2022Genetics & Genomics
ADHD is one of the most common mental health conditions, and it is estimated to impact 5 - 8% of boys, according to the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2022Health & Medicine
In the modern world, many people are exposed to artificial light at night. It's even become such a problem that dark sky ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2022Immunology
Viral infections can trigger other dormant, or latent viruses. For example, the herpesviruses HSV and CMV can be reactiv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers had identified the virus that causes the disease, SARS-CoV ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
In their article, Dewanjee et al. explains how the use of nanoparticles is a novel solution that can specifically addres ...Written By: Amielle MorenoNOV 14, 2022Immunology
There are many types of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract, and many of them perform important functions ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2022Microbiology
The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a significant impact on out health a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2022Health & Medicine
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and clinicians knew that the virus could cause myriad healt ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2022Immunology
A bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant has been an effective but risky way to treat multiple sclerosis (MS), and no ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2022Health & Medicine
The role of a crucial hormone called INSL3 (insulin-like peptide hormone) has been discovered, and it may help predict w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2022Genetics & Genomics
We've all seen the latest historical interpretations on television, the movies, or even the stage. And while talented co ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanNOV 10, 2022Neuroscience
The HUSH (human silencing hub) protein complex is known to silence genes, and researchers have thought that it could be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2022Neuroscience
Researchers have found that a bacterium that travels via the olfactory nerve from the nose to the brain may lead to Alzh ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 08, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Cystic fibrosis (CF) affects over 100,000 people worldwide and is caused by one of several known mutations in the CFTR ( ...Written By: Anusha NaganathanNOV 07, 2022Immunology
The physiological impact of various diets has been hotly debated for years. Scientists have now used a mouse model to sh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2022Microbiology
On Saturday, Uganda extended a three-week lockdown in certain areas to try to control the spread of Ebola virus, which h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2022Health & Medicine
Antibiotic resistance is an urgent, global threat to public health. It occurs when bacteria develop the ability to withs ...Written By: Zoe MichaudNOV 04, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
We learn that we inherit two copies of every gene, one from each of our parents, but the story is a bit more complex.Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have developed an experimental mRNA vaccine that protects against all known
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 24, 2022
Cardiology
To fend off obesity, avoid processed foods and aim to eat high-protein breakfasts.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
NOV 24, 2022
Microbiology
Researchers sought to learn how dangerous drug-resistant Klebsiella, which can be found in many places, like farms, hosp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are very special organelles. These cellular powerhouses do more than generate energy. They are known to car
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2022
Immunology
Zika virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can cause a mild illness in otherwise healthy adults. But wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Over six million people have Parkinson's disease, and more are diagnosed every day. The neurodegenerative disease is cha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
ADHD is one of the most common mental health conditions, and it is estimated to impact 5 - 8% of boys, according to the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2022
Health & Medicine
In the modern world, many people are exposed to artificial light at night. It's even become such a problem that dark sky
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2022
Immunology
Viral infections can trigger other dormant, or latent viruses. For example, the herpesviruses HSV and CMV can be reactiv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers had identified the virus that causes the disease, SARS-CoV
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
In their article, Dewanjee et al. explains how the use of nanoparticles is a novel solution that can specifically addres
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
NOV 14, 2022
Immunology
There are many types of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract, and many of them perform important functions
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a significant impact on out health a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2022
Health & Medicine
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and clinicians knew that the virus could cause myriad healt
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2022
Immunology
A bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant has been an effective but risky way to treat multiple sclerosis (MS), and no
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2022
Health & Medicine
The role of a crucial hormone called INSL3 (insulin-like peptide hormone) has been discovered, and it may help predict w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
We've all seen the latest historical interpretations on television, the movies, or even the stage. And while talented co
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
NOV 10, 2022
Neuroscience
The HUSH (human silencing hub) protein complex is known to silence genes, and researchers have thought that it could be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that a bacterium that travels via the olfactory nerve from the nose to the brain may lead to Alzh
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 08, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Cystic fibrosis (CF) affects over 100,000 people worldwide and is caused by one of several known mutations in the CFTR (
...
Written By:
Anusha Naganathan
NOV 07, 2022
Immunology
The physiological impact of various diets has been hotly debated for years. Scientists have now used a mouse model to sh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2022
Microbiology
On Saturday, Uganda extended a three-week lockdown in certain areas to try to control the spread of Ebola virus, which h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2022
Health & Medicine
Antibiotic resistance is an urgent, global threat to public health. It occurs when bacteria develop the ability to withs
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 04, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
We learn that we inherit two copies of every gene, one from each of our parents, but the story is a bit more complex.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch